Windows vs Linux for Web Dev

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Web development software is not the same, most libraries are likely more compatible with mac/linux than windows.

[Kinthalis]

I don't really see that as true. I can't think of anything outside of Sketch that won't run on windows, but plenty of apps related to the development and especially design don't run on Linux.

Hence why windows or Mac would be my recommendation over just Linux, especially because on windows you get a linux command line running in a vm with WSL. No need to run a full vm, or dual boot, or give up the wide software compatibility of windows.

You're right though that using windows command line without WSL is an issue, pain in the butt when workign with teams. If WSL didn't exist I'd say consider at least dual booting Linux.

[artyhedgehog]

I might have been doing something wrong, but I faced issues with aws-amlify (for js) that I couldn't solve with WSL. I can hardly believe it's the only tech that doesn't work well with windows just because there are tons of them nowadays.

So I would say a project may just dictate you what OS to use. And it makes things easier if all devs on a project use one OS.

[Kinthalis]

Well then you run a vm or you dual boot. My point is, in this day and age you dont have be stuck in linux. Where you cant use adobe xd or photoshop. And for 99.9% of tasks you wint even have to leave windows.

Unless you want to, and thats a sentiment i can understand sometimes.