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I have already worked at least one software company which developed Linux-only _desktop_ software (i.e. which used some X11 toolkit) while literally using Wind

• ahartmetz 4y ago
  I have worked at a software consulting company that worked (for other companies, mostly) on C++/Qt software that was only made available for Mac and Windows. Most developers were developing on Linux, though.
• neilv 4y ago
  This bizarre mismatch still happens in some companies, post-desktop, and the impact can be worse than everyone merely being less-productive. It can also be a symptom of other organizational dysfunction. For tech companies, especially startups, it's something we should consider before joining: how does the company determine the tools/infrastructure that engineering and production use, and what are the current determinations?
• lrvick 4y ago
  Would have quit on day 1 without question. That is pretty nuts.