I Love Linux, But I Daily Drive A Mac For This Reason
How-To Geek, Monday, February 10th, 2025
Linux is a wonderful operating system, and its open-source license is commendable. But for day-to-day work, I can't give up macOS.
I started using macOS out of necessity, initially for cross-browser testing, and later for full-time work in a company that used Macs and only Macs. At the time, I'd used Linux (and even Unix) quite a bit, so I looked forward to the promise of a user-friendly GUI with a POSIX underbelly.
What's more, those familiar directories (/bin, /sbin, /usr/bin) contained all the vital tools I relied on: diff, grep, curl-you name it. Opening up the Terminal app, I could run these in the same way I previously ran Linux commands. Using bash (now zsh) as a scripting language, these tools can be combined in countless ways to achieve everyday tasks easily and reliably.