Timeline for How to tell your boss that you don't want to use the expensive MacBook he bought you, as you are used to Linux/Windows
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| Aug 20, 2020 at 23:14 | comment | added | Frank Hopkins | The numbers seem highly dependent on the particular culture / company type you pick. In about 3/4 of companies I worked so far the majority OS for devs was Linux. When Windows was the majority, either Mac or Linux was present and allowed as well. The other way around too. There are things that each one really supports better aside from personal preference, bash scripting, related functionality and docker support on the *nix side, fancy graphics engine support on the windows side for instance. But a lot is (company) local developer culture. | |
| Jul 31, 2020 at 17:56 | comment | added | nasch | @user91988 60-ish percent of developers use Windows. statista.com/statistics/869211/…. I would be interested to see any information about your claim that the majority of developers at "major tech companies" use Macs. | |
| Jul 31, 2020 at 16:21 | comment | added | computercarguy | I've spent 25 years programming on Windows, both personally and professionally (for +7 years) and had few issues, and none that having a Mac magically fixed. Like I've mentioned before, using a Mac introduced problems, not solved them. You can have your personal opinion, but the fact remains that most devs are still on Windows and will stay there long into future. | |
| Jul 31, 2020 at 16:18 | comment | added | computercarguy | @user91988, I used Macs for years in high school and they were OK. I also spent a year trying to use a Mac for that dev job, and I rarely went an hour without some stupid Mac "feature" getting in my way or not having a necessary setting. I'm also one of the devs that grew up with CLIs and used to like them, but think they are superfluous now. I became a programmer so I could help get rid of CLIs. Windows has CLI tools, too. And "20 in the world" means everyone should learn Mac on the off chance they get a job at one? Nah, too low chances, like the lotto, which I don't count on for living. | |
| Jul 31, 2020 at 16:16 | comment | added | Heng Ye | Linux has both the Bash, the dev tools, and the languages (on some distros.) But I can't stand windoze | |
| Jul 31, 2020 at 16:07 | comment | added | user91988 | @computercarguy How would you know? You've barely used a Mac. I have extensive experience with both Windows and Mac. There is plenty "extra" that Macs provide - namely a Bash command line and plenty of helpful tools and preinstalled languages out of the box. And I said "major tech companies". There aren't even 20 of those in the world... | |
| Jul 31, 2020 at 15:44 | comment | added | computercarguy | @user91988, there's nothing "extra" that Macs provide, unless you are required to use them for iOS development. I've had plenty of those "features" reduce my efficiency. And in my unfortunately vast experience in job searching, Macs are not very commonly used in dev. It's still mostly Windows. Maybe 1 in 20-30 jobs say they use Macs. If you "can't imagine", then you are out of touch with the vast majority of devs who do use Windows. | |
| Jul 31, 2020 at 13:56 | comment | added | user91988 | @computercarguy And you're a programmer? Wow, that sucks to be missing out on all the features Macs offer developers. I can't imagine getting any real development work done on, say, Windows. As far as programming goes, Macs are top tier. There's a reason the majority of developers at major tech companies use them. | |
| Jul 29, 2020 at 13:09 | history | answered | Michal Tenenberg | CC BY-SA 4.0 |