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Craig Loewen @craigloewen.bsky.social · May 19

It depends on the project and how you're building it, sometimes it comes down to what apps you have as file filters, what you have installed or not in Linux etc.

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Craig Loewen @craigloewen.bsky.social · May 19

Thanks Isaac!

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Craig Loewen @craigloewen.bsky.social · May 19

So proud to announce that the Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source!

blogs.windows.com/windowsdevel...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source

Today we’re very excited to announce the open-source release of the Windows Subsystem for Linux. This is the result of a multiyear effort to prepare for this, and a great closure to the first ever iss...

blogs.windows.com

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Craig Loewen @craigloewen.bsky.social · May 6

There are new WSL distros to try! Fedora has created an official WSL distro, check out the details:
devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/...

Fedora Linux is now an official WSL distro

We’re pleased to announce that one of the latest additions to the list of official WSL distros is Fedora Linux! The Fedora Project has taken advantage of WSL’s new tar-based architecture to produce WS...

devblogs.microsoft.com

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Kayla Cinnamon ☕️ @kaylacinnamon.bsky.social · Apr 28

This year at #MSBuild, I'm joined by @larryosterman.github.io and @craigloewen.bsky.social to talk about all the new awesomeness coming to Windows for developers 🔥

This talk is 88% live demos (we did the math)

You won't want to miss this one 😉

build.microsoft.com/sessions/BRK...

Boost your development productivity with Windows latest tools and tips

Join the team that builds PowerToys, Windows Terminal, Windows Subsystem for Linux, WinGet, and more. They’ll share the latest news, tools, and tips! There will be live demos, deep explorations of how...

build.microsoft.com

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Craig Loewen @craigloewen.bsky.social · Mar 31

다음 달에 저는 "Java on Azure Dev Day Seoul 2025" 회의에 개발자 위해 한 새로운 기능들에 대해 발표를 할 거예요!

여기에 가입할 수 있습니다

event-us.kr/msazurekr/ev...

Java on Azure Day Seoul 2025 - 이벤터스

마이크로소프트 자바 전문가들이 직접 전하는 Java on Azure!

event-us.kr

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Craig Loewen @craigloewen.bsky.social · Mar 31

I'll be speaking at the "Java on Azure Day Seoul 2025" conference coming up next month about the latest Windows improvements for developers! Come check it out:

event-us.kr/msazurekr/ev...

Java on Azure Day Seoul 2025 - 이벤터스

마이크로소프트 자바 전문가들이 직접 전하는 Java on Azure!

event-us.kr

Craig Loewen @craigloewen.bsky.social · Mar 7

One of my favourite things is seeing the mini integration points between Linux and Windows, check out this video from @scott.hanselman.com !

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxse...

There's a Linux File Explorer built into Visual Studio for Windows?!?

YouTube video by Scott Hanselman

www.youtube.com

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Craig Loewen @craigloewen.bsky.social · Jan 23

You can compile your own Linux kernel from source here if you need headers!

github.com/microsoft/WS...

As well we are working on adding kernel module support to WSL to help with scenarios like this :)

GitHub - microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel: The source for the Linux kernel used in Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2)

The source for the Linux kernel used in Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) - microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel

github.com

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Craig Loewen @craigloewen.bsky.social · Jan 9

Should be as simple as `wsl.exe node /tmp/myscript.js`!

I have it installed with NVM so I just passed the binary location directly to this command in PowerShell:

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Kayla Cinnamon ☕️ @kaylacinnamon.bsky.social · Dec 1

🎁 Day 1 - Shortcut Guide 🎁

Type Win+Shift+/ to open Shortcut Guide, which will display common Windows shortcuts, shortcuts for changing the position of the active window, and taskbar shortcuts! #PowerToysAdvent
learn.microsoft.com/windows/powe...

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Craig Loewen @craigloewen.bsky.social · Nov 19

Yes I like WSL very much.

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