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> Most people We'll I'm used to not being most people, but I'd much rather be able to produce a single identical binary for my users that works everywhere than
by hyperion2010 2y ago
> Most people
We'll I'm used to not being most people, but I'd much rather be able to produce a single identical binary for my users that works everywhere than the platform specific nonsense I have to go through right now. Having to maintain different special build processes for different platforms is a stupid waste of time.
Frankly this is how it always should have worked except for the monopolistic behavior of various platforms in the past.
- yencabulator 2y ago> that works everywhere This whole discussion is about pointing out that it kinda doesn't.
- bjourne 2y agoThe binary is only one part of the puzzle (and largely solved by WSL). Installation/uninstallation and desktop integration is just as much of a hassle.
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- cycomanic 2y agoI don't get the argument, if the binary part is solved by WSL it isn't useless is it? Otherwise why would MS invest so much resources into it?
- bjourne 2y agoWSL can do a lot more than just run Linux binaries.
- int_19h 2y agoI don't think you can reasonably assume that people have WSL set up on Windows for the purposes of shipping desktop software. Nor does it cover Mac.
- duped 2y agoWell, there's orb on mac which is in some ways better/faster than WSL