Completely unrelated, but how does one create a poll on HN?
http://news.ycombinator.com/newpoll
It's in the FAQ.
Poll HN: What operating system do you primarily develop on?
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#32macos, unfortunately. getting more hostile each year.
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#33My current project uses a cross-platform SDK. My most comfortable development platform is macOS, and that's what I use 90% of the time on this project. Occasionally I work on embedded android systems. For that I use Linux. If I'm on a consulting job and the client has everyone using Windows, I go with the flow, but my impression is that Windows has become end-user hostile, and it's getting worse. Maybe that's just because my permissions and network access are never set right on the first try when a client needs a machine set up for an outside consultant. Subjectively, Windows is the itchy sweater of development platforms.
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#34I think it's possible we see some people now use other OSes, there should at least be an "Other" option. The *BSD's, Nix and some more bespoke options.
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#35Use Linux 99% of the time. Still have dual boot for Windows only for Paint.NET.
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#36Linux but its WSL via Windows.
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#37I never found anything better than the latest macOS machines. I ran ubuntu for years and then switched back to mac just because I don't have the time to tinker and fiddle with stuff in Linux that just randomly makes the computer run hot, or a monitor to not work, or fonts looking awful. MacOS is just the sweet spot of great desktop + great unix-style devbox.
Yeah, I run macos for the same reason.
However, I went back to linux on my personal laptop (nixos on my case) and I am pleasantly surprised how many things now just work.
The only thing that still annoys me is the laptop not sleeping properly and therefore using too much battery power when idle.
It has made great strides on the last two or so years.
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#38Re: Poll HN: What operating system do you primarily develop on?
#39Not sure this covers popular mixes, eg WSL or considers AI clients. My IDE is Windows (VSCode or Cursor); but I'm also using ChatGPT in the browser and various Linux command line tools (connecting through Windows Terminal to WSL Redhat). There should probably be a fully hybrid option in the poll.
It does, if you use WSL you're OS is Windows.
I can't even imagine doing development in Windows without WSL anymore. I think Microsoft even requires it for some of their stuff.
Re: Poll HN: What operating system do you primarily develop on?
#40We mostly develop on Linux, but target all three OSs.