This is all cool, and I'm happy for you for your privilege and luck.
However, I'm not sure what your anecdote has to do with what Shopify's CEO is saying. Certainly your hours are not necessary, rather you (and/or your manager) just choose to do them? Or do you think your employer would be significantly damaged if you did not?
Yes, since the question is slightly open, this could refer to target platforms instead of what the actual developers are using on their desktops. Still, a nice-looking datapoint ;)
Anecdotally, as an IT chief I see developers who use Windows struggle with tasks that are simple in Linux and MacOS. There's a reason why a) MacOS won so many developers and why b) Microsoft is spending so many resources making WSL/WSL2.
>You pretty much have to go out of your way to make a language that won't run on Windows.
That's a bit ridiculous. In the group of most desktop operating systems, Windows is the odd ball. Supporting it is a huge hassle, and from a certain point of view with a very small ROI.
I wonder why the Swift threads have far fewer complaints about missing Windows support. Perhaps the absurdity is more obvious in that case?