# Re: Best OS for Ruby Dev/Best OS for Ruby Hosting

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-best-os-for-ruby-dev-best-os-for-ruby-hosting/48359>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 19, 2005, 11:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-best-os-for-ruby-dev-best-os-for-ruby-hosting/48359 "2005-11-19T11:56:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![matthew.hivner](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@matthew.hivner](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/matthew.hivner)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 11:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-best-os-for-ruby-dev-best-os-for-ruby-hosting/48359/1 "2005-11-19T11:56:23Z")

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The only problem I’ve run into so far on OS X is (and it could be my  
fault, I’m not sure) terminal.app’s poor handling of ncurses (and thus  
ruby-ncurses).

–matt

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**Author:** ![matthew.hivner](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@matthew.hivner](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/matthew.hivner)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 3:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-best-os-for-ruby-dev-best-os-for-ruby-hosting/48359/2 "2005-11-19T15:49:07Z")

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[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes:

> The only problem I’ve run into so far on OS X is (and it could be my  
> fault, I’m not sure) terminal.app’s poor handling of ncurses (and thus  
> ruby-ncurses).

I recommend iTerm.

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**Author:** ![matthew.hivner](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@matthew.hivner](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/matthew.hivner)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-best-os-for-ruby-dev-best-os-for-ruby-hosting/48359/3 "2005-11-19T16:34:23Z")

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On 11/19/05, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> The only problem I’ve run into so far on OS X is (and it could be my  
> fault, I’m not sure) terminal.app’s poor handling of ncurses (and thus  
> ruby-ncurses).

What problems does Terminal.app cause?  
I connect to screen with several curses applications from OS X,  
NetBSD, and GNU/Linux, and I did not notice any problem specific to  
Terminal.app.

Michal

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