One Less Reason To Use Microsoft Windows

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I grew up on Microsoft products, but as someone who uses a laptop which will have more use than most, I need something that is robust and will last. So, I’m a dedicated Macbook Pro fan. It allows me to run every operating system that I require, while a Microsoft Windows computer will not be able to run Mac OSX. A security tester, I need to run code, and drop into Linux commands at the drop of a hat. I run VMware Fusion, and can quickly move between VMs for my demonstration and coding. But, I moved my software through .NET, and then ported to ASP.NET for my Web infrastructure [here]:

I’ve thus written millions of lines of code, and ASP.NET has always support me in scaling things [here]:

As it support M(odel), V(iew) and C(ontroller), I can disconnect the user interface, from the middleware, and then divorce this from my data layer. My basic benchmark for a new laptop is how well it runs Visual Studio.

And so over the years I have moved many of my applications from Windows to Mac OSX, but two core applications remained: Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft Visio. The Mac equivalent has always been as good, and mostly better. Along with this the Microsoft…

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Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE
ASecuritySite: When Bob Met Alice

Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.