Thanks everyone for your advice on this topic. As a user new to Windows all of the discussion is helpful. This has been a very interesting thread.
Regards, Martin Koob > On Oct 6, 2019, at 10:30 AM, Martin Koob <mk...@rogers.com> wrote: > > Hi Curry > > Thanks for your take on my question. I too believe in developing for the > lowest possible common denominator. My MacBook Pro Retina is the 15 inch > early 2013 so my theory is if my Mac can handle it in the IDE then the end > users will likely be able to as well as a standalone. > > Thanks for the advice re testing on actual PC hardware. I was trying to apply > both principles when I bought my first budget PC but I set the Bar too low. > It is an Acer Aspire XC — CPU was an AMD E-Series E1-7010 Dual Core 1.5 G Hz > with 4 GB RAM. My application uses the cameraControl and Player and so the > foundations of those are so different on PC and Mac so I need to test on > hardware. I was able to do some testing on the Acer and found the Player not > working as expected but I am not sure if it is the machine or LC. But that > will be the subject of another post. > > Thanks for the suggested specs. > > > Regards, > > Martin Koob > > > > > >> On Oct 4, 2019, at 4:34 AM, Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> wrote: >> >> >> For anyone truly interested in the original question of "Recommended specs >> for Windows Development computer" >> >> (... as opposed to any OS-partisan virtue signaling, or avoiding Windows >> hardware, or maintaining a single computer as the rule, etc ...) >> >> here's my take, from many years of often "Windows first, but not Windows >> only" experience: >> >> - Biggest OS difference/biggest factor: anti-virus. I've literally seen a >> Mac running with software techniques similar to today's PC antivirus, and >> similar results. >> >> - I don't trust my PC to run Mac, nor my Mac to run PC. I get my hands dirty >> on both, with dedicated hardware for each. You notice more.... >> >> - PC doesn't require a huge investment. I use a budget (but not bottom) >> laptop with as much hard disk and RAM as possible. Currently an i5 chip and >> 8 GB memory, 1 TB RAM. >> >> - The specs I listed are quite adequate for professional LC dev. Any extra >> power feels great, but remember that it also could cause you to overlook >> issues affecting some of your end users. I intentionally use budget hardware >> to make sure software is snappy for everyone. >> >> - Again, with Windows 10 it's all about managing antivirus and various other >> software/settings to be allowed to use the inherent performance of your >> machine. The power is in there, but you have to remove the ball and chains. >> >> - Any OS-partisan biases (in other words reliving the 80s and 90s, which >> felt so good) will tend to be confirmed by their own cognitive influence on >> your perception of your limited experiences on another OS. Using a system >> efficiently takes experience and learning, built into habits. (There once >> was a system called MacOS that for a number of years pretty much broke that >> rule. And during those bygone years, I was proudly "Mac-first, but not Mac >> only.") Whatever OS you use, just realize that many everyday users are >> equally efficient on the other operating systems. >> >> I like having and using both almost daily, as long as I'm developing for >> both. And developing for both is specifically how I ended up right here! :) >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Curry Kenworthy >> >> Custom Software Development >> "Better Methods, Better Results" >> LiveCode Training and Consulting >> http://livecodeconsulting.com/ <http://livecodeconsulting.com/> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
