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I'm not really into security-focused distros, but heard good things about QubesOS. Also, what about OpenBSD?
Openbsd is really good but it is not linux. It doesn't have as much packages as linux and may perform a bit slower on applications compared to it's linux counterpart. Also, drivers for some hardware may not be available for Openbsd. Some filesystems like btrfs are not supported.
Still, openbsd and freebsd are worth checking out for learning about UNIX like OSes and routers, servers etc. It can also be daily driven if you can make do with the available packages.
We are talking about programming, studying, surfing the web and average computer usage. OpenBSD is more than enough for all that.
Openbsd IS based. It might not be for the average joe, and it’s never cutting edge. FreeBSD is though. And Netbsd can run on just about anything