Windows Subsystem for Linux

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Windows Subsystem for Linux runs full distro userlands like Ubuntu and openSUSE on Windows with a ~200 MB download and ~500 MB disk footprint, using syscall translation to host bash instances and multiple distro copies in parallel. It runs SSH, Docker and kubectl tooling, lets VS Code edit Windows files while compiling inside Linux, supports PowerShell on Linux, and shows Linux containers on Windows Server; expect filesystem slowdowns but otherwise practical for multi-language development.

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1. 0:00Introduction to Windows Subsystem for Linux
2. 1:11How WSL works
3. 3:19Linux in Windows benefits
4. 5:35WSL with VS Code
5. 7:04Centralizing tools with WSL
6. 8:35WSL in cloud development
7. 9:39Why developers love WSL
8. 10:19Q&A

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