Quick Answer: Is Windows Subsystem for Linux Good?
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WSL is a great tool to have in your toolbox, and is convenient to use for non-production workloads and quick-and-dirty tasks, but it wasn’t designed for production workloads; it’s best to use it for what it was designed for, not for what you can tweak it to do.

Should I use Windows Subsystem for Linux?

WSL is intended to give developers and bash veterans the Linux shell experience despite having to use Windows as the primary OS. It offers the best of both worlds by allowing you to run Windows apps, like Visual Studio, alongside a Linux shell for easier command line access.

Is Windows Subsystem for Linux fast?

WSL 1 offers faster access to files mounted from Windows. If you will be using your WSL Linux distribution to access project files on the Windows file system, and these files cannot be stored on the Linux file system, you will achieve faster performance across the OS files systems by using WSL 1.

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