[bob1029]

I've been spending the last 48 hours strongly pondering Linux as a daily driver. If it wasn't for my crippling visual studio addiction, I'd probably be able to swap all my PCs over, with the exception of the one bastard stepchild win10 that I will keep in the closet for when BF2042 is released. Virtualization is another option that I am investigating actively now.

I could even see the path for getting our product off the Windows platform and onto Linux (while still using Microsoft's dotnet toolchain). There are only 2 DLLs keeping us locked to Windows and I have a very solid hypothetical answer for both.

All of this is so depressing because it doesn't have to be this way. A few small changes to the OS (that would incur negligible impact to Microsoft's cashflow or margins) could mean life changing improvements in the user experience.

If profit must be obtained, then Microsoft should consider a "hacker" build of windows that starts as a bare-ass powershell prompt that you have to tack on what you want to use. I'd pay a fucking premium. Microsoft, are you out there? Charge me $1000. I swear I'll pay it if you promise to not shove updates, telemetry, defender or cortana down my throat ever again.

[jakogut]

> with the exception of the one bastard stepchild win10 that I will keep in the closet for when BF2042 is released

For what it's worth, all recent Battlefield games run flawlessly through Proton, including multiplayer with anti-cheat, D3D12, and soon (if not already), ray tracing. This includes at least BF:BC2, BF3, BF4, BF1, and BFV. There's no reason to think BF2042 will be any different.

[CrazyPyroLinux]

I've found VSCode and dotnet 5/core be amazingly liberating from the the slow bloated mess that is Visual Studio and the old .NET Framework. This is the way it should have always been, but I'm happy we finally got here.

[robocat]

VSCode has plenty of MS telemetry, and some plugins do too. VSCodium refers to some of the issues removing telemetry here: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/DOCS.md#get...

https://adtmag.com/articles/2021/04/21/vscodium-strips-msft-...

[majkinetor]

This.

No more need for VS really or any other proprietary bloatware.

First thing I do on new machine is `choco install vscode` then it synces my extensions and I am ready to roll. As extra benefit `code` is usable ASAP in CLI and I can pipe anything to it.

[rawoke083600]

Yea VSCode is my daily driver as IDE/Code-editor after years of living on GeAny ! Solid product VSCode !

[bob1029]

Do razor components work in vscode? Like w/ breakpoints and such?

[pxeboot]

>Microsoft should consider a "hacker" build of windows that starts as a bare-ass powershell prompt

WinPE? Server Core?

[majkinetor]

WinPE is not designed for that. See limitations. Basically it forgets anything on restart and its even worst then that.

Core has other problems and it doesn't use PowerShell by default, it can't run x32 apps too.

So no, there is nothing available right now.

[throwawayboise]

Is LTSC still offered? That was a pretty minimal (though still GUI) install last time I tried it. Also I think it only gets security updates, and only when you initiate the update process.

[majkinetor]

> Microsoft, are you out there? Charge me $1000. I swear I'll pay it if you promise to not shove updates, telemetry, defender or cortana down my throat ever again.

Count me in too. Give me minimal install then shut up and take my money.

[rawoke083600]

Man i feel your pain ! Was there once myself ! Company-focused Win-products :/ But hte last 10 years I've been lucky no such requirements ! It really is nice :)

[Akronymus]

> visual studio addiction

For me, rider is quickly replacing visual studio as my daily driver for programming.

[majkinetor]

My entire team uses VS and I have no problems loading the same projects in vscode and being equally productive (or better). Had to fix few quirks here and there before solution would load but nothing too complicated.