> then finally _extinguishing_ them because it’s still a bit $%#= and if they develop for Linux they’ll end up transitioning. I didn't understand that part of

> then finally _extinguishing_ them because it’s still a bit $%#= and if they develop for Linux they’ll end up transitioning. I didn't understand that part of the sentence. "WSL is still a bit $%#=" (scuffed?) "and if they develop for Linux they'll end up transitioning" (because WSL is scuffed compared to just running Linux?) - not sure... Anyway, I was on Windows for most of my career. In 2010 when I got interested in Node.js it still didn't run very well on Windows. Having only ever used Linux seriously as a server and having tried unsuccessfully many times to keep a Linux desktop running, I wasn't ready to switch. So, back then, Node.js was just for side projects. Fast forward 5-6 years and most of my projects are now SPAs with a .NET backend. Node.js is running okay on Windows, but package management with NPMs thousands of little files is just slow on Windows. Despite that, I transition to doing more and more backends with Node. I stick with Windows. Forward another 2 years and I'm finally sick of the Windows tax with regards to Node and NPM. I'll never move to a Mac as my main machine since they can't even get window management and other basic facilities right and I hate the hardware lock-in, so I figure I'll try a Linux desktop yet again. This time I find many people hailing Manjaro Linux as the distro that is the least maintenance desktop. So, I installed it on one laptop using the default XFCE desktop environment, which I never really tried before. Holy cow! I used to have to fight with Windows to make it this minimalist! XFCE actually does Windows better than Windows. Out of the box it lets me re-order windows on the taskbar and right-click to close them (a feature I had to install 7+ taskbar tweaker to get on Windows). Oh and the file explorer (Thunar) has tabs and so does the terminal! I can also control the whole OS GUI with just a keyboard, just like in Windows. I got all the major software I need - Chrome, VS Code, Thunderbird, Slack, Beyond Compare, Remote Desktop (FreeRDP) - and now I get to use all the famed Linux tools without any issue at all. Within three months I had installed Manjaro on my main workstations both at work and at home and I've been running it for over 2 years now. It's actually way less maintenance than any Windows machine I've ever had. There's just so much less crap to fight against, like forced updates downloading and installing, slowing down my machine right in the middle of my so-called "active hours". I used to spend hours researching how to force Windows to do exactly what I want to do by setting various group policies, registry entries and so forth - now I only do that minimally for my gaming and home entertainment machines. I'm so happy!