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> Plus I feel if I really needed a Linux environment, the Linux subsystem would fill that need. Have you actually used it? A bunch of devs I work with continua
by katbyte 7y ago
> Plus I feel if I really needed a Linux environment, the Linux subsystem would fill that need.
Have you actually used it? A bunch of devs I work with continually have issues relating to WSL so i'm not sure if its comparable to macOS.
- owenwil 7y agoEarly WSL was a pain, but they’ve come a long way. My entire web dev stack works natively on WSL these days–and WSL2 is due any day now, which should make it entirely on-par going forward.
- wwweston 7y agoThat's big news! Apparently any day now is by the end of June. Here's the announcement for anyone who (like me) hadn't already heard: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/announcing-wsl-2/ I'm a little skeptical given the shortcomings/difficulties I encountered last year, but a solid competitor to macOS as a unix workstation with broad desktop app support would be great to have.
- owenwil 7y agoEven in the last year it’s actually a dramatic shift in the landscape. I use WSL as my full-time development environment with Docker/PHP/Node.JS, and have few problems getting anything working–no more than any other platform.
- wwweston 7y agoYeah, I really wanted to WSL to be ready for prime time, and bought a Dell XPS 13 on that expectation, but... nope. It's still mostly promise, you only pull off using it for day-to-day unix-based dev if you're willing to put in a lot of effort, jump through hoops, address unanticipated conditions, and otherwise engage in a lot of yak-shaving.