Which OS should you prefer for coding? | All-time-dev

Aryan Sharma January 21, 2022

Which OS should you prefer for coding? | All-time-dev


Today in this post we are going to discuss which OS will be the best OS for coding including backend development, frontend development, and more based on pricing, advantages, and disadvantages and we will also find out the history of those OS. We are going to choose between two Major OSs for coding MAC and Windows as the majority of the audience uses them only.

Windows 

Windows is the most used OS in the world after Android which covers more than a billion people there are more than 1.5 billion active users of Windows are there the world including developers, gamers, video editors, and more. In 1985 the first version of Windows was released which was simply a GUI (Graphical User Interface) which was developed by Microsoft Corporation who's founders were Bill Gates and Paul Allen and in modern time Satya Nadella is the CEO of Microsoft and there are more than 9 major versions of Windows like Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7,9 and more. Windows 10 is the most popular version of Windows which was released by Microsoft on 25 July 2015 and Microsoft's employee Jerry Nixon said that Windows 10 will be the last version of Windows as it was making it difficult for people to settle with the newer versions and they will only update it every year but in 2021 to provide a new design, look and feel of Windows they launched Windows 11 on October 5, 2021, for the general public which was very beautiful and provides a modern look and a lot of features like -

Advantages of Windows 11

  1. The new Start menu. 
  2. New search button. 
  3. Customizable and new widgets. 
  4. Teaming up with Teams. 
  5. Handling Windows 11 updates. 
  6. Task View and virtual desktops. Snap Layouts.
  7. Better design and animations 
  8. Quick settings and notifications
The new snap layout feature was very helpful for the developers because due to it developers can easily set up layouts and start doing multi-tasking like opening the text editor in a different layout then opening chrome in a different layout for StackOverflow, seeing the output in a different layout and more but along with the advantages there some disadvantages of windows like -

Disadvantages of Windows 11

  • Dark Mode
  • Not Supportive to Older Computers
  • Boot-Time
  • Updating
  • Task Manager
  • Deleting Apps
  • User Interaction
And due to its disadvantages, many developers again shifted to Windows 10 and some of them also started using Linux Ubuntu, MAC, etc.

Pricing of Windows Computer

One of the best things that I like about Windows is they are easily available in both Offline and Online markets due to which if you want to buy a Windows Computer or Laptop it will be easy for you. You only have to open Amazon, Alibaba, or any other e-commerce site and you just have to order that product or you have to visit your nearest computer store. Windows computers are available for both cheap and high price laptops and a lot of companies sell Windows laptops like ASUS, LENOVO, ACER, DELL, HP, and more. If you want to buy a Windows laptop then here I will mention some of the laptops that you can see.


        

MAC

MAC is the third-most-popular desktop OS in the world. MAC OS comes from Apple which also owns the IOS Operating-System which is the third most popular OS after Windows in the world but MAC OS is built for desktop and laptops while IOS works for mobile and tablets. There are millions of people in the world who use Apple there are more than 10.5 million users of Apple are there in the world. MAC OS was developed by Apple Inc is an America based computer company. Steve Jobs, Ronald Wayne, and Steve Wozniak are the founders of Apple Inc. Steve Jobs is the CEO of Apple company. The first version of MAC OS was released on March 21, 2001, its name was MAC OS X which was also a GUI (Graphical User Interface) which was noteworthy for its UNIX architecture and there are a lot of versions of MACOS are there here are some of them along with their release dates -

