Which OS would you recommend for a development machine:
or
As of now, most "web developers" probably use Windows Server 2008 because of IIS and Vista SuckingBigTime.
Does this change with Windows 7? Can we finally use a client OS on a client computer again or the time has yet to come?
This is not a definative list and can be expanded by other editors if so required but:
Windows 7
Windows 2008 R2
Both OS's
Decision
Just for the record I have used Windows 2008 as my desktop of choice since the early beta's. I may have lost my sleep/hibernate but I can make my coffee while my machine boots in the morning.
Also I did not mention running other OS's in the Hypervisors but you could do that as well.
My only beef with 2008 R2 was the lack of Bluetooth support, which meant no keyboard and mouse for me...so, I went for 7.
With it's full version of IIS, I can't beat it - totally awesome.
Running it though a MacBookPro with 4GB of RAM and a i7 920 with 12GB - both x64 (obviously) - not a single complaint!
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