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Windows is not that bad for software development

Mohamad Ashraful Islam on July 01, 2022

Today it's not about virtualbox/vmware. It's a new Windows 10 feature. They called it WSL(Windows Subsystem for Linux) Originally Posted on HERE ...
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While WSL is really nice if it really doesn't work. Docker is also a good replacement for this.
Also for windows you can use tools like pyenv-win to easily switch Python environments if that floats your boat.

I did use WSL with Ubuntu when I was at my old job programming Ruby. Because lots of things didn't work right on Windows. But they didn't use Docker yet in the company when I arrived. So I used WSL as well.

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Mohamad Ashraful Islam

Here I just wanted to show How things work on WSL over windows. I felt so cool with it. Personally I use Linux and Mac on my home and office.

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NLxDoDge

Nice. Might I ask which linux distro you work with? I want to try one as well but can't pick one.

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Mohamad Ashraful Islam

I have worked with Ubuntu, Mint, Manjaro, Elementary. Currently I am using Mint for personal day to day use

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Mohamad Ashraful Islam

Thank you :)

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Windows is a very good operating system. Especially when it comes to programming. Windows 11 deserves special attention here. If someone is looking for a cheaper license, I recommend this store: royalcdkeys.com/products/windows-1...

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Mohamad Ashraful Islam

Thanks. But it's retail version of the license.

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Reem Sultan

That's great, you are right. WSL helps users of Linux-first technologies (like Ruby and Python) and web developers use their Windows tools and maintain consistency between development and production environments. Here such as Assignment help UAE In the same way that we gain from Google's goods, Microsoft too contributes to progress. Just like we benefit from Google's products, Microsoft also advances society.

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I completely agree with you, Ashraful Islam. Just like we believe that Microsoft is indispensable, students of knowledge also heavily rely on Microsoft products for various purposes, such as cipd assignment writing services and more. Just as we benefit from Google's products, Microsoft proves to be equally helpful in development.

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Mohamad Ashraful Islam

Thank you