For C#, android or embedded development debian 11 or sometimes Pop!OS.
For my paid job doing node and python, windows 10. But I wish it was debian.
Ask HN: What is your Dev OS in 2022?
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#22I use a minimal installation of Fedora with i3 window manager. My 10 year computer can not thank me more.
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#23You are heading for a dead end if you are looking for long lived releases and updating the system Python. Stop using the system Python, or use a distribution with frequent short lived releases.
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#24KDE Neon. I love KDE Activities I setup a sperate activity for my main job, freelance work and Personal Usage(Non work related). I have seprate Desktop Folder for every activity and Wallpaper. Each Desktop have shortcuts to applications I use for that envirnment.
Also I love Debian 11. Thinking to install KDE with it but I dont have time...
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#25MacOS Monterey. Rock solid, does everything I need.
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#26You do know that you don't have to use the system version of python don't you? You can always install a newer version and then select which one you use for which task.
If you want the system packages on your OS to jump up to new versions as time goes by then you want to look at a Rolling Release distributions (e.g. Arch).
Alternatively you can use Debian with either Stable, Testing or Unstable as the source rather than a traditional named version (Note: research this before trying it so you understand the risks that you are taking).
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#27Yeah, I use Mac locally. But remotely, I use some, ubuntu, centos. But mostly, I found FreeBSD is so stable.
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#28I’m using Fedora 36 KDE. It’s a custom image I built myself that has all the things I need installed and configured.
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#29Crystal Linux. It is a arch based OS which means you get to take advantage of the huge amount of packages in the AUR with the added benefit of being easy to install and sensible defaults.
It comes with amethyst (`ame`) as AUR helper pre-installed, which is also in my opinion the best AUR helper out right now (and it's written in Rust!).
Automatic BTRFS snapshots before package upgrades have saved my butt once already and I couldn't live without them.
100% recommended
Re: Ask HN: What is your Dev OS in 2022?
#30I’m using Fedora 36 KDE. It’s a custom image I built myself that has all the things I need installed and configured.
Is it open sourced? I'm interested in learning how to do that.