Windows Vs Linux - The Numbers

#linux #bash #programming #python

Introduction

Hello!

A while ago I conducted some tests between Windows and Linux (Pop_OS! in this instance). The tests conducted were the following:

Wake up from sleep.
Geek bench scores.
A range of gaming benchmarks.
AND a simple software/programming test.

These tests were conducted on the exact same hardware, the system I used had a dual boot setup to remove as many external factors as possible.

Obviously I want to talk about the software test (hence the bold).

The "problem"

Generally the reason to switch to Linux that is mentioned consistently is because

It's free
It's easier to get software tools setup
Security
Customization
Community support
Reliability

This list is not exhaustive but these are the common reasons I see listed why someone should switch from Linux to windows. And I'm not here to say why you should or shouldn't switch.

I'm here to show you numbers and let you make up your own mind. I intend to do this with an overlooked reason why programmers/developers/engineers switch to using Linux.

SPEED!

The Results

Again, this is a simple example but it correlates to my experience in general. Using the following 10 languages:

Rust
Typescript
Python
Java
Bash
C++
C
R
JavaScript (Firefox)
Go

The test was to get each of these results to print the string "Bye\n" 1,000,000 times. As I say simple, but the results were interesting. I'm not going to add anymore, I will let the results speak for themselves and you may draw from them what you wish.

I also encourage discourse below to share experiences and or concerns with this method to test.

Thanks for reading!