Which OS do you guys use ?

[AxelDominatoR]

My Gentoo linux takes care of all my needs.

I like to have many bash scripts to automatize tasks ( yeah... I use console more than GUI ) and sometimes I like to test "concepts" first by writing them as a kernel module.

Axel

[chris]

NetBSD and OS X.

[srg_13]

Hello
I use winXP exclusivly for osdev.

Stephen

[Kemp]

XP purely because I already have it. I haven't found tools to be a problem so far as the only two I use are notepad and TASM at the moment Tempted to dual-boot Fedora Core 4 but I probably wouldn't use it for os dev, no where near comfortable enough with it yet (currently using it in uni for research project).

[Solar]

I am very, very surprised that there are actually two people who can stand using Notepad for source code editing.

Don't answer to this post, don't start a discussion on text editors, please please pretty please!

But... I mean... Notepad? *shudder*

[Candy]

I am very, very surprised that there are actually two people who can stand using Notepad for source code editing.

Don't answer to this post, don't start a discussion on text editors, please please pretty please!

But... I mean... Notepad? *shudder*

Sorry about this

No, you can't possibly use notepad. It can't even do newlines properly (try opening any one of my source files in it). You'd be much better of with Emacs or VI, both showing examples of user friendlyness, optimized for efficient use by those that can use them. I won't edit code without one of them, no preference for either.

(if you didn't notice, there's a little sarcasm in that section)

[distantvoices]

*rofl* I just canna resist.

Oh, and Candy, how dare you tosay something baaad about vi or emacs. These two are but so userfriendly even my granda could use 'em - if a stampede of wild pigs is after him.

*lies under the table laughing his head off *

btw Solar, what does "ITE" mean? Oh, and screaming into my ears won't help too for I wouldna perceive it. *mild smile* Now, just as those in Portugal say: Boa tardes

[mystran]

I agree with you on vi, but emacs is probably the most user-hostile operating system ever written.

[Solar]

[me=Solar]groans and covers his head.[/me]

Re ITE... watch Monty Python's "Life of Brian".

[distantvoices]

"Romanes Ite"? That scene where the guard soldier made brian to paint this all over the wall? aaaahhh, I understand.

*swings a biiiig club above solars head* ];->

[Candy]

I agree with you on vi, but emacs is probably the most user-hostile operating system ever written.

<esc> : w q is not nearly as intuitive as M-x "save"... neither are as intuitive as a nipple though... <end discussion> - at least, I'm not going to go on... again...

[Kemp]

I should have said Notepad 2, has all the syntax highlighting and etc, and it actually works, unlike a certain editor who's name I won't mention *cough*emacs*cough*. On Linux (Fedora at least, as it's the only one I've used myself) I prefer the built in one called gedit or somesuch but just referred to as "Text Editor" by the menus.

emacs is probably the most user-hostile operating system ever written.

Emacs... OS... *collapses twitching on the floor* Dear god don't let anyone write an OS that embodies the concepts of emacs. I can see it now

"To open a file, hold Ctrl + Shift and then type the name of the file in reverse while tapping End between each character, confirm the selection by then typing in the MD5 hash of the contents of the file."

[DruG5t0r3]

I use Visual Basic 0.1

;D

[Kawahee]

Windows XP and Visual Studio .NET for OS development with the GNU tookset.

[srg_13]

I use Visual Basic 0.1

;D

How can you use VB for Osdev??

-Stephen

P.S. I use Visual C++ 6.0, but only for editing