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by nrki 3355 days ago
Recently tried to use WSL to do some pair-coding tests in an interview, with screen & tmux.

The damned terminal kept making characters disappear! I actually thought my interviewer was inadvertently deleting characters, or maybe trolling me.

I had to switch to using an actual Linux system.

MS have a ways to go before getting this right. I daresay I'll be on OSX by the time that happens though.

2 comments

Did you try using WSL with the creator's update? The fixes were extensive.
You mean the update that hasn't even finished rolling out globally?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 Click update now. This tool will let you install it without waiting inline (assuming you don't have the option from the built in windows 10 update tool)

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/windows-10-creators-update-downl... (Warning annoying video plays with sound)

Yeah they fixed that. It was very annoying.