What kind of OS do programmers use?
- Windows 7+
- Mac
- Linux
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Hello @StevenCopeland
Mac OS because i work a a front-end developer.
@flexbox I agree with you but I have always wanted to work on a Linux, because you can download things from the terminal(this might be true with an apple to as I have never worked with an apple) and then you don’t have to worry about downloading un-safe things.
Very true!
Recently Mac-- I like having a stable unix environment. This is my first Mac (2015 MacBook Pro). I’ve used linux my entire college run. I switched over to Mac so I could have the best of all three worlds. I do some systems programming.
I really don’t know. I’m not too attached to the operating system-- a lot of benefits you get from linux you also can get from using a Mac. That at least holds true for desktop computers. Servers are a very different animal. Linux certainly doesn’t try to hide things from you. Which is a curse and a blessing. You can break things pretty easily, but there’s ways to get around that. Like using git to track changes to configuration files, and easily reverting backwards when something breaks. Having a lot of control over your computer really takes you out of your shell and I think that made me a better programmer.
These were my primary tasks:
And it did these things very well.
Another thing to note is that open source tools and programs seem to work best on linux. But I think that’s because that’s their target platform.
Thanks! I wanted to know someones opinion on a Linux other than my brother!
You absolutely still have to worry about downloading unsafe things on Linux-based operating systems just as much as you with any other OS. However, I believe it’s true that malware doesn’t target Linux as frequently as Windows or macOS.
Using OS X – my background is on Unix systems, so OS X is very familiar. My rational reasons for using a Mac are:
There are also some subjective / irrational reasons:
Isn’t it amazing how something seemingly so minimal early on, a substantial command line terminal, would eventually cause developers to loathe and run from Windows. Problem is the entire underlying architecture does not play well with the a command line terminal (unlike /proc and /dev, etc in *nix).
Linux as I need the full control of my machine. This is mainly because I am working on Embedded Software, Embedded Linux, custom Hardware, …
I flip flop between Linux and windows. My workstation is windows 7, my laptop is Ubuntu, my home computer is windows 10/Ubuntu 16 dual boot.
Linux is better for programming.
who said linux photoshop office not possible iam using it …
Linux. Its free and really cool to use. Font renders well too.
Of course linux