Re:Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows Server
by itomato on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @03:20PM
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I doubt they want POSIX ever again.
They want 'me too' POSIX-enough Developer workloads right up to the Deploy phase, where they have are building cushy, hard-to-evade on-ramp to Azure.
Re:Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows Server
by monkmartinez on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @03:26PM
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Your argument is confusing... Can I deploy my Django app on Azure? If the answer is yes, what exactly, is "me too" about that?
Re:Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows Server
by itomato on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @07:58PM
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Does your current code generation pipeline rely on a GNU, BSD or Microsoft Userland?
How about Libraries, Compiler or Runtime?
'Me too' is in MSFT providing a "Super Runtime" in the form of WSL.
If your app doesn't require Microsoft's kernel or user space functions, why should your team?
The majority of web applications use languages with runtimes that hide any Linux specific features.
Given that the majority of enterprises allow only for Windows desktops, and won't pay for OS X machines, this is an appealing path to Ruby, Python, Erlang, Java, .NET Core, ... server based applications on azure cloud deployments.