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by hu3 583 days ago
Maybe I'm missing something but I run SQL Server in Docker under Windows WSL2 at near native speed.

What's the competitive advantage here?
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adamc 580 days ago
Having tried both, I would in fact say that WSL is a huge advantage for Windows over the Mac in many cases. Sure, the Mac is a *Nix, but there are lots of small differences from Linux that cause issues. WSL runs very, very well.
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easton 583 days ago
I suppose allowing developers targeting x86_64 Linux to still use Macs and the power efficiency of ARM CPUs, since I don’t think (maybe wrong) that ARM Windows machines support emulation inside WSL.

But that’s more feature parity with x86 Windows machines, not an advantage.

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TimTheTinker 583 days ago
How is feature parity not an advantage? If it were to be removed, the lack of it would be a disadvantage.
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PittleyDunkin 582 days ago
Using macos rather than windows.
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