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I have two friends that are using coding agents on Windows, which was surprising to learn. Edit: yes, with WSL2 I believe in both cases. I would have assumed
by jacobgold 4mo ago
I have two friends that are using coding agents on Windows, which was surprising to learn.
Edit: yes, with WSL2 I believe in both cases.
I would have assumed almost everyone would get a Mac/Linux computer to use coding agents because Unix is their "native" platform. It's Bash tool calls all the way down.
Does anyone know a source for reliable data on what coding agent apps devs are using? How many are using Code Claude CLI vs Claude Desktop, etc?
- dboreham 4mo agoAre you sure they're not using WSL2 (which is Linux, not Windows)?
- jacobgold 4mo agoYes, sure, they're using Linux within a virtual machine (WSL2).
- mock-possum 4mo agoI mean I’m using coding agents on windows, because I’m not just going to learn a whole new operating system just to make robots write code for me. I want tools that meet me where I’m at, not tools that demand I change up my entire UX to interact with them. The assumption is not “what’s wrong with Windows that it doesn’t work with <technology>,” more “what’s wrong with <technology> that it doesn’t work with Windows” Why wouldn’t you want your thing to be cross platform
- asveikau 4mo agoWsl2.0 is literally a Linux vm built into windows. I imagine some people are using that.