Choice of operating system with Web Development in mind
I consider myself fairly versatile when it comes to O/S selection. I have used DOS/Windows PC's all my life, switched my main laptop to Mac two years ago, and have used numerous flavors of Unix/Linux/BSD while studying for my Comp.Sci. degree.

However, as I'm trying to improve my development environment, I'm starting to wonder if I'd be better off scrapping the Macbook for a PC with a different O/S flavor (to support a different set of tools and IDEs).

**What O/S do you prefer for (web) development, and why?** (prefer answers from people who have real-world experience coding on multiple platforms)


(*Note: I am aware of [this question][1] discussing client vs. server O/S - what I'm interested is the whole development environment, and not limited to the 'Windows crowd'*)


  [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/58463/preferred-operating-system-for-web-programmers-client-or-server
Choice of operating system with Web Development in mind
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I consider myself fairly versatile when it comes to O/S selection. I have used DOS/Windows PC's all my life, switched my main laptop to Mac two years ago, and have used numerous flavors of Unix/Linux/BSD while studying for my Comp.Sci. degree.

However, as I'm trying to improve my development environment, I'm starting to wonder if I'd be better off scrapping the Macbook for a PC with a different O/S flavor (to support a different set of tools and IDEs).

**What O/S do you prefer for (web) development, and why?** (prefer answers from people who have real-world experience coding on multiple platforms)


(*Note: I am aware of [this question][1] discussing client vs. server O/S - what I'm interested is the whole development environment, and not limited to the 'Windows crowd'*)


  [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/58463/preferred-operating-system-for-web-programmers-client-or-server