The title of this post offends me a little! "Is linux good enough for everyday programming?" I think that Linux is extremely better for programming and ops than Windows or Mac, there is no comparison. It is an open-source system created largely by programmers, for programmers.
Personally I do dual boot with Windows 10, which I only need for games and the odd random application. I am not too big on the graphic design, and GIMP suffices for my needs together with command-line tools such as imagemagick and ffmpeg.
You could also explore VirtualBox or similar if you don't like to dual-boot. If some applications that you need don't run on Linux, and don't have suitable equivalents on Linux, and don't run adequately under emulation (such as Wine), and don't work well enough in VirtualBox, please petition the vendors to support Linux in future releases.
The title of this post offends me a little! "Is linux good enough for everyday programming?" I think that Linux is extremely better for programming and ops than Windows or Mac, there is no comparison. It is an open-source system created largely by programmers, for programmers.
Personally I do dual boot with Windows 10, which I only need for games and the odd random application. I am not too big on the graphic design, and GIMP suffices for my needs together with command-line tools such as imagemagick and ffmpeg.
You could also explore VirtualBox or similar if you don't like to dual-boot. If some applications that you need don't run on Linux, and don't have suitable equivalents on Linux, and don't run adequately under emulation (such as Wine), and don't work well enough in VirtualBox, please petition the vendors to support Linux in future releases.
Agreed with that.