If you have the right tools. Windows is just fine for development. Visual Studio is widely considered one of the best IDEs out there today. Personally, I use

If you have the right tools. Windows is just fine for development. Visual Studio is widely considered one of the best IDEs out there today. Personally, I use Linux for my work on Linux, what IDE varies depending on my work. JetBrains, VSCode, neovim. But I've used other eco-systems. I still miss Genera. That thing was amazing.