Greetings.

With Windows becoming increasingly more trash, with all its AI shit and the seeming formation of a walled garden, Linux is becoming more attractive to me. I need to get a new laptop soon, so I was thinking about starting there in time for the Fall 2024 educational semester. My plan is to use it as my school laptop, effectively using Linux as my daily driver for education, while my desktop, which I use for gaming/personal use, remains on Windows 10. I'll be choosing Linux Mint, since it seems to be recommended to beginners due to having a similar UI to Windows.

It is worth noting that my education is one of Engineering and Computer Science (C ). I'll probably want to use Visual Studio Code since Microsoft provides a Linux version and instructions on how to set it up. In the event I absolutely need to use Windows for something (like Microsoft Teams, since I don't think there's a way for it to work on Linux, I would like to know if there is!), I have my old laptop, which uses Windows 10.

So, is this a good idea/plan?
Thank you.