Not a Framework but a System76 laptop, I got to a point where I couldn't stand any desktops based on Gnome and wanted something more predictable and better documented than PopOS or even Ubuntu.
I'm enjoying AlmaLinux with KDE and not seeing any reason to switch so far, it's rock solid stable and RHEL docs are better than anything aside from maybe Arch. All the dev tools they tend to not have without fail have an `asdf` plugin, or they're written in Rust and `cargo` can install them from source just as easily. KDE might be bloated but not in a way you'd notice with a modern processor and I love the customization options.
Arch is a great option too if you want all the latest and plan to stay on top of upgrading. I like `paru` as a package manager there. Most important thing you can do on Arch is add a quick search shortcut for the Arch Wiki, it's so good I'll reference it for help on any distro.
I'm enjoying AlmaLinux with KDE and not seeing any reason to switch so far, it's rock solid stable and RHEL docs are better than anything aside from maybe Arch. All the dev tools they tend to not have without fail have an `asdf` plugin, or they're written in Rust and `cargo` can install them from source just as easily. KDE might be bloated but not in a way you'd notice with a modern processor and I love the customization options.
Arch is a great option too if you want all the latest and plan to stay on top of upgrading. I like `paru` as a package manager there. Most important thing you can do on Arch is add a quick search shortcut for the Arch Wiki, it's so good I'll reference it for help on any distro.