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by skydhash 296 days ago
Not selling you on it, as I find that, if you're using IDEs, OSes don't really matter. And windows can be actually beneficial as you'll get prime support from most vendors. Where Unix shine is adhoc automation. Almost everything is fully hackable and that makes some solution easier to implement.

As in case for the desktop, you can switch out your audio stack, alter the display of any element and many other things. Using windows is borrowing some shoes while Linux can be your favorite slipper.
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perching_aix 296 days ago
Do you have any easy automations in mind that would be broadly appealing and one really needs to go out of their way to implement on Windows / is impossible to do so?

I have a few things here and there, but it's more a scheduled script or two than anything more elaborate, and I don't think they were difficult to make and deploy.

> you can switch out your audio stack

Why would I want that? Isn't this more for someone doing live audio production (e.g. due to latency concerns)?

In general, the customizability angle is also another that doesn't resonate with me much. It's less that I want to customize my stuff, and more that I want my stuff to be to my liking from the get-go.

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skydhash 296 days ago
> Do you have any easy automations in mind that would be broadly appealing and one really needs to go out of their way to implement on Windows / is impossible to do so?

There’s no broad stroke here. It’s more about the possibility to adjust something here and there. I don’t have anything against windows technically (I’ll use it with no complaints if it’s work provided).

When I notice something I don’t like (workflow mostly instead of appearance), I want to be able to fix it instead of suffering it (unless I’m being paid).

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wolvesechoes 295 days ago
> if you're using IDEs, OSes don't really matter

Unless you are using Visual Studio that blews out every other IDE out of the water if you consider debugging and profiling experience.

> As in case for the desktop, you can switch out your audio stack, alter the display of any element and many other things. Using windows is borrowing some shoes while Linux can be your favorite slipper.

Ah yes, biggest Linux advantage - being a mud hut.

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