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| ▲ | weird-eye-issue 8 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Well before Windows I spent years with both Linux and Mac and I found Windows to be a good mix of stability and suitability for development now that WSL is a thing. Also for gaming it's the best by a long shot so just all around I've found it to be best and WSL made me never miss Linux. | | |
| ▲ | hparadiz 7 hours ago | parent [-] | | Nah my frames on Linux beat yours easily. | | |
| ▲ | weird-eye-issue 7 hours ago | parent [-] | | Unlikely due to the better and more stable NVIDIA drivers available to Windows and the greater compatibility with every game without having to mess around with configuration files or other hacks. But you do you. | | |
| ▲ | k4rli 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Of course just a personal experience, but I feel like I'm getting a much more stable experience with AMD in arch+sway/i3. Some of my friends with RTX5080s and such frequently crash on alt-tab or just simply from opening Steam overlay in their W*ndows setup. Even with tiled windows I haven't had any game crash like that once. "alt-tab" equivalent takes 1ms and it just works. I can throw around the game window between workspaces, resize etc. It's worth giving it a try. Unfortunate if games with certain AC setups are wanted, like GTA:O or LOL, but I can live without them. | |
| ▲ | hparadiz 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Linux drivers are now first class and are faster and easier to install than any Windows drivers. There's no bullshit extras with them. They just work. Plus steam launches games in containers so there's zero configuration. If you don't know what you're talking about it is in fact better to say nothing than to just make shit up. | | |
| ▲ | weird-eye-issue 7 hours ago | parent [-] | | It's great that gaming on Linux has gotten a lot better over the last several years but let's not pretend like Windows still isn't far ahead on this Also how can drivers be easier to install than on Windows when updating my GPU driver is one click? | | |
| ▲ | hparadiz 7 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Here's a pre-configured Fedora based distro that is zero clicks. You sign into Steam and go. Drivers are preinstalled. You literally sign into steam and hit play. https://nobaraproject.org/ | |
| ▲ | thewebguyd 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | It's easier than windows (generally) because it'll just update with your OS. It's in the repo (sometimes) or a third party repo. It's automatic. | | |
| ▲ | weird-eye-issue 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | Oh yes, I distinctly remember having to use an outdated driver from a third-party repository to fix some sort of compatibility issue. Never had to do that on Windows | | |
| ▲ | vladvasiliu 13 minutes ago | parent [-] | | Well, my integrated GPU has a hard time with external 5k screens on Windows fairly often. I need to manually install the Intel drivers, which work for a while, but then Windows helpfully updates them to the earlier, borked version. At least now this sometimes works if I turn the laptop on with the screen plugged-in. If I go to the toilet and the screen turns off, it's back to some low resolution. When my computer was new 5 years ago, it never did work in 5k, so... baby steps, right?. Worked perfectly OOB on Linux. |
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| ▲ | cyberax 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | What? You need to _download_ drivers? They come pre-installed in modern distros. | | |
| ▲ | weird-eye-issue 4 hours ago | parent [-] | | I'm obviously referring to upgrading drivers. Important especially when playing new games since they come with specific optimizations. | | |
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| ▲ | lmm 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | > better and more stable NVIDIA drivers available to Windows Huh? It's the same driver. It works the same on every platform. There's no consistent difference in performance (at least not between FreeBSD and Windows, it's been a while since I ran Linux). |
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| ▲ | flaunf221 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | I do and I have no problems. Feel free to ask me anything. | |
| ▲ | thewebguyd 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Oh, you know, about 70+% of the global desktop/laptop market. Nearly every F500 company. But yeah sure, no one runs windows these days. | | |
| ▲ | markstock 5 hours ago | parent [-] | | Because Windows is the operating system of Not Getting Fired. Fear is a stronger motivator than creativity or productivity. | | |
| ▲ | thewebguyd 4 hours ago | parent [-] | | Believe it or not, there's plenty of people that specifically choose windows, not just out of fear of getting fired or inertia. The idea that all devs use a mac and that windows is garbage for any kind of development is purely a silicon valley bubble thing. And there's still a big niche that Windows is your only choice since the move to Apple silicon. If you need both a dGPU and access to commercial software, its literally your only choice. Game dev especially comes to mind if you're jumping between maya, after effects, etc. Windows is also huge in finance. | | |
| ▲ | rahkiin 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | Windows _is_ garbage for a lot of modern development (except thise targeting Win32). But that does not matter to the ICT department tasked with controlling and securing all endpoints, preferring a single, very well known and controllable OS over freedom and performance. |
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