I have been super impressed with WSL after using it for close to a year now. The Creators Update fixed some issues like file watching and symbolic links which h

I have been super impressed with WSL after using it for close to a year now. The Creators Update fixed some issues like file watching and symbolic links which had been preventing certain programs from begin usable. I now do all my C++ and node.js development through WSL so I can still use all the Windows GUI applications (which tend to have fewer bugs and be easier to use than Linux GUI apps, in my experience). VS Code even allows you to run gdb on WSL, and interface with it on Windows, if you can get the setup right.