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> Just to be clear: this means useful for developers who need to build programs to run on Windows, but can scarcely imagine developing on it. They treat it as a
by JoshTriplett 7y ago
> Just to be clear: this means useful for developers who need to build programs to run on Windows, but can scarcely imagine developing on it. They treat it as a huge embedded system.
I'm not just talking about people who don't want to run Windows, I'm talking about things like CI infrastructure. Much easier to automate cross-building everything from one platform with one set of tools.
- ncmncm 7y agoCI is probably the more important use. You certainly wouldn't want to host your CI system on Windows, regardless of what it's building code for. That said, apparently Microsoft's still is. For now.