After watching this question I decided to give writing a new op for TensorFlow a try.
Since the requirements of C++, Python and likely a *nix system are not my primary tools, I would like to avoid being at a point where I have to back out and make a system/tool changes just because I did not ask.
Is there a standard or preferred system and or tools used by those working or TensorFlow?
I know that recommendation questions are not allowed here; I am not asking for a personal recommendation, I am asking for the standard used by or what the TensorFlow group finds that works.
Really, anything where you can get Bazel and the required libraries up and running. But since you're starting from scratch: Ubuntu's a very safe bet and (I haven't measured this, but this is a solid estimate) probably gets the most testing and development by the tf team. But there are many options that all work -- you can develop inside a virtualenv on many environments. Things like GPU support get a little more platform-specific, and that's where Ubuntu starts to become the easiest choice if you don't have any other constraints.
The key requirements are outlined in installing Tensorflow from sources.
