Windows for Development
This cluster debates the suitability of Windows as an operating system for software development compared to macOS or Linux, with most comments criticizing Windows and advocating for Unix-like environments.
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Most devs dont use windows these days.
Windows only is a shame, nearly all devs I know use OSX or linux.
Sadly not everyone can live in a *nix environment. Supporting Windows developers is a pretty damn big lynchpin...
If you're using windows for development you're doing it wrong.
Why not point the finger at Windows? Development on Windows is archaic.
"For me as developer, Windows is my "home" operating system"This is your big problem. Liberate yourself - you won't look back.
If you are developing on Windows you are pushing against the tide.
I'm surprised at the small number of Windows users. At my workplace every computer has Windows installed and we didn't really have a choice about it, although I never asked. Also, as a fullstack web developer, I don't really see why I would prefer one over the other, since they all support VSCode and I can write code on any one of them. But then again, I exist inside of an echochamber of Windows users so I'm pretty clueless on how development is different on other OSs.
Honestly, windows isn’t something I can take seriously in 2023. Developers should be using the same Linux distro their servers run, IMO. Does that sound harsh? So does dismissing a language due to “windows support”
I use windows on my dev machine for one reason - visual studio.