why Unix?

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

Saaa wrote:
> Thanks,
> I really do feel impaired. Not so much as in that I don't use unix, but more 
> in that I see software lagging behind hardware.
> I think maybe this lag is a bit less when using unix but only if I would 
> start using the right tools (yes I'm a mouse fanatic and found it 
> surprisingly stupid that 'save all' needed a plugin to appear as a gui 
> button in eclipse)
> At least for my current project I don't see any advantage in using a unix 
> based os. Mind you that I've never had the need to write a single .bat file 
> for any of my projects.

Me neither. Later I realized that of course I wouldn't be thinking of 
painting the walls when I was living in a yurt.

Andrei