5 rock-solid Linux distros for developers | Linux Today

5 rock-solid Linux distros for developers

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 21, 2016

Developers want power, flexibility, stability, and ease, and these Linux distributions have it all. ‘Here we look at five major Linux distributions from the developer’s point of view and how they shape up to meet a developer’ss needs. All of these are major, mainline projects, with years if not decades of user support and development behind them. There’s little risk in making any of them the basis for one’s development environment.’

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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