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WSL is just horribly slow for me. So I use Linux exclusively at home, but my work mandates Windows (although we now allow Mac, and with my next hardware change
by teraku 6y ago
WSL is just horribly slow for me.
So I use Linux exclusively at home, but my work mandates Windows (although we now allow Mac, and with my next hardware change I might just switch over to Mac). So to get into the comfort of my trusted toolchain I use WSL at work.
Our company lags behind windows updates, since they only install "trusted" versions, whatever that means, and thus I still have WSL1.
I heard WSL2 brings a lot of performance improvements.
And I really hope it does, WSL1 is soooo slow. Especially compared to my home setups. The friction is just so high still.
So I believe if you come from Windows and want use Linux tools with WSL, I think you might find it comfortable for some, but it's a horrible introduction to Linux, since a lot of it will be slow and you'd think "oh Linux is just as bad as Windows, I'd rather stick to my guns".
- TheGreatCabbage 6y agoI found that one of my Python programs, which performs heavy calculations, was actually faster in WSL 2 than when running natively in Windows. I haven't tested it with WSL 1 though.
- bzb3 6y agoI remember trying to use wsl1 for WordPress development; it was so slow most pages would time out and I couldn't do anything.
- virtue3 6y agoWSL2 is -significantly- faster for most dev flows.