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Best Operating System for Programming

Best Operating System to use as a Developer.

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So when it comes for getting started with something you always wanna have all the things should be the best. So If I may ask you to choose Any one Operating System Then most of them may ask is there is any Option to choose for the Operating System apart from WINDOWS?? Well In that case You should Get into this blog Right Away.

There are Many Kind of Operating Systems out in The world. But Choosing The Right Operating System completely Depends on Your Passion and some times on the Pocket Also(Till now In My Case).

What are The Different Types of Operating Systems??

So basically There are Three Types of Operating Systems Out in The World. But as we are here to Dig in Detail. Namely :-

  • Windows
  • Mac OS X
  • Linux

So the above Mentioned Named Operating System is the List of The Operating Systems that are Currently running in the World. So lets go Deep into Every Operating Systems and Understand the Development Environment.

Windows

So Here Comes the Dominating Operating System Which runs in Most of the Computers over all around The world. There is a Bit Advantage of Being a Windows Developer as It still remains the same (with a Bit Different style) as it was released way back With Windows 7. But Windows 10 came up with the Best User Experience.

So Lets Talk about the Advantage of Using Windows as the Operating System for Your Programming.

Advantage

  • The Best Advantage for The Windows Operating System is the Familiar Look as we used with our previously.
  • Most of The Software's are made first for the Windows (considering the User base for the Operating Systems)
  • Many Software's only Supports Windows only
  • You can also Play High Graphic Games in your Free Time.

Dis-advantage

  • When it comes about the Software's most of them are Paid and some of them don't work as expected as they priced.
  • If you are a user with Speed then Windows Might not your Cup of Tea.
  • But wait, Windows also is Priced so If you want to use Windows with Full User access then You Have to Purchase The Windows Operating System
  • Malicious Codes / Virus are majorly created for The Windows Operating System(as the hackers want to hack into your Computer).

Being a Developer I don't want to be Hacked or I don't want that Someone Sneaks into my PC. So I just use My Windows 10 with Only for Gaming apart from the topic if You are a Gamer Then Lets Play some Assassin Creed Games Together

So lets Continue with our Topic Here Comes the Next One

Mac Os X

So if You are a Person with Privacy concerned and you don't want that any one who is around the world can easily hack into your system then You should consider for Mac Operating system as Its the Best among the Developers as it is not every Hackers cup of tea to hack into Mac OS easily.

Lets get into Advantages and Dis-Advantages

Advantages

  • Its the Best Operating System for the The Privacy Concerned Persons.
  • You get the Best tool's with your Operating System Only
  • You Don't have to limit yourself with speed as it is Mac Os is developed only For Apple Computers and will work the best when it comes to performance of Mac Os.
  • You will be out of the scope of the Viruses as Majorly Virus is not made for Mac OS

Dis-Advantage

  • Most of the things in Mac OS are Paid and you have to pay for every thing.
  • MAC OS is mode for the Apple Computers so to use Mac OS you should also purchase Apple Computer which itself cost very much heigh for a Middle Class Indian Family.
  • You cant Play all of the Games in Mac OS as it don't support Every Game.

So Here Comes Developers, Hackers and My Favorite

Linux

Linux is a Operating System Developed originally by Linus Torvalds who is the Father of Git so if you see any Developer He has a skill called Git and GitHub (created on the Base of Git). Is that all paid ?? No Never as it introduces the Open Source Development so all the Code for this Git is available on the GitHub Website.

So lets Dig into Linux More and you will get to know more

Advantage

  • Everything in The Linux Operating System is Completely Free You don't have to pay for anything.
  • Linux Runs on Every machine which is in running Condition It will Run Super Fine on Every Computer unlike MAC OS
  • It will perform with the Highest speed on Every Computer no Matter how old the System is It will Run on High Speed Unlike Windows.
  • Linux is Out with the Scope of Virus as Linux is used to attack Windows not to get attacked.
  • Linux can easily Perform the Hacking Stuff easily

Dis-advantage

  • As being a Windows user the Interface might not look as good as Windows But It got its own Style.
  • You cant Play Games on Linux as it is not made for Gaming or Non-Development Purpose. Some Linux Distributions are made for Gaming but I must tell you a short note for Gaming on Linux That for now its not supported for Gaming.

