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GitHub. Azure. Windows Terminal. Windows Subsystem for Linux. Cross-platform .Net. Visual Studio Code (and the other one) WinGet Packafe Manager. Rust fo

• rkho 3y ago
  WSL and Powertoys (specifically Fancyzones) has gotten me over the hump of transitioning to Windows at my desk. I still love my Macbook Pro, but I no longer feel the need to plug it into an external display. The only thing I consistently miss is iMessage.
  • jacooper 3y ago
    Which you can replace with matrix + an I message bridge if you are desperate enough.
• MuffinFlavored 3y ago
  they acquired github azure is less good/playing catchup/copying the innovation of AWS WSL is a glorified Linux VM .NET is a zoo VS Code is Atom++ which is Electron Rust is good, cargo and rustc working on Windows has nothing to do with Microsoft
  • pjmlp 3y ago
    Actually Microsoft has hired several Rust developers after Mozilla layoffs, so it has to do with them. Also C++/WinRT team nowadays seems to have lost interest on it, and is having lots of fun in Rust/WinRT instead.
• pjmlp 3y ago
  .NET is great, for those doing Azure workloads, those suffering the GUI civil wars, or the .NET Framework features/libraries that aren't available on .NET Core reboot, or the .NET Native missing features from Native AOT, not so much.