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Microsoft’s new developer-optimized Windows embraces Linux even more
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TL;DR
- Windows 11 is being optimized for developers with integrated Linux tools.
- Coreutils for Windows, a reimplementation of GNU coreutils in Rust, allows Linux-like command-line utilities to run natively on Windows.
- New WSL containers enable developers to create, run, and interact with Linux containers directly on Windows.
- An experimental Intelligent Terminal offers context-aware agent interaction within the Windows Terminal.
- Windows Developer Configurations are now generally available for quick setup of developer-optimized environments.