MacBook for django development? [closed]

Question

I'm about to buy a new laptop (Asus G62) to replace my old ubuntu desktop. I will use it mostly for django development (and some legacy win32 stuff in a virtualbox).

However, since I will need to do some iPhone development in the near future, I'm starting to think that it might be a wiser to buy a MacBook Pro, instead of the Asus and later a cheap (so to speak...) MacBook.

How well suited is a MacBook Pro for Django development? I currently use WingIDE on Linux and love it, how does the Mac version compare to the linux one?

Is the Ubuntu -> Mac OS transition complicated? Will I be able to leverage my Linux knowledge? OTOH, I'm your average nerd, so I'm not sure if I'm cool enough for a Mac. Besides, having a double chin, a black turtle neck is completely out of question.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

OS X is a 'nix, so you'll probably fit right in. I have no problems with Python (specifically Django) dev on my MacBook (home) or MacBook Pro (work).

I use MacPorts (including installing Python via port) to create a very Linux-ish command line environment, although lots of Python devs seem to prefer Homebrew.

As for WingIDE, I don't personally use it, so I don't know how different the Linux and Mac versions may or may not be. My text editor of choice is usually TextMate, although I often use vim as well. NOTE: If you would prefer something like gvim for OS X, I recommend MacVim.

For Python work specifically, including Django work, JetBrains has an interesting new IDE called PyCharm that is quite interesting. I've been using the free EAP releases, and it seems to be progressing nicely.