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Are there any Windows-exclusive programs you use? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I had to test/fix something at work and I set up a Windows VM because it was a bug specific to Windows users. Once I was done, I thought, “Maybe I should keep this VM for something.” but I couldn’t think of anything that wasn’t a game (which probably wouldn’t work well in a VM anyway) or some super specific enterprise software I don’t really use.

I also am more familiar with the Apple ecosystem than the Microsoft one so maybe I’m just oblivious to what’s out there. Does anyone out there dual boot or use a VM for a non-game, non-niche industry Windows exclusive program?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Visual Studio (Not VS Code), C# is fantastic these days cross-platform wise and a pretty solid general language

But the non-ms IDEs for it...are lacking...and MS just terminated MacOS support for VS (Not that it really mattered the macOS version was a bastardized version of VS anyways) so I don't think their flagship is coming (officially) to Linux anytime soon.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Really? JetBrains Rider is great IMO. Though you do have to pay for it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

You have to pay for visual studio too if it is for business use (the license is also SIGNIFICANTLY more expensive than rider)

My coworker uses VS and it seems like the IDE is doing nothing - every time I open one of his projects in rider 85% of the code is highlighted with suggested optimizations and refactors that VS thinks is fine

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Admittedly it's been awhile since I last checked on it, when I last checked it was missing a few of the hot nice features like hot reload (Which, you'll need to take from my cold dead hands, because I love it lmao)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

True, I think hot reload is the one big thing it's lacking.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Yeah I second Jetbrains Rider. It’s fantastic on Linux and dotnet development has never been better with it. The only lacking thing is WPF but there’s open source alternatives that are actually cross platform and integrate just as well (AvaloniaUI).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Rider has just been better in every way imo. I haven't touched VS in years.

It does cost but you also get a permanent licence for the version you paid for so you can pay for a year and keep that version.

[–] possiblylinux127 2 points 5 months ago

My experience has been very much the opposite. Windows is terrible for any development, even windows applications.