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I have a sp2017 i7 16GB and it's great as a developer machine. I'm mainly using languages that are cross-platform like Go and the JVM. But I often end up using
by cube2222 9y ago
I have a sp2017 i7 16GB and it's great as a developer machine. I'm mainly using languages that are cross-platform like Go and the JVM. But I often end up using Windows Subsystem for Linux which works amazing.
I wouldn't buy any of the surface devices if you're planning to put linux on it (it's a little bit pointless), but maybe WSL + Docker on Windows are enough for you. (For me they are at least)
- komali2 9y agoGot any WSL tips? I'm always trying to get that thing to be more functional.
- cube2222 9y agoYea. Use hyper.is if you want to use vim/emacs with bells and whistles. The powershell default shell just can't handle it and doesn't color some parts of the screen well. Also, use tmux, if you don't do that already, solves the problem of no terminal tabs in windows.