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And yet, it is not available on macOS, presumably THE platform where that target user group lives.

by behnamoh 3y ago

yazzku 3y ago
And what makes you think that?
- tazu 3y ago
  I wish Stackoverflow included "daily operating system" in their surveys, but I'd wager that 50%+ of professional developers use MacOS. For many reasons probably, but for me it's simply because it's a nice BSD system that translates well to Linux servers (prod).
  - throwaway2037 3y ago
    > but I'd wager that 50%+ of professional developers use MacOS Ok, I will take that bet against you. If you think it true, then you are living in a bubble. Probably 90% use MS Windows with no choice, because they work in a big enterprise that uses MS Office and Exchange/Outlook. For enterprise email, is there any competition at this point? I don't know any.
    - tazu 3y ago
      > If you think it true, then you are living in a bubble. This is probably true. I only really talk to US startup devs.
      - throwaway2037 3y ago
        In that case, I would take your side of the bet! US startup devs appears (from HN) to have pretty liberal hardware policies. If choosing a laptop, many will choose the best hardware, which is currently a MacBook.
        Atotalnoob 3y ago
        Startups don’t employ the majority of engineers. Windows would still dominate. Edit: I can’t read. Disregard.
      - yazzku 2y ago
        You are very much living in a bubble. Real developers don't use macs.
jhbadger 3y ago
pip install pyspread works just fine on macOS (assuming you have pip and python installed, which anyone who would be interested in having a python-enabled spreadsheet would have).
hanche 3y ago
Not quite true, as others have pointed out. However, the installation instructions say this: > While there have been reports that pyspread can be used on OS X, OS X is currently unsupported (can you help?). I think that would make many non-technical users uncomfortable.

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And yet, it is not available on macOS, presumably THE platform where that target user group lives.

by behnamoh 3y ago

And yet, it is not available on macOS, presumably THE platform where that target user group lives.

yazzku 3y ago
And what makes you think that?
- tazu 3y ago
  I wish Stackoverflow included "daily operating system" in their surveys, but I'd wager that 50%+ of professional developers use MacOS. For many reasons probably, but for me it's simply because it's a nice BSD system that translates well to Linux servers (prod).
  - throwaway2037 3y ago
    > but I'd wager that 50%+ of professional developers use MacOS Ok, I will take that bet against you. If you think it true, then you are living in a bubble. Probably 90% use MS Windows with no choice, because they work in a big enterprise that uses MS Office and Exchange/Outlook. For enterprise email, is there any competition at this point? I don't know any.
    - tazu 3y ago
      > If you think it true, then you are living in a bubble. This is probably true. I only really talk to US startup devs.
      - throwaway2037 3y ago
        In that case, I would take your side of the bet! US startup devs appears (from HN) to have pretty liberal hardware policies. If choosing a laptop, many will choose the best hardware, which is currently a MacBook.
        Atotalnoob 3y ago
        Startups don’t employ the majority of engineers. Windows would still dominate. Edit: I can’t read. Disregard.
      - yazzku 2y ago
        You are very much living in a bubble. Real developers don't use macs.
jhbadger 3y ago
pip install pyspread works just fine on macOS (assuming you have pip and python installed, which anyone who would be interested in having a python-enabled spreadsheet would have).
hanche 3y ago
Not quite true, as others have pointed out. However, the installation instructions say this: > While there have been reports that pyspread can be used on OS X, OS X is currently unsupported (can you help?). I think that would make many non-technical users uncomfortable.