What kind of OS do programmers use?
- Windows 7+
- Mac
- Linux
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Please post below if you have a different one. 
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Hello @StevenCopeland
Mac OS because i work a a front-end developer.
- No linux due to a lack of support for design software (Photoshop & Sketch)
- No Windows because there is not en efficiency terminal for CLI
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@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.
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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:
- Writing Papers
- Writing command line programs
- Configuring different services
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.
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Thanks! I wanted to know someones opinion on a Linux other than my brother! 
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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.
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Using OS X – my background is on Unix systems, so OS X is very familiar. My rational reasons for using a Mac are:
- Unix OS and even better a Unix with Berkeley feel to it.
- Availability of Adobe tools (primarily Photoshop and InDesign).
- The control Apple exerts over the platform means that there are many fewer loose ends and details that I need to worry about. I can focus on my project and not get side tracked into figuring out how something works on my platform.
- With a VM or Bootcamp I can run any other OS I need.
There are also some subjective / irrational reasons:
- I care a lot about design and my design sensibilities line up well with Apple’s. I’m happier using a Mac than most PCs.
- Apple gets a lot of functional stuff right (IMHO) so the machines are less annoying to use. A good example is that the Apple track pad actually works as intended for me. I’ve tried using a district issue HP machine and I’m always bumping the trackpad. So on that machine I need to disable the trackpad and use a mouse, which kills some of the portability of a laptop.
- Durability and resale value are very good.
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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).
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Linux as I need the full control of my machine. This is mainly because I am working on Embedded Software, Embedded Linux, custom Hardware, …
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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.
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who said linux photoshop office not possible iam using it …
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Linux. Its free and really cool to use. Font renders well too.
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Of course linux 
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