Which is the best OS for web application development? [closed]

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Which is the best Operation System suited for web application development in various platforms like JAVAEE, PHP, Ruby-On-Rails, Perl, Python, if I have missed out anything then that too etc. including testing front end and business logics, version control system like svn/git etc, planni开发者_运维问答ng, reporting, life cycle management etc etc? In short, need to cover all aspects for web application engineering.

I have used both Windows and Linux and have felt Linux is better for its great command line capability. I have no idea about development in Mac. My experience in web application development is limited to 3 years and I just need expert opinion.

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Linux is great option because of the following:

• Software/Tools availability
• Relatively easy troubleshooting
• Easy to find answers on any question/error code you get
• Great package management (Debian/Ubuntu and derivatives)
• Friendly community
• and many more

About the machine configuration more RAM, more HDD space, better CPU, ... :). In the company I work, every in-house developed piece of software is developed and hosted on Linux. I really can not remember of any issues we've had, except minor hardware related ones.

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Linux is always a best bet on development, but of course you'll want available testing platforms with Windows and Macintosh, as well as other Unix bases for testing to make sure that your product functions appropriately under all configurations.