Your base OS for development or your favourite Workbench OS!

i recently had a good long argument on using Windows or Linux Os for development. I am a serious Windows 10 fanboy. So I just wanted to know how many use Linux, Windows 10 and MacOS.

I know these OS's are un-comparable but I just want to show my friends the voting down by real engineers of this community!

All those voting I would also love to hear why you love the OS and how it differs itself from others.

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genebren over 6 years ago +5

I continue to use my Windows 7 Pro OS. I was never a fan of the later versions of Windows and I use too many programs that I could not find availables for Linux.
Fred27 over 6 years ago +4

If you're a professional then you should be capable and comfortable with both Windows and Linux. By all means have a preference for one or the other, but don't make the mistake of thinking anyone else…
Jan Cumps over 6 years ago +4

others: windows and linux for boards that can run an OS. latest versions if I can. RTOSes for microcontrollers. FreeRTOS or TI-RTOS.

skywalker1211 over 6 years ago

dual boot. windows 10 + ubuntu 18.04.
using ubuntu for tensorflow/data processing. why ubuntu? because more online resources available.
others using win10.
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Gough Lui over 6 years ago in reply to luislabmo

Haha ... Indeed. Especially if it is one of the fleshy variety.

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xeonaj over 6 years ago in reply to luislabmo

mmm! Cross-Platform Worker!
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Jan Cumps over 6 years ago in reply to luislabmo

no. sold, also long ago
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luislabmo over 6 years ago in reply to Jan Cumps

Do you still use it nowadays?
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Jan Cumps over 6 years ago in reply to luislabmo

I bought an xth-hand Amiga ST with Cubase installed early 90s because that was cheaper than buying a Cubase license standalone.
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luislabmo over 6 years ago

My answer is -depends on what I'm planning to do and the physical location I will be working on-. I tend to have more than one platform available at all times and sync my work in the cloud and/or dropbox. So pretty much the deciding factor ends up being where am I going to work from... I end up using Win7/10 Linux and OS/X frequently.
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luislabmo over 6 years ago in reply to Gough Lui

Well, having an Amiga may be counter-productive for a Work Bench. I'm pretty sure it will end up being used 99% for leisure activities.

Luis
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xeonaj over 6 years ago in reply to michaelkellett

Yeah its true when you want to have changes in the kernal level codes LINUX can only help just because its open source!
And about the reverting state after update is available on Windows 10.
I started using Windows back in DEC 2015 from then i have very rarely switched to Linux!
Yeah did have many BSOD! And when I switched to preview editions I came across GSOD!
But learned a lot from mistakes!
Today when do you see a BSOD -> While installing a improper Driver OR when system suddenly gets a huge load while installing drivers OR when installing two hardware with same drivers sometimes cause inflicts between driver registration and the system crashes BSOD!
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Gough Lui over 6 years ago in reply to n5kzw

Well, seeing the title of the thread, I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Commodore Amiga Workbench yet ...

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