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VSCode + WSL makes Windows awesome for web development

David Heinemeier Hansson

Windows actually got good for web developers. Between VSCode , WSL , and Intel’s latest desktop chips, I’ve been living with a PC for over a week that runs my programming tests faster than an M3 Max, ships with an excellent window manager out-the-box, and generally feels like a completely viable alternative to macOS for working with the web.

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Mac vs Windows for Programming

The Crazy Programmer

When it comes to choosing the right operating system for your programming needs, MacOS & Windows are two operating systems that have their benefits and drawbacks. Windows, on the other hand, is highly recommended for developing graphics programs and video game developers. So, what makes it very good?

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Upgrade to Windows 11 with Ivanti Neurons for MDM

Ivanti

With support for Windows 10 ending on Oct. 14, 2025, users are faced with deciding how and when they wish to upgrade to Windows 11. Since some old devices won’t be able to upgrade to Windows 11, new devices must be purchased. Your organization might be ready to upgrade to Windows 11 or need to plan for it.

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Bun 1.1 JavaScript toolkit backs Windows 10

InfoWorld

replacement for building, testing, and running JavaScript and TypeScript , now supports Windows 10. the latest version of the Bun toolkit and drop-in Node.js The latest version is also more compatible with Node.js. To read this article in full, please click here

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Coding and Testing Linux Applications on Windows Using WSL and VS Code

Dzone - DevOps

In this article, I will share my experience of using Windows Subsystem for Linux along with Visual Studio Code for some basic coding and testing in C++ and Java. While I will be using some of the examples from the Refinitiv Real-time SDKs, ?the the notes below should be applicable to general C++ and Java development.

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Visual Studio Code finalizes test coverage API

InfoWorld

The update brings capabilities such as a test coverage API, custom editor labels, and locked scrolling. can be downloaded for Windows, Linux, or Mac from the project website. In this release, Microsoft has finalized its Test Coverage API, bringing native coverage support to VS Code.

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OpenAI is testing a version of GPT-4 that can ‘remember’ long conversations

TechCrunch

OpenAI has built a version of GPT-4 , its latest text-generating model, that can “remember” roughly 50 pages of content thanks to a greatly expanded context window. ” Where it concerns text-generating AI, the context window refers to the text the model considers before generating additional text. .”

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