I've been a professional C, Perl, PHP and Python developer.
I'm an ex-sysadmin from the late 20th century.
These days I do more Javascript and CSS and whatnot, and promote UX and accessibility.
If you already have Windows, you'll have access to WSL which you can install from the Microsoft Store (I think). You can then install a butchered version of several Linux distributions alongside Windows (like Ubuntu). If you want to run graphical apps, you can install an X server on Windows too (like vcxserv for example).
These are all free, and mean you don't have to dual-boot anything. They'll give you the chance to play around and see what you think.
Alternatively, you can install a full Linux distribution into a VM (like VirtualBox for example) and run it without worrying you're going to mess anything up.
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If you already have Windows, you'll have access to WSL which you can install from the Microsoft Store (I think). You can then install a butchered version of several Linux distributions alongside Windows (like Ubuntu). If you want to run graphical apps, you can install an X server on Windows too (like vcxserv for example).
These are all free, and mean you don't have to dual-boot anything. They'll give you the chance to play around and see what you think.
Alternatively, you can install a full Linux distribution into a VM (like VirtualBox for example) and run it without worrying you're going to mess anything up.