Why use Linux instead of Windows?

I have seen people recommend doing development under Linux rather than Windows. Can anyone give me a list of reasons for or against using Linux for the development environment? I'd like to present a case to my bosses.

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Jan Cumps 7 months ago in reply to shabaz +3

This matches closely with what my company does. Developers can build software on their personal device, for develop, test and debug purposes. But the deployable software is built with build services…
Fred27 7 months ago in reply to dyessgg +3

I tend to find that anyone who peppers their response with "Windoze" or "Micro$oft" is rarely adding to the discussion and just wants to tell everyone what their personal allegiance is. By the way, before…
Fred27 7 months ago +2

Unless you're developing something where the tools only run on one operating system, I'd say just stick to what you know or like. However, being familiar with both is definitely a benefit. If you "pick…

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quadzilla 7 months ago

Since people asked, we're developing applications that require running FreeRTOS on embedded processors. I've heard people say that Linux provides a better development environment, but I hadn't heard any specifics. I did note that AMD's online documentation uses Linux-specific path names, so I wondered if that indicated a leaning toward Linux.
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metaprog 7 months ago in reply to quadzilla

As far as AMD (Xilinx) goes, tools like Petalinux do not even have Windows versions, so you pretty much have no choice here. And all the other tools work very iffy on Windows anyway.
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metaprog 7 months ago in reply to quadzilla

As far as AMD (Xilinx) goes, tools like Petalinux do not even have Windows versions, so you pretty much have no choice here. And all the other tools work very iffy on Windows anyway.
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Jan Cumps 7 months ago in reply to metaprog

Segger's graphic designer for embedded design (used by Renesas, Infineon, ST, NXP) only supports Windows. TI's HAL configurator for automotive CPUs only supports Windows.
It's something that you 'll always have, if you want to select a single OS.

The AMD, Segger and TI requirements for a particular OS can be mitigated.Back to original comment: it depends.
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