Which should I use linux-based OS as a programmer?

Question

If I intend to choose linux which distro should I use.

Answer 1

Easier to start with Ubuntu. It has lot of stuff from the box that will make your life easier. However later you will be able to switch to another distributive that better suits you.

Answer 2

what target system you want to code your app for? if you want to make windows software, get windows, Linux get Linux, Mac get Mac os. for all of them, code in Java and your jar file can run on every machine with java jdk installed.