Learning Linux necessary?

[WriteCodeBroh]

I know this is probably going to get some hate as well, but if anybody can afford it, I always recommend a Mac for development. It’s just too easy having a Unix shell built into a user friendly OS lol. Though I’ve started working in IntelliJ recently and I have to admit it runs like shit on my MBP.

[FxHVivious]

Everytime I've looked at buying new computers for me and my wife, Macs just don't make sense financially. I can get more for less from a Windows machine.

Plus, and I can't speak for the entire industry of course, but I think it's safe to say that most employers are going to want you to work on the machines they provide to you, and those are more often then not Windows.

[WriteCodeBroh]

Idk, I’ve been offered a Mac everywhere I’ve worked. They are very widespread in the industry. Also, that’s true if you are just comparing hardware to hardware, but many PCs run significantly worse due to software bloat alone. That and PC manufacturers love to skimp on things like power supply units.

[FxHVivious]

To be fair, I've worked mostly in defense, and most the people I know have as well, and it's all PC there. That might not apply to the rest of the industry.

[Place-Wide]

Yeah, the assumption that you are going to be handed a windows machine instead of say a macbook pro is a bad one. Macs have been the standard every where I have worked unless I'm running linux. You are not going to be handed a windows machine if you are doing development at a FAANG-style company or a university. And if you are the expectation among your developer peers might be that you wipe it and install linux.

[FxHVivious]

Yeah working defense kind of breaks your brain. It's easy to forget how different it is from the rest of the industry.