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Web Development On Mac
Posted by Lester Chan at 20:17 in Blog, Software
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I am all along a Window user and have been doing web development on Windows for years. When I started work, all the guys in the engineering team are using Mac, so I thought I go with the flow and begin doing web development on a Mac. The experience was excellent, just need some time to get used to. After intensively using Mac for more than a month, I am proud to say, I am not going back to a Windows PC. My next computer shall be a Mac. I am hoping the 27″ iMac gets refreshed next year and it I am going to get that. Even Valve is bringing Steam to Mac. With Blizzard games able to run on Mac and Razer supporting it mice with Mac drivers. There is no reason for me to use a Windows PC anymore. If there is really a need (like testing website in IE), I will just use VMWare to run Windows 7.

Here are some software I use to do web development on Mac:

IDE: Coda (USD$99) by Panic
SVN: Versions (EURO€39) by Sofa & Pico
MYSQL: Sequel Pro (Free)
FTP: Flow (USD$25) by Extend Mac
localhost: MAMP (Free)

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  • http://usingapple.com Tobias

    Cool! I am also just “convert” to a mac fan last yr. If I never start using iPhone i would not have buy a Mac too. After using for a few weeks. I tell myself my next laptop/computer will always be a mac. :) Haha.

  • http://lesterchan.net/ Lester Chan

    Same here, it is my iPhone that got me started

  • http://www.aerje.com Johan

    What is the programming language can be use in Coda?

  • http://lesterchan.net/ Lester Chan

    Most of the languages are supported, check out the website.

  • http://sparklette.net Veron

    Wow! I am still afraid to convert to Mac. Big fan of Apple after years of using iPods and now the iPhone, so I’m sure using a Mac would not disappoint. My only concern is all the file compatibility issues (when I send files to clients on Windows) and whether finding compatible software to use on Mac would be simple enough.

  • http://lesterchan.net/ Lester Chan

    So far not much compatibility issue for me. The only thing I encounter before is that alignment for a .docx file appears differently on Mac and Windows. Hopefully Office 2010 for Mac will solve it.

    Finding compatible software on mac is pretty easy =D

  • http://rk.md Rishi

    I’ve been using Coda since it was still in its infancy, and never went back to Dreamweaver. Such a elegant yet functional program. :-) You’re absolutely right… with Steam coming to Mac, there’s no need for a Windows PC anymore. :-)