If you think PuTTY is even half the environment bash+ssh is, you probably won't understand what the people buying Macbooks, or using Linux directly on Whatever{books,tops,pads}™ are getting from their choice.
Not trying to be condescending, but it seems to need highlighting that just having SSH access isn't enough.
Not to mention that these other environments have offered other benefits [especially] to developers looking for a programming environment that works for them. The VS.Net IDE-play-button approach to automating testing and deployment doesn't scale for everybody.
Not trying to be condescending, but it seems to need highlighting that just having SSH access isn't enough.
Not to mention that these other environments have offered other benefits [especially] to developers looking for a programming environment that works for them. The VS.Net IDE-play-button approach to automating testing and deployment doesn't scale for everybody.