Recommended specs for Windows Development computer.

[Martin Koob]

Hi

I am just setting up Virtual Box now on my iMac.  I need to purchase of copy of Windows 10.  I am just wondering whether people would recommend Windows 10 Home or Pro.  Any real difference when it comes to developing or testing?  Is it best again to stick to the lowest common denominator principle and go with Windows 10 Home?

Thanks.


Regards,

Martin Koob





> On Oct 4, 2019, at 12:33 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
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> All that said, I've enjoyed the convenience of VMs for decades, and a few years ago Mark Wieder suggested I try VirtualBox - never used anything else since.  It's free and open source, and when I last used Parallels I found VirtualBox was able to restore sessions in a fraction of the time.
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> With a VM you can share the Clipboard across OSes, as well as folders, hardware, and more.  Being able to copy code from my dev OS into the test OS has been a godsend of a convenience more times than I can count.
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> Running a second OS within your main OS will eat some RAM;  Min. 8 GB, 16 GB feels luxurious.
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> Whether virtual or physical, the OS choice is no choice: Windows 10 is the present and future of Windows.  What I personally prefer doesn't matter for testing.  I need what my customers use, and while it can be useful to spin up VMs with older Windows versions, Win10 is where the action is today, and tomorrow.