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Eduardo Mejía
36,816 PointsWhy do I have to install Treehouse VM?
What append if I don't install Teehouse VM? Can I build Rails applications whitout it?
3 Answers
Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 PointsHi Eduardo,
Yes, you can build Rails app without it, I've not used VM either. If you currently using OS (MacBook or any), it should be good enough, however, some users might have Windows 7 or 8 and should use virtual machine software like VM.
Hope that helps.
Salman
Kevin Korte
28,149 PointsYou do not need a VM. There are some benefits to a VM, mainly that if you end up screwing up your OS in the terminal doing some sudo commands you shouldn't have, you can just destroy your VM, and rebuild it. No biggie. If you're working on your actual physical machine, and screw it up, you're going to have a bigger headache.
I use to not use a VM myself, but not I will set one up for almost every project. Once it's set up the first time, it's pretty easy.
The other great aspect of a VM is when you're on windows. The physical machine at work is Windows 10, but I have a VM installed with ubuntu which makes developing on Rails so much more pleasant.
Eduardo Mejía
36,816 PointsThank you so much Salman Akram and Kevin Korte for your answers.