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Once I got to a certain place in my coding knowledge, I stopped caring so much about the different OSes. Once you see the abstractions you know what layer to lo

Once I got to a certain place in my coding knowledge, I stopped caring so much about the different OSes. Once you see the abstractions you know what layer to look for. Is the thing a UI problem or a network config problem? Normally it's clear once you've coded a bit. I like my MacBook mainly because of the screen, and a little bit because of the touchpad. Those are both hardware considerations rather than OS. In terms of using it, I have a terminal on shortcut, which I also do on my backup Linux machine. If I had a Windows as my daily machine I think I'd do the same. In terms of installed apps, all the IDEs are on all platforms, and all chat programs are on all platforms. Just about everything else is in a browser. So it hardly matters too much what you pick.

baryphonic 5y ago
I don't really care between macOS or various *nix, but I really despise using Windows. The last time I seriously used Windows (granted, probably about seven years ago), I was astonished that the OS still required (or at least strongly urged) me to reboot after I installed anything. Small little shoddy UI quirks on Windows kept me frustrated, e.g. not being able to find anything in the control panel, or especially that a window must have focus for me to scroll (on macOS, scrolling affects whatever is under the mouse cursor regardless of focus). They were all small but added up to a horribly frustrating user experience. When I started seeing ads pop up in my start menu, I decided my Windows days were over and I wiped that machine in favor of Linux Mint.
- input_sh 5y ago
  My favourite unintuitive action comes from Windows 8 (before 8.1). Here I was, with an IT education, unable to figure out how to shut down the computer! It wasn't in the start menu like in every other Windows version before and after. No, to do that you needed to swipe from the right side of the screen for some sort of a system sidebar to appear (I believe it was called "charms"). I've used the cmd command I was familiar with for months (shutdown -s -t 0) before finally deciding to consult with a search engine, and oh boy, was I pissed when I found out where it was. Super glad I never have to touch Windows to do my work now.
- city41 5y ago
  I have one Windows machine for a game I play. The number of updates it has to install, how long it takes, and the fact it has to take place during shutdown is so obnoxious. How do people put up with this? I could never use Windows as my daily driver due to this alone. Ubuntu quietly updates in the background, and only needs to reboot if the kernel got updated. I think I reboot my main machine after an update on the order of once or twice a year.

baryphonic 5y ago

I don't really care between macOS or various *nix, but I really despise using Windows. The last time I seriously used Windows (granted, probably about seven years ago), I was astonished that the OS still required (or at least strongly urged) me to reboot after I installed anything. Small little shoddy UI quirks on Windows kept me frustrated, e.g. not being able to find anything in the control panel, or especially that a window must have focus for me to scroll (on macOS, scrolling affects whatever is under the mouse cursor regardless of focus). They were all small but added up to a horribly frustrating user experience. When I started seeing ads pop up in my start menu, I decided my Windows days were over and I wiped that machine in favor of Linux Mint.

input_sh 5y ago
My favourite unintuitive action comes from Windows 8 (before 8.1). Here I was, with an IT education, unable to figure out how to shut down the computer! It wasn't in the start menu like in every other Windows version before and after. No, to do that you needed to swipe from the right side of the screen for some sort of a system sidebar to appear (I believe it was called "charms"). I've used the cmd command I was familiar with for months (shutdown -s -t 0) before finally deciding to consult with a search engine, and oh boy, was I pissed when I found out where it was. Super glad I never have to touch Windows to do my work now.
city41 5y ago
I have one Windows machine for a game I play. The number of updates it has to install, how long it takes, and the fact it has to take place during shutdown is so obnoxious. How do people put up with this? I could never use Windows as my daily driver due to this alone. Ubuntu quietly updates in the background, and only needs to reboot if the kernel got updated. I think I reboot my main machine after an update on the order of once or twice a year.