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I too use it daily on multiple machines (albeit Windows Pro with Hyper-V) and it's changed my day to day dev work dramatically. Combined with Docker there is n
by kiksy 8y ago
I too use it daily on multiple machines (albeit Windows Pro with Hyper-V) and it's changed my day to day dev work dramatically.
Combined with Docker there is no reason for me to even look at MacOS or running Linux natively (which I have done before for years.)
For me it's the best thing to come out of Microsoft in a long time.
- qorrect 8y ago> For me it's the best thing to come out of Microsoft in a long time. Agreed, I think it's an amazing feature. Have been a full time linux user for 20 years, my new laptop is BIOS locked ( ugh ) so I _cant_ install linux ( didnt know that before buying it ) , but it's actually not an issue because of WSL, it's exactly what I always wanted in Windows.
- Infernal 8y agoWhat laptop is it? Was it part of an OEM sort of purchase through an employer, or something consumer off-the-shelf?
- geekbird 8y agoPlease name and shame the brand, so we can avoid it. A BIOS that prevents you from installing Linux should be illegal IMO. When my Windows laptops get too old and slow for the latest Windows plus patches, I get another 3 to 5 years of life out of them by installing Linux. I still have a little Dell laptop that I first put into service in 2004 as a Windows box, converted it to Linux in 2009, and it still runs.