Questions tagged [developer-machine]
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best way to get started in setting up Mono for ASP.NET on Mac
I have recently gained access to a Mac. I am wondering if anyone has any tips/advice for setting up Mono on a mac for development and execution of ASP.NET? Most resources point to Linux implementations which tend to differ a lot from the way Mac's…
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Is it premature optimization to develop on slow machines?
We should develop on slow boxen because it forces us to optimize early.
Randall Hyde points out in The Fallacy of Premature Optimization, there are plenty of misconceptions around the Hoare quote:
We should forget about small efficiencies, say…
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Is it feasible to virtualize developer machines?
It's budgeting time and Corporate is balking at the cost of replacing a coworker's machine who is due for it, needs it, and deserves it.
Our group is a small ISV/SAAS that exists as a division of a larger media group. We are not a cost center, we…
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Proving that replacing hardware will improve developer performance
Now the machines we are forced to use are 2GB Ram, Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3GHz CPU...
The policy within the company is that everyone has the same computer no matter what and that they are on a 3 year refresh cycle... Meaning I will have this…
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Developer machine spec for windows
Can anyone suggest a spec for a developer machine for Windows 7 OS, visual studio 2010?
Looking for what people have regarding RAM, Core, CPU, Hard drive etc
Thanks
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