Best OS for programming

Question

what is the best OS for a programmer ?

Answer 1

Linux (many useful commands...)

Answer 2

Mint?

Answer 3

Another advice: Micro SD (with an adapter) or (recommended) USB, install a Distro and make your SD/USB/Other... persistent.

You will have a full OS in a single USB and without change nothing to your main Hard Disk (HD).

• Install Universal USB Installer, super easy to use - https://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/

• After do that, modify boot order, it can depends on your device, here a reference - https://www.lifewire.com/change-the-boot-order-in-bios-2624528

I have Zorin OS on my USB and it works pretty fine, i recommend an USB if you want to try Linux without change nothing to your HD or if you have no enough RAM to work with virtualization (still the easiest and best way).

Answer 4

There is no << best OS for programming >>: it mosrly depend first of the targeted OS platform you want for executing your programs, and secondary depends of your own tastes ^^

Answer 5

Have you considerate the possibility of dual-boot? or even vurtualization? Programming is often cross-platform, and debug time will require testing code on different configurations ;)

Answer 6

... or liveCDs: it's not possible to make them persistent as CDrom are read only media, and will load less quickly than liveUSBs, but could be very helpful for search/test/find the distro' of your tastes ;)

edit:
Not all distro's can be made persistent (but mostly of Ubuntu flavours/derivates), as all distro's doesn't provide live versions (but almost of Debian derivated ones, say almost of linux distro's)

Answer 7

And anyway, it's a shame to give yourself the best answer mark to your thanks, while real answers have been given :P

(at least, if you're considerated that there's no best answer, don't mark any...)

Answer 8

@charan Leo25 can you send that link again please ?

Answer 9

@ValentinHacker what distro is the best for coding?

Answer 10

thanks 😃

Answer 11

😂😂😂ROFL it was a mistake my friend.. 😂😂and thanks for your answer.. I'm planning to buy a new laptop.. currently I'm doing work in Windows.. so I was thinking whether go to a Linux or something else .. @visph

Answer 12

thank you @Maz your answer is very helpful

Answer 13

@visph thank you so much your answers are very helpful too 😃

Answer 14

CentOS 💪

Answer 15

ohh thank you@charan

Answer 16

thanks 😃

Answer 17

thanks @danil

Answer 18

😮 I've never heard of it thank you

Answer 19

can you send me that Linux link WhatsApp group ?
@charan Leo25

Answer 20

thank you so much Charan Leo25