Generally speaking, if a programming language isn’t limited to a specific operating system, like Visual Basic for Windows, it should work on Linux.

Should I use Linux or Windows for programming?

Linux also compiles many programming languages significantly faster than windows. … C++ and C programs will actually compile faster on a virtual machine running Linux on top of a computer running Windows than it would on Windows directly. If you’re developing for Windows for a good reason, then develop on Windows.

What operating system do programmers use?

Most software developers worldwide report the use of Windows operating system as their preferred development environment, as of 2020. Apple’s macOS comes in third with 44 percent, behind the 50 percent of developers preferring Unix/Linux.