Stopped using EOS for an unexpected reason

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never thought i will stop using EOS. I had two reasons

  1. as a python developer most of my clients are using windows. so it is better to use the same as a primary OS. however, i am still using linux on WSL2.
  2. i should not be spending time tinkering my operating system instead of being productive.

(not trying to say countless volunteers are wasting their time. i simply could not afford it).

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Your choice to use Windows is well… yours, so that’s fine. You shouldn’t feel the need to justify that decision with anyone here, at the end of the day, you’ve got things you need to get done, and you’ve found the best way for you to do that.

I’m a developer too, and sometimes I’m needing to build things that’ll run under Windows. My approach is:

  1. If Windows is absolutely necesarry, I can spin up a VM or spare PC with Windows and perform the tasks I need to.
  2. Use cross-platform development / compilation tools. So developing under Linux, targeting Windows.

I have successfully used all of these techniques with various languages and frameworks. I understand there are some frameworks where cross-platform targeting is less feasible, and perhaps that’s what you’re dealing with.

The 2nd option is certainly my preferred, when it’s possible.

It’s a bit of a different story if you’re targeting OSX or iOS. Apple’s build system is much more restrictive.

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majority of my work is on python and little bit of JS here and there. so technically code developed in linux should work as it is on Windows. Sometimes there are surprises, though.

with WSL, Neovim and Debian feel right at home. also i am turning used laptops, so there also customer expect windows. So my work computer is never permanent or atleast i am in that mindset. when i want to sell, i can simply destroy WSL2 and all my data is gone.

thanks for the inputs, mate