Will Linux make me a better programmer? I heard that Linux is the best OS for programming because it is UNIX.
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Anonymous2011-06-28 2:58
Will SICP make me a better programmer? I heard that SICP is The Book for programming because it is Lisp.
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Anonymous2011-06-28 2:59
I enjoy using linux as a development environment because it is easy to get command line oriented stuff going and I happen to prefer that, and also a lot of stuff that you can download legally for free is usually developed for linux first and then ported to windows. But if you are going to depend on software that you pay good money for or download illegally, then windows is cool. Exposure to both is a good idea, I think.
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Anonymous2011-06-28 3:03
Little quirks about Win's CLI make it unbearable for me. Some people need to live in an IDE anyway, in which case, it doesn't matter, Window's might even be better for you. I work better and faster in an *nix environment, so it makes me a better programmer. I can't say it will or won't for anybody else.
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Anonymous2011-06-28 3:42
Linux will not make you a better programmer. What will make you a better programmer is knowledge of how computers work, experience in solving programming problems and the ability to learn the rules then break them when necessary.
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Anonymous2011-06-28 5:52
gdb will make you a better programmer, since you'll be so reluctant to use it you'll be careful to not write buggy code.
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One should learn to program without IDEs and fancy tools.
One should learn to program with just a text editor, compiler and terminal. Nothing more.
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Anonymous2011-06-28 13:15
An IDE can be a crutch, but also can be very very useful for debugging.