So Which Operating System you should use for Programming??

So what Should I choose For My Development ??? I want a Single Answer!!

So........, If you are into Developement then you can surely get into Windows Operating System as You have all your Software's free of Cost for that and You don't want to do the Technical Stuff like stopping attackers from Attacking into your PC and want to give the Security stuff to Microsoft Company then You can Opt for Windows.

and if You want to add a Privacy Concern also then You are free to go for Mac OS X as It has more Privacy Concern and You can Get your Software's for Free On the Internet as Microsoft Officially Declared Visual Studio Code for Free with Updates which will give the Security stuff to Apple.

And If You wanted to get Everything for Free with Privacy Concern with the Latest Software's for Free and want to Do the Technical Stuff like Stopping Attackers from Hacking into your Machine and Making a Custom Security Settings Then You can opt for Linux as it is Completely Free and will Give you the Best Utilization of Your Machine.

My Opinion??

I would always suggest that you should that if you are Beginner Then You should always go For Windows and Learn some technical Stuff and Then after learning the Technical Stuff you can go for Linux If you want to.

But If you want to Get right into the Linux Background then I should stop you right here because if You just jump into the Linux Then you can get into trouble and you might loose your Data That you have stored after giving huge amount of time.

But If you have a bit amount of money to spend then you should just Get into Mac because it would give you the best things apart from Linux as Apple is good For Privacy and Security Unlike Windows But You cant set your Custom Security Settings.

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Hi! Nice post 👍. Just wanted to share my personal experience with the choice of an OS.

To be clear: I don't think OSs really matters when programming but it is true that some OSs make things "easier". In general, I think UNIX is the best thing that happened to the developers' world. At the moment, the "sons" of UNIX are Linux, BSD-derived (FreeBSD, OpenBSD, etc) and MacOS.

I've personally used Windows and Linux for a very long time and I cannot emphasise enough how much Linux is just right for programmers. There's an issue though: it lacks a lot of support from major vendors. If you need to edit a documentation or do actually any other task that is not programming-related, you may find yourself stuck in googling "Software name alternative for linux".

More recently I've decided to try switching to MacOS. I have to admit it: once you get past the learning curve of the "unusual" (for my background) keyboard layout, it just works. You can benefit from both the UNIX-like environment, but you have all the usual apps and support from major vendors.

Speaking of Windows, it just sucks. It is resource demanding and generally awkward to use in a programming environment: for example, once you install a new library or executable and update the PATH variable, you may have to restart your whole workstation to work... If you use it to play, I would suggest saving money (a PC on which you can play costs a lot more than usual) and buy a console: It's actually far more relaxing if you keep your work station and your free time separate.

So, for a TL;DR: UNIX-like OSs are the best for programming. The choice just boils down to what you want to do beside programming: if you only write code, Linux is for you; if you work on other tasks, MacOS has the most support.

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Aman Ojha5y ago

That was a good review in short note

I agree with every single point of you that MacOS is just best suited for any Programmer ( if Coding or not ) and the Windows is just best for gaming ( I guess ) though console is way good for Gaming still I think that Windows is better and that's also because we can upgrade the PC without any extra efforts just Plug, Install the Driver and Play thing I Love it

But when it comes to coding I prefer Linux as the MacOS is firstly a bit costly ( or way too costly I must say when it comes to me ) then the difference in keyboard architecture ( that also affects me a lot )

But I find Windows still a lot better for a Graduating Student ( the cracked Software's you get from free ( from trusted sources I'm not talking about the untrusted sources ) also the College prefers the Students who uses Windows as their primary OS ( Sometimes but rarely LINUX also ) but when it comes to MacOS they just have to suffer when it comes to college related stuffs ( sometimes ).

Please Note :- I have written everything based on my Experiences, likes and Dislikes as a Graduating Student with CS as a Major.

The but when it comes to MacOS they just have to suffer statement happened to my friend once in my college as well as when we have gone for a Event in other college then this happened to them

So it was my Experience maybe this have never been faced by someone else