German city wants to ditch Microsoft for Linux

Re:German city wants to ditch Microsoft for Linux by terminalcommand on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @04:07PM (#23408032)

I tried to switch back to Windows numerous times, each time I hated that I can't just spawn a terminal window and do things on CLI. It is not impossible, but it doesn't feel right for me. Maybe if I were more acquainted with .NET libraries and powershell, I could achieve similar proficiency.

I feel like I am being suffocated when I'm using windows for development. My current solution is to keep a windows laptop for browsing/light gaming/travel, keep a Linux desktop for programming.

But we probably feel this way because we know Linux and many things are incorporated in our muscle memory. If we spent nearly equal time on Windows, it could be hard to switch back.

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Re:German city wants to ditch Microsoft for Linux by apta on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @05:36PM (#23409096)

You can run Linux on Windows, so you get the best of both worlds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux

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Re:German city wants to ditch Microsoft for Linux by terminalcommand on Thursday June 04, 2020 @02:14AM (#23413167)

Last time I tried SBCL didn’t work. Emacs also acted funny under powershell’s terminal emulator. I guess it’s better now with WSL2.

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