MACOS versions 

  1. OS X 10 beta: Kodiak - 13 September 2000
  2. OS X 10.0: Cheetah - 24 March 2001 
  3. OS X 10.1: Puma - 25 September 2001 
  4. OS X 10.2: Jaguar - 24 August 2002 
  5. OS X 10.3 Panther (Pinot) - 24 October 2003 
  6. OS X 10.4 Tiger (Merlot) - 29 April 2005 
  7. [OS X 10.4.4 Tiger (Chardonnay)] 
  8. OS X 10.5 Leopard (Chablis) - 26 October 2007 
  9. OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - 28 August 2009 
  10. OS X 10.7 Lion (Barolo) - 20 July 2011 
  11. OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion (Zinfandel) - 25 July 2012 
  12. OS X 10.9 Mavericks (Cabernet) - 22 October 2013 
  13. OS X 10.10: Yosemite (Syrah) - 16 October 2014 
  14. OS X 10.11: El Capitan (Gala) - 30 September 2015 
  15. macOS 10.12: Sierra (Fuji) - 20 September 2016 
  16. macOS 10.13: High Sierra (Lobo) - 25 September 2017 
  17. macOS 10.14: Mojave (Liberty) - 24 September 2018 
  18. macOS 10.15: Catalina (Jazz) - 7 October 2019 
  19. macOS 11: Big Sur - 12 November 2020 
  20. macOS 12: Monterey - 25 October 2021

Mac OS's latest version as of now is macOS 12: Monterey which was released on 25 October 2021 and like Windows 11 it also has both advantages and disadvantages. So, let's find out about them -

Advantages

  1. FaceTime Portrait Mode.
  2. Maps features include the 3D interactive globe and detailed maps.
  3. Spatial Audio with AirPods (third-generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max.
  4. On-Device Dictation with offline processing.
  5. Siri Text-to-Speech in additional languages.

Disadvantages

  1. Bricked Macs. There have been concerning reports that some Macs are being bricked when Monterey is installed. 
  2. Memory management problem. 
  3. USB issues. 
  4. Universal Control - Coming later in 2021. 
  5. Live Text & Visual Look Up. 
  6. Focus. 
  7. FaceTime & SharePlay. 
  8. Messages.
Now lets us also see the pricing of MAC OS laptops another thing about MAC OS laptops is that all the laptops that contain MAC OS are created by its own company Apple Inc and even also MAC desktops which are created by Apple is not sold by any other company like Windows laptops but the best that most of the Apple users like are it is very safe, simple and elegant and as of you all Apple focuses a lot on their user experience. So, that's really awesome.

Pricing of MAC Computer

One thing that most people don't like about their products is their pricing. As it is too expensive, along with that it is mainly focused on productivity you cannot play games on MAC computers as it is not optimized for gaming but now recently Apple announced its M1 chips and started selling MAC computers with M1 chip which are very strong and you can also do gaming on those laptops and the last that makes Apple different from Windows is that it provides its exclusive apps which you won't find on Windows and they are very good for productivity like Final Cut Pro which is the best software for video editing and more softwares are there for which many people buy MAC computer and I also recommend you that if you have money to spend then MAC computers are the best as they are very secure, provides higher battery for longer duration of programming and  coding and provides exclusive softwares to increase your productivity but if you don't have a lot of money to spend Windows are good or else if you want to buy a computer with MAC OS only then you can buy the MAC Book Air 2017 which comes MAC OS only but the MAC OS's version in it is bit older. So, if you are OK to adjust with it then it is nice or you can also buy MAC mini which is a portable desktop computer that you can attach with your PC and can start using MAC OS on your Windows desktop.

      

Conclusion

In conclusion, I would recommend you buy the one which will be best for you like if you don't have money to spend and want a laptop not only for coding but for gaming and other tasks that is not related to productivity and requires better processor and the graphic card then a computer with Windows OS will be best for you but if you have money to spend and only want a computer for programming, coding, a little bit of gaming like playing Fortnite or Valorant, etc and if you want to use exclusive software like Final Cut Pro that is exclusively available on MAC computer then a computer with MAC OS will be better for you but if you want to use MAC OS for cheap with fewer features then I must recommend you buying a Macbook Air 2017 and if you already have a desktop then it is good because you can attach a MAC mini to it to use MAC OS on it either a cheap or a costly one. I have provided both Windows and MAC OS computers in their pricing section if you are interested then you buy from there.

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