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My boss bought me DataGrip today (sopuli.xyz)
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Under Windows DBeaver is a solid (and free) tool for the casual database user. But under Linux you really learn to save your scripts often.

[Pawn stars meme]. Title: So you want to edit a field? DBeaver answers: “Best I can do is crash”
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[–] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I still wouldn't recommend it for business. Even when stable, the Arch philosophy is to empower the end user, whereas other distros like Ubuntu/RHEL are focused on getting stuff done. In 90% of situations the difference is immaterial. But if my client is angry and my boss is breathing down my neck, and I can't work because a thing isn't thing-a'lating, a support path is essential.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    But if my client is angry and my boss is breathing down my neck, and I can't work because a thing isn't thing-a'lating, a support path is essential.

    Arch is still stable enough for that. The chances of something going sideways is smaller on Arch than on Windows. And unless you're a medium to large company paying Microsoft for enterprise support, you're going to be stuck with forums for community help with Windows.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Saying the chance of something going sideways is smaller than on Windows isn’t saying much. I’ll pick a distro that’s stable by default, TYVM.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    Saying the chance of something going sideways is smaller than on Windows isn’t saying much

    True. I'll grant you that.

    I’ll pick a distro that’s stable by default

    Arch isn't "unstable" by any means. I've been running Arch EndeavourOS as my desktop distro that I develop on for years and it's entirely reliable. Now I personally wouldn't run Arch on any of my distros (I go with either Debian or NixOS), but there are people who do it and it works fine.

    Edit: I said "Arch" but I meant EndeavourOS, which is Arch with some QoL improvements.

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