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Every day HN just makes me glad I've completely abandoned Windows outside of employers who make me use it for work. I can honestly do all the same work I do at
by giancarlostoro 1y ago
Every day HN just makes me glad I've completely abandoned Windows outside of employers who make me use it for work. I can honestly do all the same work I do at any Software Engineering job from Linux or Mac, neither option phases me.
- userbinator 1y agoThere are plenty of employers who will make you use Linux for work. ...and probably fewer who want to stay on Windows, given how tight they usually are about leaking IP or PII, although some may still have some unusual trust of M$.
- rs186 1y agoFor software engineering jobs, Linux is often available as a VM or a server, but the actual laptop issued to you is likely Windows or Mac. Mac is probably the standard for startups but not necessarily the case elsewhere. Where I work, the default is Windows, and you need special requests to get a MacBook.
- noisy_boy 1y agoFinance IT is the same. Windows everywhere. Occasionally there is a second-class-citizen Linux VM thrown in to tick the we-support-desktop-Linux checkbox.