Best OS for programming? Mac vs Windows vs Linux debate settled

What is the best operating system for programming? Learn the pros and cons of MacOS, Windows, and Linux from the perspective of a programmer.

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[NorteXGame]

A jetbrains sponsorship, then a casual "I use VSCode" is wild.

[Peterll]

I watched every second of this video thinking "he's gonna say TempleOS at the last second, isn't he?" and it was worth it.

[Maxible]

OMG that random TempleOS ending to the flow chart with zero explanation was flawless. 🤣

[bobjackson]

Back when i was in college about 18 years ago now my professor put it quite succinctly:

"All OS's suck, you just choose the one that sucks the least for your current task."

[xFact-ory]

"you'll need a copilot to manage all your copilots" killed me 💀

[parscodeYT]

I'm a freedom fighter, the enemy's weapon is an activate windows watermark

[ShillingTechy]

Fact: JetBrains offers a free 1 year license if you are a student. You can still renew it if you are still a student by the time it expires.

[aaa-myxy]

this is the official "GPT-4o just took our jobs" waiting room

[MrAdBounty]

Imagine thinking flexing when saying "I use Arch btw" when you can say "I use TempleOS my brother"

[piotrr]

As a Android developer it was actually fun to see how JetBrains first replaced Eclipse workspace that was pain in the ass with Android Studio, to later replace Java 1.8 with Kotlin so Oracle can start to copy kotlin features into later versions of Java

[DefaultFlame]

NGL, loved TempleOS just sliding in at the end there.

[SuperCacazinho]

"Penetration" with Howard KILLED me haha

[Pablito_Dev]

that last conclusion was the best of all, love your sense of humor fireship!

[abderrahmanesmimite]

Thank you, the last branch of your flowchart just killed me 😂

[Wave_Duck]

Real programmers make their own os from scratch

[MikkoRantalainen]

3:20 Loved the photo here! Perfectly describes how I feel with iOS and MacOS.

[ShrirajHegde]

JetBrains integration was so smooth that I thought you were going to dunk on it 💀

[saminyead]

My experience with Linux Mint (coming from a Wndows background) is a pleasant one. No need to make your own drivers, everything mostly works out of the box. I don't even miss Windows anymore.

[samuelevans-nwtw]

Thanks for settling it, once and for all!

[muesligangster]

To be as performant and efficient as possible, I used FreeRTOS on my PC and programmed each component, such as the compiler, browser, editors, window manager, build system, file system, user authentication, and drivers, by myself.