6 ms·

I think this is partly why so many of my Mac-using colleagues have a Linux VM for doing development; every programming-type task I tried to do on my Mac was an

by jff 14y ago

I think this is partly why so many of my Mac-using colleagues have a Linux VM for doing development; every programming-type task I tried to do on my Mac was an exercise in frustration. At least there's finally a set of command-line compilers you can get without having to download XCode (it's free, once you pay $99 to become a developer! I thought I already was a developer, which is why I want compilers...) Personally, I just installed Arch Linux on my Air. With the SSD, it boots in seconds, even on an encrypted root. I can use whatever window manager I want, and all the tools I need for work are there or easily accessible. No hoops, no tricks, no outsmarting the operating system.

KC8ZKF 14y ago
XCode is free without paying $99 for anything, and I don't remember a time when gcc and friends were not available for OS X.
veyron 14y ago
There's a free 200MB download of the command line build utilities. Xcode proper (4+ GB) is also free ...
- jff 14y ago
  I was unable to find free versions of either of these, for Snow Leopard, when I looked a year ago. At that time, Lion was utterly unusable (not sure if it's any better), so I just gave up and got a Linux VM for that laptop.
  - deleted 14y ago
    [deleted]
- revscat 14y ago
  https://developer.apple.com/downloads/ https://developer.apple.com/downloads/ Requires sign in, but free otherwise.