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Windows 11 may be the king of operating systems
In what world? I’ve just started using it at work, and I swear the other day it tried to sell me an XBox controller. Not like I was on the Web and an ad popped up, no. It was part of the operating system!
Can you imagine going back in time 10 years and telling somebody “In the future, Microsoft is going to put pop-up ads in Windows.” People would think you were crazy!
A company tried that in 1999/2000, just before the dot com bust.
We’re moving in that direction, but nothing is free.
What’s the catch?
Among others things, it’s a f*cking Compaq.
@JoeKlemmer
It’s not
It’s a kernelI’ve been hearing this debate for nearly 32 years. It’s a useless argument.
The correct name for the # symbol is “octothorpe,” but how many people do you know who call it that? You’ll either hear it called the Pound sign (by us older folk) or the more modern Hash mark.
The fact is, Linux is both a kernel AND an OS.
@JoeKlemmer
Hmm
But in advanced and expert community you should say gnu linux
Because linux is kernel not osOnly Stallman fanatics and newly minted Open Source/Free Software initiates are that pedantic about it.
Here’s what you need for coding:
A code editor
That’s it. OS doesn’t fucking matter.
Programming doesn’t even need a computer, in a sense. It’s done on your mind and all you have to do is implement the idea.
OS does matter if you want a better environment for coding.
True. However what kind of OS you use is indifferent. You’ll always find a way to incorporate your way into the environment.
You can adapt to it, but that will never be a truly “good” experience.
What do you mean by “good”? Some people prefer their OS over the other and they perfectly adapted to it.
Windows crashes very frequently and the error is not easy to debug most of the time. You may need to restart the computer ( and you will get used to it ). Plus, Microsoft support forum sucks and takes a long time to answer just one question. It obviously isn’t a good environment for coding.
Linux, on the other hand, is far easier to debug and Linux professionals can help you with that.
Most of the open-sourced softwares are Linux compatible, so that will be very helpful for coding.
I see a few inconsistencies in your comment
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Why would you browse (if using win) Microsoft support forums while programming? Obviously it’s for hardware/software related issues, not much tied to your coding environment.
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Why I have to ask professionals for help in the first place? If I need help from 3rd party people in order to fix a bug in my app because of OS issues then something is very wrong.
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Environment is how you make it. For example you can use PowerShell both on Linux and windows. The only difference is that some apps are not there by default or are unavailable and you have to look for alternatives. So there’s no problem in setting a whole environment from ground up on LFS if you know what you’re looking for. It’s all about making yourself feel in home.
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