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Discussion on: Best Linux Distros for Developers

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Casper

Your reasons for using Kali are completely irrelevant for a programmer. The creators themselves say you should only use it if you are a security/pentesting expert. Several of your arguments for distros don't make any sense either. Like why mention Eclipse for Fedora? I'm pretty sure it's available for every other distro on this list. And my Fedora 31 didnt even come with Eclipse preinstalled so I don't get your point.

Few of your bullet points are of relevance to a programmer. As in either they don't matter, or it's not unique for that distro. You are just confusing new Linux users.

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Ayush Gupta

I agree with you! Many of the arguments written for a specific distro are also written for another one, just written in a different way. Almost every single argument has a line "It's perfect for all your programming needs" or "awesome choice for any linux user, particularly for dev...". The author does not say why exactly should a developer choose that distro, just made very general points

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Ghost

Programmer is a broad term, testing your SW security is not unrelated I think; everything is available in every other distro BTW and I don't think people get confused so easily.

As far as I see it this seems to be just a broad overview, anyone new to Linux would know that this is not all they need to know, but is a good starting point to dig into a specific distro.