Switching back
It was not too long ago that I switched over to Linux.
And you know? Linux is nice. It's very pretty. I like the automatic updates to programs and libraries. I like how fast it starts up. And I feel really cool using the Terminal to install things.
But despite all those perks, it was even lesser ago that I spent most of the day trying to get the internet to work on Linux.
Things are much more difficult than they need to be. I don't like not being able to double click on exe files and poof, I can install things! And I'm not sure if I'm even installing things correctly on the Terminal. Every time I try to install a new program, I need to install a new library to get the program to work. And half the time, I can't find what that other library is, or I already have it but it still can't be found by the program.
All those things I mentioned above are really nice. But they are outweighed by Photoshop, iTunes, Dreamweaver, Flash, Premiere, Word, and every other program I use. I really don't want to start using a new program for every single thing that I do. It's too much at once.
It's also more difficult to troubleshoot these things. I never realized how Windows-centric the web is. When I was searching Google to find out what was wrong with my network connection, all the solutions told you to go to the start menu or right-click on My Computer, unless I explicitly searched for "linux" or "ubuntu".
And yeah, that's kind of terrible. People searching for help for Mac OS or Linux always needs to go to specialty sites or state in the post title that they are using whatever operating system because if you don't, then it's automatically assumed that you're on a Windows.
And while I understand that switching back to Windows doesn't help that situation any, I really don't care. Windows works well enough for me. And if there's something that I really don't like, then I can look on the internet for a solution, and it's generally easier to find. And if I'm still really stuck, that's the beauty of being a programmer: I can try to fix it myself.
It's not really about the operating system for me. From what I've seen, Windows, Mac, and Linux really aren't all that different. I would never be a fanboi for any of them, because there's nothing in any of the systems that would make me feel that passionate about it. And so, Windows is the most logic choice for people like me. Simplicity. Commonality. It's just easier to go with the masses.
And while that's normally something I would never do, in this situation, it just makes sense.