[Cialug] good linux distro for web dev?

[Matt Stanton]

I think what Scott was getting at was that if you are trying to have a look at how the backend is going to function when testing your code, you should put the code on a virtual machine that has the same OS and installed software that the production server has.  You can always do the development on the Mint Linux VM, then start up a small VM with the same OS/packages that the dev machine has to test out how the code actually functions.

Of course, if the dev machine has a half terabyte of RAM and 4 6-core Xeons, you aren't going to have some of the errors on the dev machine that you might run into on the test VM (like memory or CPU limits).  Of course, if your code gobbles up all the memory on your VM or slows it to a crawl, then it might actually help you find issues that you wouldn't otherwise discover on the monster server hardware. :)

-- Matt (N0BOX)

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-----Original Message-----
From: Brett Neese <brett at brettneese.com>
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group <cialug at cialug.org>
Sent: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Cialug] good linux distro for web dev?

scott - that sounds like a lot of work, haha. plus having a virtual machine
makes it easier for me to cognitively separate different things (this
machine is a school and work machine first, fun machine second.)

...

Brett Neese
563-210-3459



On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 9:52 AM, kristau <kristau at gmail.com> wrote:

> Consider matching your dev box as close as you can to your prod
> environment. If prod is running CentOS or RedHat, then you should use
> CentOS on your dev, not Ubuntu or Debian.
> On Aug 29, 2014 10:08 AM, "Brett Neese" <brett at brettneese.com> wrote:
>
> > hey folks,
> >
> > i recently replaced my MBA with a Surface (gasp) which I actually love
> > (gasp gasp).
> >
> > however, i can't do web development the way i'm used to in a no-*nix
> > environment, so I'm looking to get a Linux box running in a Virtualbox.
> >
> > what are your recommendations? my instinct was to just use Ubuntu, but
> I'm
> > kind of looking for something a bit more bare-bones than Unity/Gnome 3.
> >
> > i primarily do python/php and am looking for something that'll make that
> > life as easy as possible, especially should i run into problems.
> >
> > let me know!
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > Brett Neese
> > 563-210-3459
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