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Re:Windows for Linux Nerds by Joeri on Thursday September 14, 2017 @01:45AM (#15245261)
From what I understand the WSL team is small, with only a few people working on the kernel parts. I'm sure they honestly intend to deliver blazing performance but they're still busy delivering basic compatibility. Maybe microsoft should allocate more resources, since it is probably the cheapest way to gain developer mindshare.

I do node development on windows, but not in WSL. I would advise doing as much as you can with native built software and only using WSL to fill the gaps.

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Re:Windows for Linux Nerds by rizalp on Thursday September 14, 2017 @02:47AM (#15245495)
Agreed with that. Better use native port instead of WSL, as many tools, limited they may be, has better integration with the rest of the system

Case in point : cannot use Git on WSL with IntelliJ, Sourcetree

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Re:Windows for Linux Nerds by m_fayer on Thursday September 14, 2017 @05:17AM (#15246188)
Huh, why is that? I do a wide range of web development in WSL - npm, gulp, and webpack all work just fine for me. This works great for vue dev, with browsersync and everything. I also have to do a little WP work, and the required LAMP stack in WSL works great.
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