[SOLVED] Linux or OS X for learning code

[souflex]

Hey everyone ! I am trying to decide to learn some coding/terminal stuff on my own on the side as a small hobby, but was wondering which one would be better in your opinions, if there is a better of course, Linux or OS X ?? Any opinions are appreciated

 

[maxwellmelon]

what are you trying to learn specifically ? you can learn coding and terminal stuff on windows os also Linux/osx not necessary. but I know Linux can be fun.

 

[EchohcE]

Linux is free, and is overall a better, more secure os than OS X. Unless you want to hackintosh, prepare to shell out completely wasted money on a macbook, which are ridiculously overpriced when you consider the hardware you're paying for. I used a Macbook Pro for 5 years as my primary computer, and I wish I'd spent the money on a cheaper laptop with a form of linux or BSD.

 

[souflex]

what are you trying to learn specifically ? you can learn coding and terminal stuff on windows os also Linux/osx not necessary. but I know Linux can be fun.

Just want to learn a terminal for my own personal use and hobby like I said and if it opens any doors later on, all the better

 

[McHenryB]

Either would do just fine as the terminal commands are almost identical. OS X is real Unix; Linux is a Unix lookalike. Both have a huge number of programming languages available.

If you already have a Mac then go with OS X; if not, Linux.

 

[EchohcE]

If we're going for the realest Unix, I'd suggest FreeBSD. It actually felt easier to understand than linux.

 

[McHenryB]

Well, OS X IS Unix, whereas FreeBSD is a Unix clone.

 

[EchohcE]

Well, OS X IS Unix, whereas FreeBSD is a Unix clone.

Wrong. OS X's Darwin(read: unix-like) substructure came somewhat from NetBSD, which split from 386BSD along with FreeBSD in 1993. 386BSD itself is an open-source descendant of AT&T's Research Unix from 1976, literally the Berkely Software Distribution. While not legally Unix, the BSDs are the closest thing to it that we have today aside from Unix V itself, and FreeBSD is widely considered the closest descendant of the BSDs.

Sources:
https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/explaining-bsd/what-a-real-unix.html
https://www.quora.com/Is-Mac-OS-X-considered-to-be-a-BSD-UNIX

 

[McHenryB]

Right, actually. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_UNIX_Specification

 

[EchohcE]

Right, actually. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_UNIX_Specification

Huh. I've actually never seen that before. I didn't realize that Mac OS had actually gotten the legal right to call itself Unix and not Unix-Like. Well, got no choice but to concede on that. I still maintain that FreeBSD would be easier and cheaper than using MacOS though .