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The vast majority of places that use .NET core (or .NET 5.0/6.0) are places that used to use old .NET and use Windows for their dev environments. You would be

The vast majority of places that use .NET core (or .NET 5.0/6.0) are places that used to use old .NET and use Windows for their dev environments. You would be really limiting yourself if you look for a .NET job without Windows. I am sure they exist but it's probably something like 95%/5% windows/not windows. I am not really sure why you would want to use Linux/MacOS for this though. The dev experience for .NET is very consistent between platforms if you don't use Visual Studio. Using VSCode, Rider, and the dotnet CLI, I have developed on MacOS, Windows, and Linux without noticing many differences.

305305305 4y ago
Agreed. I am a front-end developer on a Mac. I am learning the .NET backend code on a Mac. All of the 12 backend devs on this project are on Windows. When I tried to screen-share and get help (using VS for Mac), they are all like "WTF is that?". VS for Mac is not like the Windows VS. I also had to run MS SQL Management Studio, and it only runs on Windows. So I ended up running a Windows machine on Parallels on my Mac. Now I have a consistent work environment as the other backend devs, but it's not a good developer experience. Sometimes it's extremely slow. The context switching from a Mac to Windows is distracting. I feel very disconnected from the code I'm working on. I'm going to try JetBrains Rider based on suggestions here. It makes me reconsider if I really want to go down the .NET path in my career if I probably have to use Windows (with about 95% .NET job opportunities using Windows). Java looks like a better option for fullstack web development on a Mac.
- yyyk 4y ago
  >I also had to run MS SQL Management Studio, and it only runs on Windows. Azure Data Studio is cross-platform and the obvious successor judging by comparative release speed and that every SSMS install automatically installs ADS. It's also more annoying than SSMS, but ADS is still a better experience than most SQL gui tools.

305305305 4y ago

Agreed. I am a front-end developer on a Mac. I am learning the .NET backend code on a Mac. All of the 12 backend devs on this project are on Windows. When I tried to screen-share and get help (using VS for Mac), they are all like "WTF is that?". VS for Mac is not like the Windows VS. I also had to run MS SQL Management Studio, and it only runs on Windows. So I ended up running a Windows machine on Parallels on my Mac. Now I have a consistent work environment as the other backend devs, but it's not a good developer experience. Sometimes it's extremely slow. The context switching from a Mac to Windows is distracting. I feel very disconnected from the code I'm working on. I'm going to try JetBrains Rider based on suggestions here. It makes me reconsider if I really want to go down the .NET path in my career if I probably have to use Windows (with about 95% .NET job opportunities using Windows). Java looks like a better option for fullstack web development on a Mac.

yyyk 4y ago
>I also had to run MS SQL Management Studio, and it only runs on Windows. Azure Data Studio is cross-platform and the obvious successor judging by comparative release speed and that every SSMS install automatically installs ADS. It's also more annoying than SSMS, but ADS is still a better experience than most SQL gui tools.