I am more interested in which IDEs you will be using on Linux. Are you going to go with the FOSS options or are you going to use the ported VS Code (or similar)?

Not gonna lie…this made me LOL a bit

If you want something that is easy to use and “windows-like” I would recommend Linux Mint. If you are a big tweaker and are roughly tech savy then you must answer the next question… do you want bleeding edge or stability? If you want Bleeding Edge, learn Arch. If you want Stability, learn Debian.