There exist a few linux hardware vendors (laptops, pcs, phones) out there. Is the community using them?
See https://linuxpreloaded.com/ for vendors
There exist a few linux hardware vendors (laptops, pcs, phones) out there. Is the community using them?
See https://linuxpreloaded.com/ for vendors
Wow, never heard of that. Do you work in opensource? (if that’s OK to ask)
Not currently in the open source space, although that is a possibility in the near future. But all the software I’ve made in the last several years targeted Linux anyway (except for UIs but those are web or react native). I reached the point where I was tired of dealing with windows and macOS at work. So I switched jobs and started making this a requirement. I ask about it in the first interview with any possible employer.
Probably not something you want to do when you’re a Jr Dev, but props if you can convince them. When you become a sr/principal/architect level most employers give you a lot of flexibility.
Aaay, another person with the requirement. In Europe is not easy to find employers willing to pay for linux laptops. Macs are a selling point here “tired of windows? join us and you get a brand new mac!”. It feels like a management thing: they are non-technical and get to make technical decisions. It’s a problem here as most European companies haven’t yet developed a “pure developer” career path. They go strong on the Peter Principle to add management duties to developer positions and it’s mostly the only way to jump onto a new step on the salary scale.
Anyway, congrats on finding an employer willing to accept the linux requirement.