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I use Windows every day at home and work. It’s far from perfect.

Linux, in my personal experience, requires faaaaaaar more debugging and tinkering and configuring. A full order of magnitude more time spent at least. This time is reduced if you’ve been using and configuring Linux boxes for 20 years. YMMV.

Now if you want to configure every little thing maybe that’s a good thing. If you want your computer to work consistently and without tinkering it’s maybe a bad thing.

And Windows + Visual Studio is still the best debugging experience for native code.

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From my perspective, Linux works wonderfully when everything runs smoothly, especially for desktop use. However, when issues arise, I often find myself delving into extensive documentation. I frequently encounter minor usability issues, which might be amplified for me since I use Japanese input, which has its quirks. Additionally, I've faced more significant problems with nearly every major upgrade.

While Windows isn't without its flaws and has had its share of problematic updates, it generally feels more stable during routine updates compared to Linux.

Linux does offer better recovery options when things go awry. In contrast, troubleshooting on Windows can be challenging. Nonetheless, I find the recent versions of Windows to be more user-friendly than Linux desktops. Plus, with the addition of WSL, I can run Linux applications — including those with a GUI — when needed.

I've been using Linux for around 20 years, but I hate configuring things these days. It's possible to buy machines that require zero configuration on the user's part; most of my thinkpads over the past 5 or 7 years didn't need an iota of configuration

I have never heard anyone say anything good about the Visual Studio debugger before. Now, I'm not a Windows person but I'm not gonna argue for gdb or lldb here. RemedyBG and x64dbg are the two debuggers I've heard good things about though I've never used them because, again, not a Windows person.

[1] https://remedybg.handmade.network/

[2] https://x64dbg.com/

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