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I'd use Linux for homelab if there was native Fusion, since I need that for school.
Most tech people actually use macs, because corporations prefer them for their tech employees, while the normal employees usually use Windows. Very few corps support linux on the desktop for their admins -- even if their infrastructure is all on linux.
Any source on that mac claim? I've not seen any proof of that at all.
(Edit: To clarify, I know people are saying they use MacOS here, but I don't think the claim that most tech people in corporate settings use MacOS to be true. I only have my personal experience in a very large corporate environment, and am asking for information as every team I've worked with was using Windows.)
I used to live in the bay area. Know lots of people in tech companies. Most are on macs.
I am a software developer and work on Kubernetes based project.
I was given a Mac laptop when I joined. It was a few OS releases behind, because corporate IT didn’t support newer versions.
Macs have to run some sort of VM to do docker based development.
VMs are not that great.
When time came, I requested a Windows laptop. I installed Debian on WSL 2. Then got it to run systemd properly and installed Docker on WSL. Then vscode on windows host with remote ssh into WSL.
Vscode ssh integration is probably best least known feature of vscode. However, initial connection setup always requires tweaking to get that best experience.
By the way, official docker setup is through VM on windows. WSL is not a recommended route, but one can get it working.
This setup beats Mac any day for me.
I wish I could run Linux on work laptop, but corporate IT doesn’t know how to deal with it.
Shame but understandable.
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Windows 10 Enterprise with a ton of group polices applied, no issues ever. The Windows Terminal app is really good.
What about native Linux apps do you miss?
Like what?
For me it's
- apt
- vim / neovim
- tmux / screen
- Ansible
- BAAAAASH
- and some other commands that I use seldom but from time to time.
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I use a Windows laptop because that's what is supported by our infrastructure, our endpoint protection and our cybersecurity insurance.
Also, to help test changes before they are rolled out to users.
Understandable.
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I used a linux desktop in 1995 or so. Never since. Even when I was working with the company building unix and linux - to be clear, building and selling AT&T Unix and a Linux distro - our standard kit was windows. It was less hassle as winamp, vanDyke and Mozilla ran better as-is.
I haven't used a linux desktop in 30 years of linux. Maybe this year?
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