Will developers adopt Solaris?
To answer that question I picked a cool MacBook Pro (on loan from Prakash) and armed with Google I want to figure out if I can install Solaris x86 and configure it with the necessary tools to be effective as a software engineer. Developers want a stable work environment and tools to be productive. Many look for multi-media features such as mp3 players or gaming capabilities, however I believe that most developers look for productivity tools (spreadsheet, browser, mail, presentation builder, etc.) and in some cases a capable IDE that brings ease of use to software development.
The company (Sun) is definitely serious about Solaris (Jonathan made this very clear this during his leadership conference), now it is my turn to try it (the way an early adopter would) and provide constructive feedback on the direction and opportunities.
Within a couple of minutes, Google pointed me at:
* bootcamp - the software used to partition the Mac's disk
* "the blog" - , a blog of a Sun guy that seems to have the instructions of how to get the next version of Solaris installed on a Mac; it sounds simple however the devil is always in the details.
I'll try it and blog about the results.
The company (Sun) is definitely serious about Solaris (Jonathan made this very clear this during his leadership conference), now it is my turn to try it (the way an early adopter would) and provide constructive feedback on the direction and opportunities.
Within a couple of minutes, Google pointed me at:
* bootcamp - the software used to partition the Mac's disk
* "the blog" - , a blog of a Sun guy that seems to have the instructions of how to get the next version of Solaris installed on a Mac; it sounds simple however the devil is always in the details.
I'll try it and blog about the results.
Posted by Me on November 18, 2006 at 11:27 AM PST #