Hi, some apologies for posting on Linux versus Windows, but I am just about to make an important decision so this is not an intellectual activity for me.
I'm a sole one
web app Java developer self taught from absolute beginner. I now want to set up a purpose built development environment. Technologies used in the app are Java, Javascript and MySQL. My
IDE is netbeans with subversion as version control. I envisage using
Ant sometime in the future when I start deploying on a server owned by a third party provider.
I have been developing in Windows for sometime. I am familiar with Windows and the environment, and my current support is Windows (ie, the person selling me the computer supports Windows. I have never been exposed to Linux.
Is it a good idea for me to build a new system on Linux? I have done the survey
Here which recommends kubuntu, Linux Mint, openSUSE, Mandriva, and ubuntu for me.
Any practical advice on setting up a new environment would be appreciated.
Thanks
Marten