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Re:Poll HN: What operating system do you primarily develop on? by ycuser2 on Monday January 24, 2022 @04:41AM (#30055316)
I develop on Windows and Linux, and I'm ok with Windows.

What are the main disadvantages to develop on Windows?

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Re:Poll HN: What operating system do you primarily develop on? by reedf1 on Monday January 24, 2022 @05:06AM (#30055552)
From someone who has done heavy development on both - I would say it's quite difficult to get used to the filesystem, non-POSIX (which is why mac users and linux users tend to find affinity), windows API being a bit arcane (Things like user-groups, event viewer, and process explorer being mostly dated UI apps with unique and strange windows API calls), services vs daemons, session-zero.

I would say it's great at a user level, but under the covers you have to be a true windows grognard to know what is going on.

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Re:Poll HN: What operating system do you primarily develop on? by netizen-936824 on Monday January 24, 2022 @05:37AM (#30055834)
This is why I don't use windows. Compared to Linux, everything feels strange and obfuscated
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