[thaumaturgy]

I have been daily-driving Plasma (KDE) for ... eesh, at least 5 years now, maybe 7. I can't remember the last time I booted a Windows or Mac OS (for my own use). Plasma just keeps getting better too.

I use it as a generalist dev (so, interacting with lots of different environments) as well as hobby & entertainment (incl. photography).

The biggest pain point IMO is lack of a good email application. They're all aggravating in different ways.

The initial getting-started process requires a bit of reading to figure out hardware support and get a few things dialed in. That's a little painful, but shouldn't be a deal-breaker for dev types.

If you want to jump ship from the Windows/Mac dichotomy, check out Plasma. Runs great on Debian. Debian's less "sexy" than other distros, but it's a great solution for the "I just wanna get my work done" crowd.

[Entinel]

I've used KDE for several years and it's gotten less stable for me. It doesn't fail loudly but there are just minor things in almost every KDE application that make it weird to use. Most recently the Night Color in KDE doesn't work even when it's on unless I close it and restart it.

[thaumaturgy]

Fair. I run into a handful of recurring glitches too. I just usually find them to be mild nuisances and not show-stoppers, and the rest works well enough that I'm still far, far happier with it overall than the mainstream alternatives.

[heavyset_go]

Plasma really impressed me, as well. I went back to Linux expecting jank and to have to tinker a lot, and was pleasantly surprised when Plasma proved those expectations wrong.