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Seems like Microsoft is who should be supporting Windows. It isn't like Valve can fix Windows issues as Windows isn't open source.
Valve offering drivers and notes is what they are able to offer for someone else's proprietary product.
Microsoft support one of their own products? Crazy talk.
The dumbest part of the article is that the author seems to be blaming Valve for games that chose a kernel level anticheat that only works with Windows and consoles.
That isn't even a Windows issue. That is a publisher choosing an anticheat that has stupid limitations.
Funny enough, Microsoft is trying to stop kernel antivirus and anticheats due to CrowdStrike...
Well valve chose to release their product that runs their OS that doesn’t support what developers/publishers want, so yeah, that’s on valve.
Good luck personalizing Windows as much as Linux and then distribute it
What are you even saying? Valve chose to release a Linux OS. They need to make sure it can do what people want it to, or people won’t use it.
There is no way to run a windows kernel module on other fucking OSes, Valve can't do anything about it and there is no other good alternative, blame the fucking publisher not Valve
It's like if i blame my town if my american shitty SUV can't fit in their streets
So what do you think valve should do? Work with publishers to find a solution.
You think developers WANT to work with Windows?
Yes. Windows is amazing for developers. It has Linux built in to it so you can use Linux on it as well as Windows. Windows is the best platform for developers that aren’t Mac exclusive.
As a developer, fucking windows, the expirience is so ass and having to use a glorified virtual machine (WSL) is so bad tooo
As a developer, windows is better than any alternative.
What IDE on what OS is better?
I mainly use Zed(which is not really an IDE but who cares) and Intelij (only for Java and Kotlin tho), i think i had the best experience on Fedora, i am using windows tho because ma company says so
And what made that so much better than using Zed and IntelliJ on Windows?
I actually tried to use windows for dev work a few years ago and had an experience that couldn't be more opposite to your claims
In what way?
I'm not going to spend time writing up my experience just for you to tell me it was my fault or it didn't happen. I have been on the internet for a bit now, I know this game. It happened.
So you’re just making it up or you just didn’t want to like it, like the guy in the article. Gotcha.
If there’s one thing windows is unquestionably amazing at, it’s being used for developing software.
lol fuckin called it. I didn't even waste my time typing it up and you still did it.
But yeah man windows is awesome for dev because what you want is a constantly breaking mess where you have to randomly reinstall tools all the time. Fuckin' linux and its "works all the fucking time solidly" nonsense. That shit is for pussies.
You’re talking complete garbage. I’ve been a dev for 25 years. Mac and windows machines. Linux releases and hosting. Never run into any problems you’re pretending are common. Literally never.
The fact that you can’t elaborate when asked says all that needs to be said.
Lmfao. If you like windows after those years, you haven't been. Liar.
That’s just an idiotic take.
Just FYI: I can virtually guarantee you’ve used software that I’ve written code in, on a windows machine.
lol, now it makes sense. You're one of the people developing windows and you emotionally need for it to not be the obvious flaming dogshit that everyone knows it is.
No you clown lol. I’ve written code on a windows machine that you will have used on Linux, on Macs, on what whatever device you use.
Happy cake day!
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