What OS do you develop on?

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I see more and more people using Windows Server for their OS on the
workstation they use for development. Is this pretty common? Aside
from being able to set up just about any server resource you might
need to develop for (SQL Server, SharePoint, IIS, etc.) on your local
machine, what are the other pros and cons? What OS do you use and why?

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Richard Carpenter
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