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But on a developer machine this doesn't matter does it?

• NikkiA 3y ago
  Actually it does, because with the windows git it includes it's own copy of ssh and bash, both of which will clash and fight with msys and/or other ssh installs - including the copy of ssh that microsoft themselves tuck away in \windows\system32 it's quite 'normal' for git-for-windows' ssh-agent to completely disable ssh-agent from working properly system-wide because it ends up pointing things at the wrong ssh-agent.
  • willdr 3y ago
    But a developer isn't using Windows.
    • tempodox 3y ago
      Let's narrow that down and say they wouldn't voluntarily. But you obviously never heard of that adversarial entity named IT Department.
    • maccard 3y ago
      That's a very naive view.
    • jdrek1 3y ago
      That's a pretty ignorant view, there's tons of developers using Windows. If you take a look at the SO survey (or similar ones), Windows has 47% in the "Professional use" category.
    • flohofwoe 3y ago
      Pretty much all game development still happens on Windows because that's where all (or at least most of) the gamedev tools and middleware libraries are.
      • TillE 3y ago
        It's also where 99% of businesses are, client-side. Not everything is Electron or the web.
    • matheusmoreira 3y ago
      If only that were true. Linux really should be the developer's system but for many reasons it isn't for a lot of people.