Why Use Windows??

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Timestamps:

0:00 intro / pre-meeting chaos
1:48 Welcome to The Standup
3:16 Prime explains his two-PC streaming config
5:02 Real story: Netflix internal meeting leak scare
7:00 Why do game devs still use Windows?
9:23 Misread tweet kicks off Linux vs Windows debate
10:48 Casey: No one “loves” Windows — they tolerate it
13:29 Why studios can’t easily switch from Windows
15:47 IT/security & enterprise restrictions on Linux
20:15 Why clean-slate devs still choose Windows
22:22 Debugger superiority on Windows explained
24:48 Steam Deck & RAD debugger could change the tide
32:34 Anti-cheat isn’t the main Linux roadblock
35:01 Why do you use Mac or Linux?
36:47 Prime’s Windows pain & Linux love
40:26 Linux window managers vs Exposé
46:29 The fragility of custom Linux setups
51:09 Web dev has even more breaking changes
57:27 AI doesn’t fix underlying dev tool problems
1:00:04 Trash’s hot take on over-optimizing workflows
1:02:35 Prime explains why he optimizes everything
1:07:30 Valve anecdote: why default setups can be smarter
1:14:15 Keyboard nerd segment
1:16:11 Joke outro + how to “save” Windows


Why Do Game Developers STILL Use Windows?? | The Standup
🎮💻 In this episode of Standup, we dive deep into the eternal operating system war: Windows vs. macOS vs. Linux. Legendary game dev Casey Muratori (of Handmade Hero fame) joins Primeagen, Trash, and Tee to unpack why game developers still use Windows, even when most modern developers swear by Linux or Mac.

📌 Topics We Cover:
• Why game devs prefer Windows (spoiler: it’s not because they like it)
• MacOS vs. Linux vs. Windows for developers
• Is GDB actually garbage?
• Debugging tools: RAD Debugger, Visual Studio, and why Linux falls short
• Why enterprise studios can’t just switch to Linux
• Anti-cheat, Steam Deck, and the future of Linux gaming
• The unbearable pain of Windows terminals
• Why developers obsess over window managers and productivity setups
• And of course… the real debate: should devs optimize everything or just get stuff done?

🔥 Whether you’re a web developer, game dev, Linux power user, or someone just trying to survive corporate IT policies — this one hits every nerve.

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