The datacenter OS doesn't have to be the same as the developer OS. At my work (of similar scale) the datacenters all run Linux but very nearly all developers are on MacOS
MacOSX is a popular choice for dev boxes (if I understand correctly, they provide some pretty good tooling for managing a fleet of machines; more expensive hardware than a Linux dev machine fleet, but less DIY for company-wide administration).
... but Google solves the "A Linux fleet requires investment to maintain" problem by investing. They maintain their own in-house distro.
Not really, it is just a well known outside distro plus internal CI servers to make sure that newly updated packages don't break things. Also some internal tools, of course.
shadowgovt|4 months ago
... but Google solves the "A Linux fleet requires investment to maintain" problem by investing. They maintain their own in-house distro.
skirmish|4 months ago
Not really, it is just a well known outside distro plus internal CI servers to make sure that newly updated packages don't break things. Also some internal tools, of course.