I was specifically thinking about the Docker part of the question when it was asked. I certainly wouldn't encourage the first thing someone does when writing C

I was specifically thinking about the Docker part of the question when it was asked. I certainly wouldn't encourage the first thing someone does when writing C# be "create an application that will run in a Docker container". Running locally and getting one's feet under them seems like a better first step. It is valid, though, that the Linux development experience for C# is worse overall. If you're using Linux, though, your options are greatly reduced, though, so life becomes easier. You're either developing for Mono or .Net Core. As I wouldn't recommend developing in C# for a Linux developer, in general, though, but that is my bias against .Net Core speaking out. If someone's a Unity Developer on Linux, I would recommend MonoDevelop or whatever Unity's recommended IDE and pipeline are.