Mac vs Windows Amazon Backend SDE
Jan 20, 2020
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I'm getting my first job as an SDE creating Java based backend services that will run on AWS infrustructure. I have spent my whole life using Windows, and am basically completely unfamiliar with Mac OS.
I understand that Mac being based on Unix can make web-development easier. However is there a steep learning curve starting from scratch? I'll have a lot of other tech stacks I'll need to be learning at the same time.
Is there any disadvantage to using the Windows 10 Linux subsystem or a VM where I'll feel more confortable? What is the norm for SDE's at Amazon?
Thanks!
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A lot of the tooling is heavily tuned for Mac / Linux
That aside - you will run a lot of vms probably which will be Linux with zsh which is very similar to ... Mac
AWS is platform agnostic.
It seems like you’re concerned about the general usability of Mac? The only thing you’ll find slightly troublesome is the new shortcuts that involve the command key. In barely two days, you’ll be comfortable.
Don’t sweat it out :D