Why I Daily Drive Arch Linux as a Developer

Arch Linux is often perceived as a distribution for neckbeards who want to manually configure everything from scratch. While the installation process (before archinstall) used to be a rite of passage, what you get at the end of it is unparalleled.

The Rolling Release Model

For developers, having outdated packages is a nightmare. On Arch, you get the absolute latest versions of Node, Python, Rust, and everything else straight from the repos within days of their release.

The AUR

The Arch User Repository means you never have to manually build from source or add sketchy PPAs again. If a piece of software exists, someone has written a PKGBUILD for it.

yay -S visual-studio-code-bin postman-bin

Conclusion

It simply stays out of your way. I build what I want, install exactly what I need, and nothing more.