re: Do programmers prefer Macs over Windows computers?

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Do programmers prefer Macs over Windows computers?

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Yes, but some are stuck with Windoze due to corporate standards, developing native apps or because they use an industry specific tool.

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but is there a reason Macs seem to be preferred by people in programming roles?

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I prefer it because it is basically Unix under the hood and most everything I write targets the Linux/Browser platform. So my underlying structure mimics the target. In addition, I like laying out different desktops for testing and can easily swipe between them (windows probably has something similar, but I haven't heavily used it in so long I don't know).