Ultimately, I wonder what development environment people prefer? For me, POSIX APIs and GNU/Linux extensions are far simpler to work with to do what I need and

Ultimately, I wonder what development environment people prefer? For me, POSIX APIs and GNU/Linux extensions are far simpler to work with to do what I need and get the performance I want. Windows development just seems very heavy, and the APIs, while comprehensive, are incomprehensible.