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Most developers use Windows. [1] The second most popular OS is Linux on Stack Overflow, and some of those may be running Macs. There are certainly groups where
by SomeCallMeTim 9y ago
Most developers use Windows. [1] The second most popular OS is Linux on Stack Overflow, and some of those may be running Macs.
There are certainly groups where Macs are popular. Startups use a lot of Macs; when I go to a coworking space in Boulder mostly everyone has a Mac. They're super common in cafes as well.
But not everyone uses a Mac. Not everyone likes Macs (myself included).
[1] https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2017#technology-platforms https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2017#technology-pl...
- cortesoft 9y agoI am not sure your reference really contradicts what I was saying; it is talking about what 'platform' do you develop for, not what OS you use to do your development (I mean, AWS is listed as the #4 platform, which is not a desktop OS). All the servers that run the code I write are Linux machines, so I would say I develop 'for' the Linux platform. However, I use a mac laptop to type that code.
- SomeCallMeTim 9y agoIt's listing what technologies are used by developers. I would wager very few use Macs to develop for Windows. The vast majority of developers out there are using Windows. I would believe the majority of start-up engineers are using Macs, but the world of software development is probably 100x that of "start-up engineers."