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Many of my colleagues in the Ruby on Rails community have been posting a “tools of the trade” blog post, covering their hardware and software preferences. Now that I am nearly Microsoft-free, I figured I’d update my list.
Hardware
Apple Mac Pro 8-core Xeon, 10GB RAM, 320GB + 500GB 7200rpm SATA drives. This is my main box [...]
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I get this question a lot. The short answer, of course, is “it
depends”. That is, I’m a right-tool-for-the-right-job kinda guy. However, since
I make my living in the Microsoft ecosystem, I’m naturally biased. Generally
speaking, I use mostly open source tools, unless there is a compelling reason
to use a commercial one. Here’s my list (subject to frequent [...]
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