If you actually need to develop .net, run windows. If you just need to run it for some reason, VMWare is fine, although I prefer soapUI and a seperate server to run the real services (we're Oracle, not .net but Windows is Windows).
-Josh On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 10:16 PM, Anatole Tartakovsky < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You do need windows for development. > I have Server 2008 in VMWare Fusion running OK - you really need 3 things > to get reasonable performance:1. A lot of RAM > 2. Use bootcamp drivers in VMWare on the top of Fusion ones to get > access/performance of the native apple hardware like bluetooth, camera, etc > 3. Fine tune VMWare as it tends to grab 1 CPU 100% in multicore mode - > cures are available on Web > > Other option is to have bootcamp installed on the second partition - with > 250/320 GB drive you can get reasonably configured dual boot system. > > Regards, > Anatole > > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 6:41 AM, b_alen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Desktop is out of the question. Any experience with .net on Mac? >> >> >> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "Dmitri >> Girski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > I am just wondering, why everyone is thinking about Mac laptops? >> > >> > IMHO, it does not worth it. The beauty of Mac is the 24" iMac screen. >> > If you try it you will never go back to the laptops again. >> > >> > Cheers, >> > Dmitri. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, >> "b_alen" <alen.balja@> wrote: >> > > >> > > Interesting. Me and my colleagues are also thinking of switching to >> > > Mac due to Vista crappiness. In fact we're 80% sure that next laptops >> > > will be Macs. My only concern is how to do .Net development and >> > > integration with Flex then. Anyone has a solution to that? >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, >> "scottyale2008" <scottyale2008@> >> > > wrote: >> > > > >> > > > How many Flex developers here are using a Mac for development? >> I've >> > > > been a die hard Microsoft guy since ... well, since Microsoft first >> > > > started. I went from CPM on a Morrow Meadows to Microsoft DOS (on >> > > > computers with a Turbo button!), then Windows, now Vista. I do >> > have an >> > > > iPhone and it is an incredible device and the GUI is extremely well >> > > > done. I've never used a Mac, but many of my friends have taken >> the >> > > > plunge. Is it time to make the switch? I'm thinking about a Mac >> > Book >> > > > Pro. Is a Mac Book even worth considering for a Flex dev machine >> > or is >> > > > a Mac Book Pro the way to go? Anybody else make the switch >> recently >> > > > from Windows to Mac? >> > > > >> > > >> > >> >> > > -- "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
