If you are used to Windows/Mac look and feel and want the stability that a more well known distro offers, I would strongly recommend Linux Mint. Its built on top of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS which is rock solid and offers a lot of the same UI concepts of Windows (task bar at the bottom, start menu, etc.). I switched to it as my daily driver last year (from Ubuntu) and have not really had to think about it much since. Its fast, easy, and lets you get on with coding.