Wow, have to say, never expected all this from MSFT, but they've really been dev-friendly recently. A working package manager is one of the big reasons why (at least imo, but if you look at device...
Wow, have to say, never expected all this from MSFT, but they've really been dev-friendly recently. A working package manager is one of the big reasons why (at least imo, but if you look at device use at the major tech companies) MacOS or a Linux distro are far superior as dev platforms than windows.
Also of note from The Verge: Microsoft is bringing Linux GUI apps to Windows 10. https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/19/21263377/microsoft-windows-10-linux-gui-apps-gpu-acceleration-wsl-features Not...
Not sure if this should get its own post, but I really like the idea of running more and more Linux tools in Windows, and Gui was a big sticking point for me.
Ahhhh, finally. Microsoft has entered the 20th century. :P With that being said, I'm not sure how useful a package manager is going to be on windows since most Windows applications bundle all...
Ahhhh, finally. Microsoft has entered the 20th century. :P
With that being said, I'm not sure how useful a package manager is going to be on windows since most Windows applications bundle all their prerequisites already. But being able to install all the software on a list with a single command is a huge time saver for new installations.
Yeah, ideally this results in no longer having to use ninite or another batch installer every reformat, fresh install, or new computer. If so, I know a hell of a lot of sysadmins that are going to...
Yeah, ideally this results in no longer having to use ninite or another batch installer every reformat, fresh install, or new computer. If so, I know a hell of a lot of sysadmins that are going to be saved a hell of a lot of time with this (myself included).
Wow, have to say, never expected all this from MSFT, but they've really been dev-friendly recently. A working package manager is one of the big reasons why (at least imo, but if you look at device use at the major tech companies) MacOS or a Linux distro are far superior as dev platforms than windows.
They have a pretty solid list of software available already.
Also of note from The Verge: Microsoft is bringing Linux GUI apps to Windows 10.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/19/21263377/microsoft-windows-10-linux-gui-apps-gpu-acceleration-wsl-features
Not sure if this should get its own post, but I really like the idea of running more and more Linux tools in Windows, and Gui was a big sticking point for me.
Why do you prefer Windows over Linux? I would prefer if I could run windows apps on Linux.
Devs gotta work, work gets Windows boxes. Or just to have a test box with Windows to run a thing.
Ahhhh, finally. Microsoft has entered the 20th century. :P
With that being said, I'm not sure how useful a package manager is going to be on windows since most Windows applications bundle all their prerequisites already. But being able to install all the software on a list with a single command is a huge time saver for new installations.
Yeah, ideally this results in no longer having to use ninite or another batch installer every reformat, fresh install, or new computer. If so, I know a hell of a lot of sysadmins that are going to be saved a hell of a lot of time with this (myself included).