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My small company is Linux friendly. My workstation is Linux-based. There are maybe one or two others here that use Linux as well. The rest are mostly Mac users.
by oftenwrong 6y ago
My small company is Linux friendly. My workstation is Linux-based. There are maybe one or two others here that use Linux as well. The rest are mostly Mac users. There are some Windows users as well.
I would say this is not uncommon for small companies in my area. The past 3 I have worked at all took the position that devs could pick their setup, but would be responsible for making it work. I can use Linux, but it is up to me to make sure I can do my job with it. There is no internal tech support.
I will say that there is a common mentality that Macs are the default choice for development. (This is probably not the case if you are in a .NET shop, for example). At my last job they purchased a Mac for me without asking my preferences. After I told them I'd prefer Linux, they said I could switch, but I decided to stick with that Mac for that job, actually... and I liked it! But not enough to stick with it long term. I also value being able to customise my system to a degree that is difficult on a Mac.