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So I'm a developing a workflow with vagrant+git…does this make sense?

Relevant Background Details We've got two types of VMs (Utility Boxes & Web Servers) that developers need. We are going to be using git for version control. We have developers who have ...
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Is it worth moving from Microsoft tech to Linux, NodeJS & other open source frameworks to save money for a start-up?

I am currently getting involved in a startup, I am the only developer involved at the moment, and the other guys are leaving all the tech decisions up to me at the moment. For my day job I work at a ...
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Ubuntu, OpenSuse, the world of linux for a web-developer

I'm learning web development. My main OS is windows 7 but I've used Linux and currently dual-booting with Ubuntu. My Linux knowledge however, is pretty limited. I can work with the command line on ...
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Web Site Development Software for VirtualBox Ubuntu 11.04

I'm doing some development of a website on a VirtualBox guest running Ubuntu 11.04 (host is running Windows, but I want to do the web development in a Linux environment). My development languages are ...
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How much does a web developer need to know about Linux?

I was just wondering if a typical PHP developers needs to be very familiar with Linux. I am studying Linux right now and I believe some of linux knowledge is not required for a PHP developer job (not ...
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What advantages does Linux give me when developing in PHP for the web?

I'm about to begin a big PHP project with a friend. It's my first time using PHP and I've been wondering wether I should try developing on Linux since it's so popular. I've had some past experience ...
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Mac or Linux for a secondary work machine?

I am a freelance web developer geared towards Ruby on Rails. The main components of my current working environment are a 27" iMac, Textmate and git/github (which is not going to change any time soon). ...
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What's the best way to move to linux from windows for web development?

I am primarily a programmer developing on windows based OS using C# as my primary language. I am evaluating Ubuntu Linux as an alternate platform and would like to know the best stack for doing web ...
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Should a programmer know Linux? [closed]

I'm a PHP/Python programmer learning Java and C#(.NET). My main OS is windows 7 but I've used Linux and currently dual-booting with Ubuntu. My Linux knowledge however, is pretty limited. I can work ...