Any programmers out there?

[mholloway]

anyone writing Java apps in OS X? Using JBuilder perhaps? I'm also curious if anyone is building data driven sites using MySQL and PHP on OS X and Apache? How is this environment working for you versus using Linux, FreeBSD, or Solaris?

Regards,
Mark

[brooklyn_mac_guy]

I've been doing jsp/servlets with Tomcat and MySql on Mac OS X for a few months now. I have a Japanese language bulletin board/chat room/mailbox Web site that I built entirely on Mac OS X using Project Builder on my G4 mostly. I have an iMac at home that I use as a development server and then move everything out to my hosting provider's Solaris box. works really well. The site is www.waidsoft.com/gengogaku if you want to take a look. Now I'm trying to figure out JBoss and Enterprise Java Beans.

PS I briefly worked with PHP and Mysql on Mac OS X but soon moved over to Java once my hosting provider started offering it. PHP seemed to work ok but I really didn't use it enough to provide good feedback.

[griffman]

To our newly created "Developer" forum! Created for topics just like this one.

Enjoy;
-rob.

[didde]

Yeah, i do development on (sometimes for) Mac OS X.

It works great. Prior to this OS I used a whole heap os stuff.. Solaris 8, xxxBSD and Linux. Mac OS X really does put a nice "face" on the Command Line Interface, or CLI.

Java on X is superb since it's such an integrated part of the system... JSP / Servlets / EJB / mysql / postGreSql / PHP / CGI / XSL / XML.. They all run nicely under X using a variety of containers or servers.

//dd.

[brooklyn_mac_guy]

didde,

You mention EJBs, have you done anything with EJBs on Mac OSX? I'm not sure if you saw my posting in applications but I have JBoss installed and now I'm trying to find more information specific to working with JBoss on Mac OS X especially integrating it with tomcat/mysql. If you have any experiences or suggestions I'd like to hear them.
Thanks.

[honestpuck]

Hi,

I'm using my Cube running OS X with Apache / PHP / MySQL to develop website stuff that ends up hosted on a Linux box.

I also use it to develop software with others and interface via CVS on Sourceforge. The other major author of the package is on an Intel box and has to reboot into Linux running X windows, I think he's a little envious.

It works superbly. I can keep up with the latest versions of all three without any trouble. I also installed myPHPadmin to get a good GUI frontend for mySQL. I can have software and web pages all tested and ready to go before I need touch the production sites.

I've been a Unix programmer for more than 15 years so having a really good back end to my favourite desktop box is like heaven to me. :D

Tony

[griffeymac]

I've spent the last year or so learning Java (on the PC side...). I'm VERY much looking forward to developing on the OS X side (I'm actually learning Unix/Linux right now too...).

I'm sure I'll be bugging you folks quite frequently in the coming months.

G.--