Re: Programming on Linux vs Windows
On 2008-06-14 12:58, bballplaya998@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I'm in the process of getting a new laptop and deciding between OS's.
I already have a license for Windows Vista Home.
My question is that, what are the differences between programming on a
linux OS vs a Windows OS (XP or Vista)? I'm going to be using this for
C++. I know that linux has gcc and g++ already installed.
I'd also like to learn more about linux and get more familiar with it.
I've been using Windows machines for a while now, and I've used a Mac
for about 1.5 years. I kind of wanted to try linux and wanted to see
if this would be the best time for the switch.
So, the question again is - what are the differences (advantages/
disadvantages) of using either a linux OS vs a Windows OS for
programming?
There's no good answer unless you specify what kind of programming you
want to do. If you stick to just using standardised C++ and cross-
platform libraries there is very little (if any) difference. If you want
to write certain kinds of programs or use some specific kinds of
libraries the differences can be huge. But at the same time, from a
programming perspective, there will be no difference, programming C++ is
programming C++ regardless of what platform you are using.
The biggest difference will probably be in what tools are available.
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