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Most truly serious professionals I know are either using macOS with Homebrew or Arch Linux. They’ve accepted they need to take managing their OS into their own
by dharmab 5y ago
Most truly serious professionals I know are either using macOS with Homebrew or Arch Linux. They’ve accepted they need to take managing their OS into their own hands because anyone else will bungle the job. They spend a few weeks to learn their OS’ internals in depth and then rarely lose significant time troubleshooting issues in the future.
- stjohnswarts 5y agoAh I knew that there would be an Arch user somewhere around here. Meanwhile I've used Ubuntu for over a decade with virtually zero issues and during that decade Arch users both newb and old have continued to declare there is only one true OS and that I'm doing it wrong while I tell them "I'm glad you enjoy your OS"
- klohto 5y agoSeems like you’ve switched the positions :)
- rejectfinite 5y agoMost truly serious professionals I know are using Windows 10 or 11 on a work provided Lenovo/HP or Dell laptop.
- lloydatkinson 5y agoAgreed, seem like a very pretentious comment from OP that doesn't seem related to the real world.
- jamaicahest 5y agoIndeed. As a professional freelance consultant, I use the laptop provided by the customer. Guess what? They're always running Windows.
- fortran77 5y agoI can learn MacOS or Arch "internals in depth" -- even the proprietary stuff in MacOS -- in "a few weeks?" I'm glad I use an OS where I don't have to know the internals.
- esjeon 5y ago> Arch Linux Seriously? 1. Paid apps normally support Ubuntu out of box, but it's rarely a case for Arch. AUR is not a "professional" place at any senses. 2. Arch is a rolling distro that breaks completely randomly. Major breakages are introduced by both the distro and upstreams.
- benhurmarcel 5y agoWe don't have the same "serious professional" bubble. I've never seen any colleague, customer, or supplier get provided anything other than a Windows laptop.