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Re:Ask HN: Are Chromebooks ready for serious development? by jdietrich on Saturday May 12, 2018 @12:32PM (#17054781)
It's also worth noting that Windows 10 now has a native Linux subsystem, allowing you to run Windows and your choice of Linux distribution in parallel. This makes Windows a very compelling alternative to Mac OS if you prefer to develop in a *nix environment but also need to run proprietary software.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about

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Re:Ask HN: Are Chromebooks ready for serious development? by hedora on Saturday May 12, 2018 @02:21PM (#17055300)
Privacy + telemetry concerns were ultimately a deal breaker for me, but hyper-v plus mobixterm’s x11 server also make for a nice setup.
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Re:Ask HN: Are Chromebooks ready for serious development? by dabockster on Saturday May 12, 2018 @01:54PM (#17055188)
Or you can do what I've done for years and just run VirtualBox/VMware with port forwarding. A bit harder to set up, but gets the job done.
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