Unix/Linux vs. Windows??
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Linux has so far expanded at the expense of Unix while MS server-side revenues are still growing. Both Linux and Windows are growing at the expense of commercial Unix. So, Unix is losing to Linux and Windows. Linux is not losing to Windows. Windows is not losing to Linux - so far. Kevin
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Linux has so far expanded at the expense of Unix while MS server-side revenues are still growing. Both Linux and Windows are growing at the expense of commercial Unix. So, Unix is losing to Linux and Windows. Linux is not losing to Windows. Windows is not losing to Linux - so far. Kevin
Hmmm, I personally enjoy doing development work on Windows as it is user friendly. But possibly in the very near future I will have to choose to work on either Unix/Linux or on Windows. To keep sharp in the competition, it's best to keep one set of skills polished at all time, that's my opinion personally. Some people may not agree. I just dont think it is that easy to switch back to Windows/Unix after quite a few years working on the other, at least the employer who does the hiring thinks this way. Do you agree? :^) So,,,windows,,,unix,,,:doh:I dont want to spent next 5~6 years on Unix then find out I am trapped in an isolated ever-shrinking island where across the sea is the vast landscape of windows' world,,, I am just nagging myself here. This has nothing to do with C++/VC theme,,,
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you talk about servers or common users computers ? which points do you compare to ? your question have no content sir... moreover, this is a general question (not a programming one), so you could have asked it on the Lounge[^]...
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Hmmm, I personally enjoy doing development work on Windows as it is user friendly. But possibly in the very near future I will have to choose to work on either Unix/Linux or on Windows. To keep sharp in the competition, it's best to keep one set of skills polished at all time, that's my opinion personally. Some people may not agree. I just dont think it is that easy to switch back to Windows/Unix after quite a few years working on the other, at least the employer who does the hiring thinks this way. Do you agree? :^) So,,,windows,,,unix,,,:doh:I dont want to spent next 5~6 years on Unix then find out I am trapped in an isolated ever-shrinking island where across the sea is the vast landscape of windows' world,,, I am just nagging myself here. This has nothing to do with C++/VC theme,,,
Laffis wrote: Hmmm, I personally enjoy doing development work on Windows as it is user friendly. So do I. My one brief experience of Unix development was pretty unpleasant. But this was over 6 years ago. Laffis wrote: But possibly in the very near future I will have to choose to work on either Unix/Linux or on Windows. I try to go where the market demand is. There's more than enough work in Windows at the moment, and probably will be for some time. Laffis wrote: I just dont think it is that easy to switch back to Windows/Unix after quite a few years working on the other, at least the employer who does the hiring thinks this way. Do you agree? It's more the way employers think. They think if you haven't used some skill in the past 6 months then you can't use it at all! Laffis wrote: dont want to spent next 5~6 years on Unix then find out I am trapped in an isolated ever-shrinking island Linux rather than Unix would be the way to go if you wanted to try something other than Windows, as it's a growing market. Kevin
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you talk about servers or common users computers ? which points do you compare to ? your question have no content sir... moreover, this is a general question (not a programming one), so you could have asked it on the Lounge[^]...
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[toxcct][VisualCalc]As I understand it, Linux is growing on the server side at the expense of Unx rather than Windows. On the desktop very little is changing. Kevin