I’m not sure what are you asking. IMHO for development Linux/Unix environment is superior, but in specific cases it all depends on what kind of application software is available.
You mentioned engineering which could imply, say, CAD/CAE software, and at this level you’re basically comparing applications and OSes (Win/Mac/*nix) matter only to the extent that the program you need will run on them.
I’m not sure what are you asking. IMHO for development Linux/Unix environment is superior, but in specific cases it all depends on what kind of application software is available.
Yeah I wasn’t very clear. Can you think of any developement tools that is definitely superior / works only on Apple?
By “development” do you mean “writing code”?
You mentioned engineering which could imply, say, CAD/CAE software, and at this level you’re basically comparing applications and OSes (Win/Mac/*nix) matter only to the extent that the program you need will run on them.
Head of engineering at Coursera means software engineering.