Reasons for either 32-bit or 64-bit as development machine

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Published on 2012-06-01T09:16:54Z Indexed on 2012/06/01 10:49 UTC
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I'm about to make a new Linux install, which will be primarily used for programming. I've seen benchmarks showing speed improvement of 64-bit version, however, I have hard time of telling how much these benchmarks translate to improvement in every day usage. And of course there are other aspects to consider.

Usage I have in mind:

What are pros and cons of choosing either i386 or x86_64 distro?

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