# Off-topic operating system flames **URL:** \ **Category:** Offtopic\ **Created:** [February 27, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/off-topic-operating-system-flames/95337 "2023-02-27T15:05:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![gitboy16](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gitboy16/32/24906_2.png) [@gitboy16](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gitboy16)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/off-topic-operating-system-flames/95337/1 "2023-02-27T15:05:09Z")

I personnally hate windows, but can’t go around it, especially in my company. We are not allowed to run a linux distribution. Microsoft is everywhere… ---

**Author:** ![JanKap](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jankap/32/22763_2.png) [@JanKap](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JanKap)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/off-topic-operating-system-flames/95337/2 "2023-02-27T15:55:59Z")

Use WSL. ---

**Author:** ![gitboy16](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gitboy16/32/24906_2.png) [@gitboy16](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gitboy16)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/off-topic-operating-system-flames/95337/3 "2023-02-27T17:12:53Z")

I wish… it is blocked ---

**Author:** ![rafael.guerra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/rafael.guerra/32/216610_2.png) [@rafael.guerra](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rafael.guerra)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/off-topic-operating-system-flames/95337/4 "2023-02-27T18:07:23Z")

> [@What don't you like about Julia for "serious work"?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-dont-you-like-about-julia-for-serious-work/54591/135): > > One of is not supporting Windows, which might be fine, Some sources claim that the share of the Windows operating system for desktops and laptops is almost 75% of all installations… ---

**Author:** ![ufechner7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ufechner7/32/51363_2.png) [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/off-topic-operating-system-flames/95337/5 "2023-02-27T21:32:50Z")

Well, the topic of this thread is about “serious work”… I don’t think you can use Windows for “serious work”… Each time you have to do something important either the virus scanner or the auto-updater kicks in and stops you from working… Just my experience… But I know that many companies require you to use Windows, so I guess we cannot ignore it… From my current employer I got two laptops, one with Windows (company policy) and one with Linux (for doing the serious work)… ---

**Author:** ![joa-quim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/joa-quim/32/227_2.png) [@joa-quim](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/joa-quim)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/off-topic-operating-system-flames/95337/6 "2023-02-27T22:55:38Z")

> [@ufechner7](#): > > I don’t think you can use Windows for “serious work”… Really? I can’t believe I’m seeing this here. ---

**Author:** ![ufechner7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ufechner7/32/51363_2.png) [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/off-topic-operating-system-flames/95337/7 "2023-02-27T23:02:37Z")

Well, I am control engineer, and real-time performance is essential for me… If I would be photographer and would need Photoshop my opinion would probably be different… So in the end it depends on your requirements… ---

**Author:** ![joa-quim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/joa-quim/32/227_2.png) [@joa-quim](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/joa-quim)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/off-topic-operating-system-flames/95337/8 "2023-02-27T23:05:58Z")

A Geophysicist here. No Photographer (not that that is bad in any sense). And forgive me to put this way, but this \*nix arrogance just take me out off seriousness. ---

**Author:** ![RoyiAvital](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/royiavital/32/571_2.png) [@RoyiAvital](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/RoyiAvital)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 6:31am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/off-topic-operating-system-flames/95337/9 "2023-02-28T06:31:50Z")

> [@ufechner7](#): > > Well, the topic of this thread is about “serious work”… > I don’t think you can use Windows for “serious work”… > [@What don't you like about Julia for "serious work"?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-dont-you-like-about-julia-for-serious-work/54591/143): > > Well, I am control engineer, and real-time performance is essential for me… If I would be photographer and would need Photoshop my opinion would probably be different… > > So in the end it depends on your requirements… This is just an opinion, yours. Valid as any opinion, yet certainly not a fact. In reality, Windows is great OS for serious work. Even for your domain, control. I can tell you that some of the world most successful missile systems (You can imagine the complexity of the control systems) was developed on Windows (The code was developed on Windows machines, The missile doesn’t use Windows). You know why? Because some think that when you have a large C / C++ code nothing comes close to the UX of working with Visual Studio. ---

**Author:** ![ufechner7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ufechner7/32/51363_2.png) [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/off-topic-operating-system-flames/95337/10 "2023-02-28T09:51:11Z")

> [@RoyiAvital](#): > > Because when you have a large C / C++ code nothing come close to work with Visual Studio. I thought the topic of this forum is Julia programming, and VSCode is the same on Linux and Windows. ---

**Author:** ![nilshg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nilshg/32/2283_2.png) [@nilshg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nilshg)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 10:06am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/off-topic-operating-system-flames/95337/11 "2023-02-28T10:06:04Z")

VSCode is not the same as Visual Studio: > **[Visual Studio: IDE and Code Editor for Software Developers and Teams](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/)** > > Visual Studio dev tools & services make app development easy for any developer, on any platform & language. Develop with our code editor or IDE anywhere for free. ---

**Author:** ![DNF](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/dnf/32/10191_2.png) [@DNF](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/DNF)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 10:19am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/off-topic-operating-system-flames/95337/12 "2023-02-28T10:19:17Z")

> [@ufechner7](#): > > I thought the topic of this forum is Julia programming I think what derailed the discussion was that someone claimed that Windows could not be used for serious work, something that definitely called my own job and business into question. ---

**Author:** ![mbauman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mbauman/32/31082_2.png) [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/off-topic-operating-system-flames/95337/13 "2023-02-28T14:52:38Z")

C’mon folks, let’s not have flame wars like this — Windows, Linux and Mac are all fully-supported OSes and lots of folks have strong preferences. Debating like this isn’t going to serve any purpose. ---

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