On the other hand "unstable" is way too unstable when you need a reliable environment in my experience. Packages breaking randomly etc... Completely expected of course, but I can't take that bet on a work computer for instance.
That's not my experience at all. Which packages have you had breaking randomly?
I've had upgrades break occasionally in unstable too. That's the nature of a rolling release though...
Of course what everyone wants is something with all the advantages of a rolling release but without the disadvantages. Ie, always have the latest version of everything, but without anything breaking in ways that affect me.
That's not my experience at all. Which packages have you had breaking randomly?