It developers love the Mac

Because Mac OS OSX is better for developers than Windows WIN7/8/10. Personal experiences such as the following:

First of all. OSX's multi-form multi-application switching feature is very powerful and useful for developers. Developers generally need to open very many forms to work with very many applications. After the form is open, switching applications on XP is a very inconvenient thing.

The taskbar below Windows WIN7/8/10 is also very small. There are more tasks. It is not clear which one is which to switch up. So a lot of people dragged the taskbar out of two columns or many others. facilitates task switching.

I just don't like the following to occupy so many positions. So always try to open the app as little as possible. In addition ALT + TAB display task icon is particularly small, many later also do not know which is which, the selected move can only move to the right, can not reverse selection, switching up very depressed. But OSX's spaces & expose really good and powerful, with a variety of desktops to switch freely. Every desktop has a random switch of n apps. Command+tab display of the task switch can be left and right to move the selected, but also can quickly close the task, with the aluminum shell MacBook words. can also four-finger Zen switching tasks, really very powerful ah. Of course, not to mention f8,f9,f10,f11 these 4 most classic shortcut keys.

Second, OSX's shortcut keys are very good and powerful, with four-finger Zen, completely aside the mouse, is also very efficient for developers.

For development work, the use of a multi-keyboard with less mouse is to a large extent to improve the development efficiency. But Windows WIN7/8/10 's shortcut keys support and OSX. is not at all a level.

Plus the support of Quicksilver software. and the aluminum shell four fingers zen, the mouse is the superfluous thing. Especially play ripe quicksilver words, you do what operation is two or three under the keyboard to strike to be done.

its third. OSX has a better support for the development environment.

OSX itself is BSD Unix, a variety of development tools with a very full. What java. Python. Perl,ruby. PHP comes with its own. After the installation of Xcode, there is nothing.

I usually use the shell very much, so like OSX's console for me is very convenient. There is no need to install additional FTP software, SSH software, CVS/SVN software. Wiinrar software and so on, a lot of Windows WIN7/8/10 the following need to install software is saved.

Its four. OSX does not require any special maintenance. Very convenient. For example, there is no need to defragment the disk. No need to configure firewall, no need to install anti-virus software, do not need to clean up the register. No operating system maintenance work. Let's say you have a large-capacity mobile drive. Plug-in will be able to give you the initiative to back up, it is very convenient. There is the installation and uninstall software are green, is to copy folders and delete folders, do not have to worry about what DLL pollution, register the table pollution What, how long you use it will not become slow.

Five, it is very convenient to organize folders and files on OSX. It's not as troublesome as Windows WIN7/8/10. With Windows WIN7/8/10 words. Generally are divided into two or three partitions, a variety of files placed in their respective sections of the respective folders below, files and folders after many, their own to regularly organize, or find files is a troublesome thing. Windows WIN7/8/10 own file search function is chicken, get a Google desktop a little consumption of resources.

OSX words, user files are in their own home folder below, with a powerful search spotlight, want to see what files, Ctrl+space. Bring up the input box, and then write the keyword search, it's all out.

Then frequently used folders to increase the Quicksilver, need to open what folder. Directly two or three letters on the tune out, especially frequently used folders can be added to the dock, you can always use the stack to open the browser, in addition to browse a large number of files in the folder. can also be quicklook at any time, multimedia files can also be coverflow, so managing a huge amount of files and folders is very convenient.

Finally, some of the frequently used tool software comes with it. Additionally the province was installed. Say, for example. PDF browse, change picture. Address Book Calendar software. All of the notes are there, and you don't need to download the installation yourself as XP does.

Let's just say, the functionality of Windows WIN7/8/10 is really primitive, and the graphics of Windows WIN7/8/10 can only be saved as huge BMP. It is not easy to change. OSX above I can intercept the desktop no matter what the scope, the space key can be ctrl+shift+4 no matter what form, can be saved as a variety of image formats. Preview to see all kinds of files, pictures, PDFs are no problem, preview software can also cut pictures, or with the use of iphoto can do a variety of professional image adjustment.

Also worth mentioning is dashboard, this thing is very practical. I use it every day to record the memo, check the weather. View the date and time. Sometimes use a small calculator with it.

Suppose it is time to remind. Quicksilver comes with a great reminder feature.

Anyway, in my usual use of these requirements, Windows WIN7/8/10 either can not be done, or there is no way to do so convenient.

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It developers love the Mac