I used to be of this opinion, but then I ended up working in a .Net startup and, a few years later, did a project in ASP MVC. Once I figured out Visual Studio,

I used to be of this opinion, but then I ended up working in a .Net startup and, a few years later, did a project in ASP MVC. Once I figured out Visual Studio, it got the hell out of my way and just let me work. It is really one hell of an IDE and, I'll be honest, I miss it sometimes. Windows itself needs quite a bit of tweaking to be used as a serious development box, but armed with some patience and good paht thai, it wasn't even the most horrible experience. Of course, we often had Ste. Ambroise Oatmeal stout in the fridge, so I may have been feeling bulletproof...:) Of course, I'm in my late thirties and remember building awful websites with Windows ME. I may not have an opinion, I just may be a sadist...:)