IDG Contributor Network: Why I use Fedora and so should you

I have an emotional relationship with Fedora as it was the first Linux distribution I ever used. But now it's also becoming my favorite desktop Linux distribution.
Despite being my gateway to the Linux world, I have not been a Fedora user. I have extensively used Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE and Arch Linux.
I avoided Fedora for a very long time because my Fedora machines never survived updates. Eventually I gave up on it.
Things changed with version 19 and now Fedora works flawlessly. In fact it ex