Windows on dedicated hardware is my choice. Only then you really can say that you tested on Windows. The brand of the hardware (metal) is not important in this case. You are not confined to a closed system as with Apple.
I am exlusively using Windows 10 and I am quite happy with it. I do not even want more fancy staff. Windows XP and Windows 7 are outdated. It makes no sense using outdated systems, unsupported, probably vulnerable. Go for Windows 10, 64bit, latest version -- regularly updated and upgraded by Microsoft. 8 MB RAM should really be minimum standard. Better are 16. Have at least 200 GB extra space on your harddrive. The problem with LiveCode's IDE on Windows is that the script editor is not optimized, even though improved. So, a faster computer and more memory and a SSD are quite helpful. But I do not want to open the bug box. And I cannot resist saying that the IDE on Windows does not provide the user interface (even when using the local theme) that today's users expect. That is extra work to implement modern themes (Microsoft, Google, etc.) with expected functionality built-in -- and it should come out of the box (in an ideal world). Most time I spend is with user interface design when I count my developing hours. Also, I am now using an extra wide screen instead of two separate monitors. I would not go back to two separate monitors. For development work, I can only recommend an extra wide single screen --but do not buy the cheapest model. All customers I know use Windows. There is not really any choice. If I purchased a server, I would go for Unix based systems. But there are so many inexpensive providers of server space that I did not see the immediate need. Roland _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
