Programming

It doesn't have as steep of a learning curve as most other Linux distros while having all the benefits of using Linux.

I've used Eclipse, NetBeans, ZendStudio, and (long ago) Dreamweaver for PHP development. Every year I re-evaluate if the IDE I'm using is the best available that fits my needs (strong auto-completion, code inspection, framework support, project management, task integration, refactoring, flexible depl...

I've been using it in the last few months and it's definitely the best thing Microsoft has done in time

JavaScript is versatile and fairly easy to learn with tools like Codecademy. Having a base knowledge is good if you do any sort of online work, but you can go deeper and learn how to build complex things.