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Discussion on: Which programming language/environment is more “powerful” than people realize?

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David Stancu

WSL does not run literal Linux inside it; it's a kernel API compatibility layer + ELF binary support. Because of this, WSL I/O is very slow compared to running native Linux on your machine. You are better off using a VM inside Windows at that point, IMO. I haven't had that many drivers issues, #YOTLD!

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fire

Doesn't Windows 10's WSL literally run Ubuntu?