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More Devs Now Use OS X Than Linux, Says Survey (9to5mac.com)

An anonymous reader writes from an article on 9to5Mac: Stack Overflow reports that more developers now use OS X than Linux as their primary OS, and that if the trend continues, fewer than half of all developers will be using Windows next year. The site says it carried out "the most comprehensive developer survey ever conducted," with more than 56,000 coders across 173 countries taking part.
The survey also mentioned more were still developing for Android than iOS -- 61.9% versus 47.5%. However, almost a third of developers are using Swift, which was also the second most loved language after Rust.

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  1. Re:in an attempt to explain this to others.... by maugle · · Score: 5, Funny

    I doubt it, because both developers I know who own Macbooks have installed Linux on them.

  2. Re:in an attempt to explain this to others.... by fluffernutter · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow.. even with the glitches I experience from time to time in my Linux desktop it still doesn't quite match the cheese grater to the testicles I feel when I use OSX. Like seriously, force people to mouse to the top of the screen every time they want to use a menu function?? The 80's are embarrassed they never caught on.

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  3. Re: in an attempt to explain this to others.... by Hognoxious · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've bought 4 for my employees in the last year. They're gently used (scratches on bottom for instance) but who cares?

    Where I work, everyone is expected to wear pants.

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