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by 1718627440 338 days ago
> But my experience is that there is very little “program code” and it’s mostly “library code”.

Sorry I am confused, what does that refer to?

> you’re now mandating the “meta program” be run under WSL

As long as bash and the tools are in path, can't you run any program normally?

> WSL as a hacky workaround for dealing with bad citizens

Yes, but some parts are out of scope for C and you need to target the OS. Also f.e. passing around file descriptors and sockets are convenient.