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Can I get a computer science degree, certs,or education without ever touching Windows? (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I have 10-15 years of Linux experience for personal use and I have a few years of IT support work in the cloud but I still have some gaps in my tech knowledge, especially in regards to networking. I recently lost my job to AI and I'm interested in what comes next. I won't touch windows. I don't want to install it, image it, use it, support it, etc.

Is it possible to get into an IT career without ever acknowledging the existence of windows?

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[–] 7 points 11 months ago (1 child)

I'm in my 4th undergrad year of majoring CS, and I have never had to use Windows once.

All courses that require their special programs have Linux versions or are cross-platform due to them using languages like Java, like LogicSim, RISC-V, Ocaml, SQL Workbench, etc. Some courses even exclusively use Linux.

The closest thing I have to use Windows for would be .docx documents, but even that is handled by LibreOffice.

Of course, it depends on the institute.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 11 months ago

    Someone close to me went into a scientific field and had this experience at their school. 100% Linux. They taught them how to use it for everything from the ground up; regular usage, and things specific to their discipline. I would have loved to have had the same foundational experience. My Linux knowledge grew together as a patchwork of experiences breaking and fixing things, reinstalling, hacking together solutions that should never have worked, etc.

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