Re:WSL Getting GUI Support
by mastazi on Saturday September 26, 2020 @07:00PM
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I used to have a MacBook for work (sw dev) and a gaming desktop PC for entertainment and hobbies (games, music production, photo editing and graphic design).
Until one day, this part wasn’t true any more:
> Third, because for your common web developer a 2nd PC is cheap. You can get a refurbished i5/i7 machine, add a new 32GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD for less than $500. [0] This will last you for 5 years, easy.
Unfortunately not all types of dev work can be done on a middle-of-the-road machine.
Until one day, this part wasn’t true any more:
> Third, because for your common web developer a 2nd PC is cheap. You can get a refurbished i5/i7 machine, add a new 32GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD for less than $500. [0] This will last you for 5 years, easy.
Unfortunately not all types of dev work can be done on a middle-of-the-road machine.