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Package managers, cli, customization options, lots of free software (free like free speech not like free beer), pre-installed vim, awesome community
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ajfmo1227yOK but I feel like getting to know all the commands I need sometimes is a little bit irritating @arvind1705 I have used Ubuntu to practice but always fin windows more comfortable so I'm looking for strong reasons to switch my development environment to Ubuntu
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Root797677yDeveloping is possible on Windows, but it's easier and more enjoyable on Linux. Everything just works together better -- and sanely.
Looking at it another way: Should you brush your hair with part of a pine tree, or with a styling brush? The former will work, if not particularly well, while the second is designed for it.
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I considered using "cactus" (painful) or "cpu" (expensive) in place of the pine tree option. -
It really depends per person, I prefer windows for application/game dev, but for webdev I prefer Linux
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