What is the best operating system for a developer?

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It Depends OS

The best OS for a developer depends on the target for the developer = for example - building for iOS requires MacOS. You should consider developing on a platform that is closest to you target delivery OS as possible.

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Your development OS will be the same as your deployment OS

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You will need multiple development platforms for different projects

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