If you cannot use #Linux, which is better: Mac OS X or Windows
I ask because I am starting a job where the IT department can only supply me with a generic Windows PC or MacBook. I actually want to run VirtualBox or something with Linux on the host machine, since most of the software I rely on is for Linux. I have tried WSL but it has never been a good user experience for me.
I am leaning toward Mac OS X just because it seems to require less memory than Windows but both Mac and Windows ask for a minimum of 4 GB, and I want the host OS to take as little memory as possible and leave as much as possible for the guest Linux OS. Also, its a Unix system with Homebrew, and in my experience the native versions of most Linux software work pretty well on Mac OS X.
Does anyone have experience with all three operating systems who can offer advice?
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