Why devs and programmers prefer Linux over Windows?

Do makers, developers and programmers prefer Linux Desktop more than Windows or Mac? Are you thinking about migrating to Linux? Is Linux really a better OS than Windows or MacosX and a better environment for programming? Can you rely on WSL and continue using Windows? These are the kind of questions that most users ask when they hear about Linux as a replacement and in this tech debate, we are going to answer them, as best as we can.

Linux is not currently the most used Desktop operating system in the world, despite being the number one choice in smartphones, servers and even super computers, but as time goes by, more and more developers and programmers are switching to Linux or at least considering it as their next stop.

A lot of programmers choose Linux because it is fast, secure, modern, the community is getting bigger and bigger and they have access to the apps they need, very easily and in most cases for free. They can work in an environment that is close to their production platform. They can develop apps on a reliable and consistent environment, with distros that offer long term support releases with 3 to 5 years of active development and support.

After all these years, there are a lot of free and open source alternatives that you can use for day to day usage and it gives the developers the confidence that they can switch to Linux without worrying about the apps they need. The UI of Linux Desktop distros have evolved drastically over the past few years and now they offer a modern and sleek GUI.

[Refs]
Ubuntu Desktop https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop
POP_OS https://pop.system76.com/
Elementary OS https://elementary.io/
Manjaro OS https://manjaro.org/download/
Xubuntu https://xubuntu.org/
Linux Lite OS https://www.linuxliteos.com/index.html
Raspberry Pi OS https://www.raspberrypi.org/software/
eDex-UI https://github.com/GitSquared/edex-ui
Docker https://www.docker.com/
Kubernetes https://kubernetes.io/

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:15 FOSS
01:50 Better Control
02:47 Better File Systems
03:21 Cost
03:48 Open Source Free Software
04:21 Embedded Systems
05:14 Command Line (Terminal)
05:48 Production Ready Environment
06:38 Docker, Kubernetes and Containerization
07:43 Telemetry
08:48 Faster Builds
09:19 OS Degradation by time
10:20 Software Updates and Repositories
11:10 Lovers and Haters
12:23 WSL and WSL2
12:53 Conclusion

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