Ask HN: Would you use (or recommend) Windows as a developer laptop?

It would depend on other stuff. If you want to write software specifically for Windows (although not necessarily limited to Windows; you can use WSL to use and write Linux software too), or if you intend to use software that is only available on Windows (although note that some Windows software can run without Windows, e.g. by the use of Wine, so using Windows software does not necessarily mean you will have to use Windows), or if you particularly like Windows compared with other systems, then yes. Otherwise, I would say no, it would be better to not use Windows.