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You too seems too bubbled. Maybe just another random anecdotal data point helps: Most developers I know do not use Windows.

So we have lots of bubbles everywhere!

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Surely the person who stated that they were basically unaware that web developers use Windows are ignorant though, right?

The people responding certainly aren't ignoring the fact that at least some web devs use Macs...so you can't really apply the same label to everyone here, can you?

I think Stack Overflow Developer Survey provides a good picture of what is used more.

For the lazy:

http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2016#tech...

OS X: 26.2%

Windows: 52.2%

To be fair, this figure includes all developers, rather than just web developers. But Windows is probably still the majority if you include the whole world, as opposed to those working at startups in rich countries.

Isn't that for all developers though, and not just for the web?

I have a Linux box and a Windows machine.

Since I do a lot of .Net stuff my work is done on a Windows machine for obvious reasons. The rest of my front-end work is usually done on my Linux box.

Most corporate places I've worked at are Windows shops. Even in those big corporate places, there are only around 1% who use Macs.

Most of my development is cross platform. I switch every day from Windows, to Mac, to 64 bit Linux, to Linux on ARM and then back around every 4 days of work. I also test every day on iPhone, iPad and 3 different Android systems.

Agreed. I think the real bubble is junior devs that care passionately about which OS they use, like it really matters.

No, I'm not bubbled, because I'm well aware that in other places and subcultures, it's considered insane to prefer Windows for dev.

I've been on OSX for five years but this year switched back to Windows 10 with a new surface book. Yes took some adjustment, but now I find it just fine for building python webapps with posgresql backends. Cygwin using mobaxterm pro is nice, all the jetbrains IDE's work fine on windows, and even powershell ISE is interesting.

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