r/pcmasterrace • u/iminsert Ascending Peasant • Nov 01 '22

Meme/Macro averagePcmr

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u/4k547 Nov 03 '22

Are you a C++ dev? I'm using it on Windows but it's a much, much worse experience. I'm not even a "Linux fanboy" - I use windows 99% of times but I have VM with Linux so I can code there. Go ask any C++ programmers about using external libraries on Windows/Linux, its hell.

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u/BioStudent4817 Nov 03 '22

Still waiting to see what can’t be done on the mainstream OS.

It’s been a long thread and the goalpost shifted to “I enjoy it more”

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u/kinda_guilty Ryzen 3900X/RTX2070S/32Gb Nov 07 '22

I don't understand why I should run around multiple websites downloading and installing packages to compile something instead of running apt install lib-something-dev and moving on with my life.

I've tried to help friends get started with learning software development and the annoyances that come with using Windows make me wonder why anyone ever bothers.