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Is this actually true? It’s the opposite of my lived experience, but that might just be a Silicon Valley bubble. Everyone here uses macOS or Linux. Windows is
by fossuser 7y ago
Is this actually true?
It’s the opposite of my lived experience, but that might just be a Silicon Valley bubble.
Everyone here uses macOS or Linux. Windows is rare outside of specific domains that require it.
- wayneftw 7y agoYes I believe it is true. Here are the results for this year from StackOverflow's survey - https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2019#technology-_-developers-primary-operating-systems https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2019#technology-_-... On the east coast, I'd say that most of the programmers I've worked with in IT departments for Finance, Health and Pharma companies are not using Macs - but in my office, a dedicated software consulting firm where the owner has tried to emulate Google - about 2/3 of us use Macs. Personally, I can use any of them to get my job done but right now I prefer a Linux with XFCE.
- fossuser 7y agoInteresting - from that if you combine the macOS and Linux users together they do make up the majority which may be why I thought they were an even larger percentage overall. Though I bet if this survey was restricted to the bay area the percentage would be even higher.
- ChuckNorris89 7y agoMacs as development machines is a SV/US bubble. In Europe most development is done on Windows by a long shot with linux second and Mac a distant third.