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I hear so many complaints from my Mac and Windows-using colleagues that just don't happen to me on Linux. It really feels like the tables have turned.

The Windows users bend over backwards just to use Linux (WSL) where the only Windows apps running are Google Chrome and VSCode (which also support Linux natively so ??).

The Mac folks struggle with performance because of Docker using a VM with poor filesystem sync performance. Again, busting their backs just to use Linux. And it's worse now that they're using these M1 chips that segfault when our app uses FFI. These folks don't even like or use xcode or any mac-only software.

I'm still a bit biased in that I know how to set up a good Linux machine and others might still struggle with that. But it really looks like they're already struggling.

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I find it amusing that the best part of Windows and OSX right now are WSL and Docker support.

I use both when needed, but since gnome improved performance and UX its just so much better experience to use the real thing.

Unpopular opinion: companies whose core operation is around Linux should start using Linux on desktop instead of bending backwards to not do so. How about it, Linode?

I'd argue the best part of MacOS is the font rendering.

> I find it amusing that the best part of Windows and OSX right now are WSL and Docker support.

I find it amusing that you think that. I still use my 2015 Mac Book Air because it still going strong, both hardware and software (albeit an older version of the os) and I still use my Windows PC (built it during the pandemic) because games. My docker needs are fulfiled by an Intel NUC (with Debian) for my home development needs and an EC2 instance for work. Never started/installed/read much into WSL.

I don't know if it is a case of the tables turning, or if we tend to overlook faults in our preferred operating system.

I have used Linux for over 25 years, know how it works and like how it works. While there are distributions that I like and distributions that I don't like, I rarely run into technical issues. At the same time, I cannot deny that other people do run into technical issues. Perhaps my experience means that I subconsciously avoid the facets that cause others problems. That being said, I have had a lot of bad experiences with Windows that others like to deny. Perhaps their experience means they are subconsciously avoiding facets of Windows that have caused problems on my end.

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