Do you mainly develop on single OS or multiple OS on separate machines?
If you work with multiple OS on a single machine, do you prefer to use dual boot or virtualization tech like VirtualBox, WSL, etc?
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MacOS. I worked for a long time with Debian (testing repo) when I was younger. It was fun to tweak the OS and get the latest packages etc.
But when you get older, you realize that the OS should be only there to support you with your daily work and not keep you busy with configuring 3rd party drivers of certain peripheral devices etc.
Especially in combination with other products (e.g. iPAD + Apple Pencil for creating concepts) Apple provides a great -yet quite closed- ecosystem.
Still I think that the existence of Linux distributions are very important and am thankful for each individuals contribution in the open source world.
I use Ubuntu and Windows with Dual Boot.
I've been thinking of using Ubuntu for coding while away from home. What IDE/text editor is your go to?
For most of my work (backend) I use VS Code.
Sometimes for React, I use IntelliJ Webstorm.
I love both for coding.
I use Arch. With multiple flavor of other os including win10 in virtualbox.
I've used all three (Windows/Mac/Linux) but currently, using Fedora Linux, although I just bought a new machine from System76 that will have Pop!_OS on it.
Windows. Visual Studio/Azure Data Studio
Elementary OS
Oddly enough, I triple-boot Windows 10, Ubuntu 20.04, and OSX on my primary machine (a Mac Pro 5,1). I spend most of my development time in Ubuntu because of its open nature, but I find that Windows provides better options for graphics creation. I rarely deal with OSX unless there's a specific app I need to run.
I started using Ubuntu 20.04 for development!!!
I run Ubuntu 18.04 in a virtual machine for development on a windows workstation. I ssh into the VM for most of my work.
Windows + WSL
I have been using Linux for about 20 years. Initially it was a mix of Fedora, Slackware and others. Then Debian for some years, and Ubuntu for a few more. Finally I am settled on Arch and now Manjaro (which is a flavor of Arch). I have used Gentoo in between too.
I have a Lenovo IdeaPad S540 with 4 (soldered) + 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD with Windows 10 dual boot for DotA 2. I play regularly.
Monday : Ubuntu
Tuesday : Mint
Wednesday : Kubuntu
Thursday : Kubuntu
Friday : MacOs
Saturday : MacOs
Sunday : Manjaro
Sunday at 11PM : Windows(for GTA)
Hahah, this made my day 😃😃
Must love the Linux, right? 👀
Haha, Yess.
I mainly use windows because my university administrator doesn't allow changing operating systems so I also use a ubuntu VM sometimes.
Manjaro Linux (Arch)
If you don't need Windows/Mac specific apps/services Linux beats them all (IMO).
MacOS is okayish, but Homebrew package management doesn't seem as stable as Apt, Pacman, etc.
Linux