#Only specific questions require specific expertise ###This is not a specific question and thus should be closed.
I think you would have closed the question had you not answered it yourself. Quite frankly, the only reason such a vague question is open is because you are the one protecting it.
The OP should have been forced to make his question more specific, about a specific language, a specific type of development, the availability of certain software or of didactic resources, whatever. But not just 'why use ubuntu for programming?'
Otherwise expect the following type of questions,
- 'What advantages does Ubuntu have as an environment for hacking?'
- 'What advantages does Ubuntu have as an environment for writing?'
- 'What advantages does Ubuntu have as an environment for learning about computers?'
- ...
Sure, these will be high-traffic questions, but they corrupt the system, are outdated quite fast, and can never be complete. If a question cannot be completely answered, it is not sufficiently specific!
This is the type of question that will get a "this question is here for historical reasons" tag. This question should have been on the forum, not the QA site.
I would love to see another mod close the question. You have gained +650 rep from that question, so I personally find you should have asked another mod to judge this question and clean it up when needed. There's plenty of excellent mods or trusted users (like Jorge on the present page) that would have given you an honest opinion.