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I’ve found Linux to be a really good machine for development. Windows with Cygwin is a good mixture, but windows file locking, and the lack of bash (and some t
by gen3 6y ago
I’ve found Linux to be a really good machine for development. Windows with Cygwin is a good mixture, but windows file locking, and the lack of bash (and some tools) really have made it a pain when developing back on Windows.
At this point everything “just works” for me on Linux (Using Kubuntu) and is super stable. I don’t game much, and proton has worked for everything I need.
- speedgoose 6y agoHave you tried WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)? After many years on Mac and then Linux, I switched to Windows and it's actually fine.
- gen3 6y agoI haven’t yet, but have heard good things about it. I’m also really looking forward to trying the new windows console.
- Boulth 6y agoI worked on Windows for two decades and tried WSL1. Windows is not super annoying but as a developer all my tools were actually Linux native or cross platform so one day I just cut the middle man and switched to Linux. It wasn't such a big leap but my productivity definitely increased. WSL is nice when you don't have choice. Linux is actually the optimum choice for most developers.
- bavell 6y agoAbsolutely agree with your last two sentences. WSL is a nice stop-gap but I'd much prefer the real thing.
- nerdwaller 6y agoHaving been on Linux the last 6 or so years (with Mac laptops sprinkled in), I’ve been very pleased playing with windows again. So much so that I’m trying to daily drive it just to know what it’s like anymore. Other than a few minor annoyances with WSL2 (such as systemd) it’s been going surprisingly well.