Re:DHH: VSCode and WSL makes Windows awesome for web develop...
by dgellow on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @07:12AM
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WSL2 has memory issues, if you for example use vscode and docker, in a wsl context, and don’t restart your machine weekly, you will likely see that vmmem is using a ridiculous amount of memory and doesn’t release it.
The relatively recent auto-shrinking volumes are also not always working in my experience.
I’ve also experienced networking issues in the past, either names wouldn’t resolve for some time, or hosts would be unreachable. If you look around you will find multiple GitHub issues for it.
I’ve been a heavy user of WSL 1 and 2 since a while now, it’s a fantastic system, but you will likely notice issues over time. Still worth it IMHO.
The relatively recent auto-shrinking volumes are also not always working in my experience.
I’ve also experienced networking issues in the past, either names wouldn’t resolve for some time, or hosts would be unreachable. If you look around you will find multiple GitHub issues for it.
I’ve been a heavy user of WSL 1 and 2 since a while now, it’s a fantastic system, but you will likely notice issues over time. Still worth it IMHO.