I am also a programmer, specifically with C++. I have used both operating systems extensively and currently have a Mac. What makes using a Mac annoying for a programmer as opposed to using Linux? I think the free IDE for Mac, XCode is no worse than any IDE that Linux offers. The compiler I use is gcc and is equivalent to the Linux version. If you are interested in writing portable code you can use Boost and/or ACE which works on both operating systems.
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I am also a programmer, specifically with C++. I have used both operating systems extensively and currently have a Mac. What makes using a Mac annoying for a programmer as opposed to using Linux? I think the free IDE for Mac, XCode is no worse than any IDE that Linux offers. The compiler I use is gcc and is equivalent to the Linux version. If you are interested in writing portable code you can use Boost and/or ACE which works on both operating systems.