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We're not enemies as soon as a Windows user walks in. Or... Uuuugh.... A Mac user.
I'm actually switching to Mac at work (only two options) because I can't deal with the Windows environment anymore. Of locked down corporate environments, Windows is absolutely the worst.
Macs run on Unix and are pretty sturdy. I was surprised, when i also had to choose and found their osx ux very unobtrusive, allowing me to code effectively. Also, using the terminal almost feels like home.
It's not just about UX, though. It's fundamental design philosophy. I care far less about a poor UI than I do about whether or not the OS allows me to do something about it.
That's what i meant with it being unobtrusive. The Mac really doesn't stand in your way, when, for example, you want/need to have another git version. Since in Linux i tend to use the terminal for most crucial tasks and important system changes, i was pleased to find out that you can do that on the Mac the same way, natively. OSX is like just an overlay, a desktop UI, like KDE or gnome. I can also open up a terminal and interact the same way with the system, like I'm used to, when on Linux.
On Windows, i always got my work done, but sometimes it took me more time to set up things, just to be able to work, than it took to get the work done.
Edit: in my eyes, the Mac is just the odd kind of Linux distribution: expensive proprietary software AND hardware. But it runs a kernel inside, it's all Unix.
And what does the Mac UI not allow you to do? There are so many features that still aren’t implemented on Windows or Linux. Things that should work but are just a little off
As someone who has Windows on the majority of their computers… OSX > Windows any day, easily, and by far. Windows is basically its own advertising spyware rootkit.
Depends on your needs, I guess. I despise Microsoft with every fiber of my being, and OSX's certainly less openly annoying, but many of the things I hate about the current trajectory of windows are straight out of Apple's playbook.
To put it simply, I won't accept any platform that doesn't respect that I'm the admin of the device. And I'm more than willing to suffer less "clean" experiences to retain this.
Mac is my favorite software development OS. Linux has too many issues with related software like Slack and doesn't have good Office software. Windows on the other hand is fucking dog shit for development.
Someone else once said that macOS is basically Linux that actually has software developed for it.
They were wrong
in what world
Not even close.