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A little quirky but worth the effort
by bombguy
Pros: you can be up and running a full GNU tools environment on Windows in 20 minutes. Vast support for anything credible and it just works. Frankly, I don't know how even the most hardened MS fanboy could efficiently write code or manage a Windows box without this stuff.
Cons: Windows ACLs + Unix permissions equals some entertaining snafus in complex deploys. Many tools (Postgres, Ruby, etc) are inferior to x86 native builds due to
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Making developing on windows to not suck
Cygwin is the only way I can see being a developer in Windows. Cygwin has ported many of the powerful GNU/Linux commands. Where Windows ease of use can be problematic when you need fine grain control and information, Cygwin lets you ps, grep, and awk to success.
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