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JupiterMoon | 8 years ago

I don't get it. If you are doing Linux dev - why not just run Linux?

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francis-io|8 years ago

I'm forced to use Windows 7 at work. I run Linux in virtualbox to get round this limitation. It keeps corporate IT departments happy because they can enforce patching policies and audit software.

kristianp|8 years ago

You're forced to use windows, but your work requires that you do work on Linux? Seems counterproductive, can you provide more details?

joezydeco|8 years ago

Same here. Our network is heavy on MS Active Directory authorization, so really the only way to run Linux at all is to host it on a Windows/Virtualbox VM.

bunderbunder|8 years ago

Not everyone does 100% Linux dev all the time. Some other things you might want to do that just don't work as well on Linux:

- Windows development

- Productivity software

- Email and scheduling, if your company uses Exchange

- Support from corporate IT

- Company intranet apps, if you happen to work at a company whose intranet apps are only tested on IE. (It still happens.)

- Video games

zeta0134|8 years ago

When I'm purely in a dev mode, I do. But often, I'd like to be able to jump into online games with my friends on the same PC, and the games I like to play simply work better on Windows. It's nice to have the same or equivalent tools available on Windows for when I'm already there, so I don't need to switch back to my other boot or fiddle around with a virtual machine.

mixedCase|8 years ago

Do you find yourself switching to games often in the middle of work? Or are you talking about a hobbyist dev machine?

falcolas|8 years ago

Not all companies allow for BYOD (or BYOOS) - especially those with security requirements foisted upon them by third parties.

JustFinishedBSG|8 years ago

Those companies don't usually run Windows 10 unfortunately ...

Omnius|8 years ago

Office more specifically Excel and I know linux has alternatives but they are not as good and everyone else i am working with is using/sending excel.

I excitedly installed the new crossover linux because of there office 2017 support in my manjaro machine at home and yea i guess it "works" but the experience was slow, painful, and i wouldn't call it stable.

Beyond that i find i am constantly having to put work into my linux machine to get things to run YES its a million times better than it used to be AND I WANT to run linux but its always more work.

mkl|8 years ago

Windows has better support for touch screens, pens, and dictation, all of which I rely on. I use WSL to be productive, and have a separate Linux PC (with touch screen) too.

Bitcoin_McPonzi|8 years ago

Because you want to run real software, too! There's nothing like the Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, plus great backup utilities, media playing and management, etc. If you're targeting Linux, run it in a VM so if you screw something up, your host OS stays intact.