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by johnnycarcin 3520 days ago
It's not 100% there yet but it's pretty damn close for me. If you are set on running a stable build of Windows then there are still some bugs out there that range from annoying to possible deal breakers. The two that come to mind is the stable version doesn't support 256 colors (annoyance) but then there are issues like this that stop me from being able to totally use go: https://github.com/Microsoft/BashOnWindows/issues/638

Most of these are fixed in the insider builds of Windows but that means you have to run full insider builds, you can't pick and choose components, so sometimes that is a non-starter for people.

Some of the annoying (color, cut & paste, etc) things can be fixed by using something like ConEmu (what I use).

I've actually stopped using my macbook and am now just using my company provided Windows machine for day-to-day stuff and it's been pretty smooth for the most part.

full disclosure: I work at Microsoft