15-08-2019, 04:25 AM
Windows 10 is certainly not "broken" - whilst it may not be to everyone's taste, it is absolutely fine for most. I have about 400 hosts running various versions of recent Windows (no XP or 7 any more) and they are rock solid. If you can upgrade from 7, I strongly recommend you do so, if only for security reasons.
For software development, if you use C or C++ etc., consider using the Eclipse framework and the GNU toolchain. In many cases, Clang is now a decent compiler alternative. Depending how sophisticated a developer you are, Eclipse is excellent and user friendly. Like VS, it has seamless integration with a with a whole lot of other tools, like Git etc., is cross-platform, is free and there are 100s of plugins available.
Many MS products have cheap licenses available if you look around: for Windows, core Office as well as Visio and Project etc. Personally, I don't have an MS account - it's not needed.
I also have (at home) several Unix systems as well as a fair few Raspberry Pis doing automation and media-serving.
The new Pi4 does an excellent job as a Unix desktop for not a lot of money.
For software development, if you use C or C++ etc., consider using the Eclipse framework and the GNU toolchain. In many cases, Clang is now a decent compiler alternative. Depending how sophisticated a developer you are, Eclipse is excellent and user friendly. Like VS, it has seamless integration with a with a whole lot of other tools, like Git etc., is cross-platform, is free and there are 100s of plugins available.
Many MS products have cheap licenses available if you look around: for Windows, core Office as well as Visio and Project etc. Personally, I don't have an MS account - it's not needed.
I also have (at home) several Unix systems as well as a fair few Raspberry Pis doing automation and media-serving.
The new Pi4 does an excellent job as a Unix desktop for not a lot of money.
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