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There is a clear ambiguity that feels very important - in one way my work's "primary operating system" is Debian because that's what our images are built using

There is a clear ambiguity that feels very important - in one way my work's "primary operating system" is Debian because that's what our images are built using and what we deploy. But my computer is running OS X.

cptskippy 4y ago
And anyone using Azure is probably deploying to Linux because it's cheaper and more performance. So Windows desktop users will also be selecting Linux. If you're doing anything Docker, you probably prefer Linux. So unless you're developing exclusively for Apple's ecosystem, you probably selected Linux on the survey.
unshavedyak 4y ago
Likewise my primary OS is Linux (NixOS, specifically) but my primary OS for anytime i don't want to be at my desk is my older Macbook Pro 2017 (2016? i forget) - also running Nix btw >:D Eventually i imagine my laptop will also be Linux, but Mac is hard to beat for mobile operating. I'm tempted to try an M1 via Asahi at some point, assuming i can get NixOS on it.. but i don't have an M1 atm and am in no rush to buy one.
spixy 4y ago
Operating system in which you use your IDE / work tools. Don't complicate it.
- MRtecno98 4y ago
  What if i run some remote development tools like gh codespaces or the like?
  - zimmund 4y ago
    Whatever operating system your thin client runs.
    - tekknik 4y ago
      I’ve always answered that I use both Linux and Mac (recently I had to add windows as well) as I write on a Mac and run it on Linux. Regardless you shouldn’t just answer it as whatever your thin client is running as then the WSL option doesn’t make sense.
- aeturnum 4y ago
  But that doesn't describe what we are paid to do. I regularly have to ensure solutions work in both OS X and in Docker / Debian. If the question was: "Which operating systems does your company target" the answer is both Debian and OS X. Because most developers work in OS X and our production machines run Debian.

cptskippy 4y ago

And anyone using Azure is probably deploying to Linux because it's cheaper and more performance. So Windows desktop users will also be selecting Linux. If you're doing anything Docker, you probably prefer Linux. So unless you're developing exclusively for Apple's ecosystem, you probably selected Linux on the survey.

unshavedyak 4y ago

Likewise my primary OS is Linux (NixOS, specifically) but my primary OS for anytime i don't want to be at my desk is my older Macbook Pro 2017 (2016? i forget) - also running Nix btw >:D Eventually i imagine my laptop will also be Linux, but Mac is hard to beat for mobile operating. I'm tempted to try an M1 via Asahi at some point, assuming i can get NixOS on it.. but i don't have an M1 atm and am in no rush to buy one.

spixy 4y ago

Operating system in which you use your IDE / work tools. Don't complicate it.

MRtecno98 4y ago
What if i run some remote development tools like gh codespaces or the like?
- zimmund 4y ago
  Whatever operating system your thin client runs.
  - tekknik 4y ago
    I’ve always answered that I use both Linux and Mac (recently I had to add windows as well) as I write on a Mac and run it on Linux. Regardless you shouldn’t just answer it as whatever your thin client is running as then the WSL option doesn’t make sense.
aeturnum 4y ago
But that doesn't describe what we are paid to do. I regularly have to ensure solutions work in both OS X and in Docker / Debian. If the question was: "Which operating systems does your company target" the answer is both Debian and OS X. Because most developers work in OS X and our production machines run Debian.