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> Who here is writing software which runs on Linux, yet needs to be running Windows while they do it? Anyone whose job also involves writing Word docs, PPT pre
by stevesimmons 5y ago
> Who here is writing software which runs on Linux, yet needs to be running Windows while they do it?
Anyone whose job also involves writing Word docs, PPT presentations, Excel spreadsheets and Visio diagrams, and communicating via Teams. The web versions are very much second-class citizens to the Windows applications.
> desktop Linux is a pile of burning garbage
That's not my experience at all. I have two nearly identical Dell XPS13 laptop. My Windows 11 laptop is considerably more unstable than the Ubuntu 21.10 one.
Now I'm in Windows most of the time, I am constantly reminded of little Win annoyances...
For instance, inability to rename an open file.
Or updates. Updates on the Ubuntu one take a few seconds, and rarely need a reboot. Updates on the Windows one take more like 20 minutes and always need a reboot, which itself takes 5 minutes or so.
- teh_klev 5y ago> For instance, inability to rename an open file. That depends on whether the app that opened a file holds a lock or not. For example you can rename an open file in notepad or VSCode.
- nikau 5y agoIts an architectural difference by locking filename rather than the inode, and its one of the most annoying "features" of Windows. Maybe there are some apps that release the lock, but 99% of windows apps lock the filename, and its part of the "reboot after installation" dance for a lot of things.