💻 Please Stop Lying That Developers Prefer MacOS

One of the most common myths about software developers is that they prefer MacOS. You will easily find a lot of articles that state that programmers use MacOS.

In fact, that is not true. According to StackOverflow Developer Survey based on over 71 000 responses:

• Developers prefer Windows and Linux
• MacOS is on the third place
• Developers prefer Windows and Linux for professional use
• Developers prefer Windows and Linux even for personal use

The developer survey results make it clear: coders does not prefer MacOS. It is the third operating system developers use.

Therefore please stop spreading fake news. MacOS is not the most popular operating system among software developers.

MacOS has its qualities, and it does not need forging fake news to be valuable.

Update: It’s two months since I wrote the article. Since that time a lot of Apple products users read it and shared their opinions in the comments. But no one provided a proof to back the opinion MacOS is a operating system that developers prefer or mostly use. So far my thesis holds to be true. If anyone says to you that developers mostly use MacOS or prefer MacOS you can assume it is not a data backed…