I’ve shared with you Why everyone needs to be a programmer, and that The Cut and Paste programmer is not bad.
I’m here to tell you Why Linux is the best development environment.
Linux is Quick
You can create a Linux development environment in minutes.
Essential Linux command line tools can be easy found and quickly installed.
You can create Python work environments in minutes.
The only thing that takes time is understanding the Linux command prompt
The Shell
At the command line, basic tools can be strung together to make amazingly useful utilities. These can then be written to a quick shell script to make a ‘program’ of sorts.
Say you want to develop something that will list all the files of the current directory, with file details, sorted descending by file size, and results placed into a file named report.txt. All you need is:
$ ls -Sl . > report.txt
Full control
You get complete freedom and control over your operating system, which of course every developer loves. Instead of being closed and limited to a certain environment.
Helpful Communities
There’s an unbelievable amount of resources available to you as a Linux user.
Its Free
Both monetarily free and free as in freedom. Not really specific to developers, but it is a reason why most people love it.
I also believe there’s no better programming language than python. Be sure to read my introduction to Python programming
Where to go from here
How to create a Linux development environment on Windows 10
Understanding the Linux Command Line
Essential Linux Command Line Tools
Why Python is the best development language
