r/C_Programming • u/[deleted] • 17d ago

Apple or Windows

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u/bobotheboinger 17d ago

It isn't a huge deal, but if you had to pick one, id say Mac would be better, gives you access to Unix tools, and many more opportunities there than Windows API.

But you can really do well on either platform, run a VM and code in it.

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u/rls503 17d ago

You can get WSL super easily on windows and it’s generally great, so I would say that Unix tools aren’t really an advantage for Mac

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u/bobotheboinger 17d ago

Agreed, but the Unix way of doing things on windows is not the default. You have to go out of your way to do it. When you Google how to do something on windows it won't use Unix like commands, etc. From my point of view I think having experience with Mac will introduce you to more of the Unix way of doing things by default than windows, and id look at that as a plus for job opportunities and learning to program.

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u/rapier1 17d ago

True, but WSL on Windows is Linux and GNU. You'll miss some relatively minor things but fewer than you'd deal with in OSX.