If Windows implements a nice CLI to install apps and tools, *well, it's almost there, but not really), something a la Chocolatey, but 100% free, and standard, and actively developed and supported, then it hands down becomes the best OS for developers. You have almost a real Linux, a real Windows, and a modern Desktop unlike the dated macOS.
New Windows Terminal Preview
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#12Extremely impressive work! It looks stunning. The WSL integration looks super cool, are you planning any other integrations like Docker, Hyper-V, SSH, or WinRM? Oher machine-local shells like ipython, or aws-shell would be sweet too but I understand not wanting to implement that last one. I know you could just run some if these as a subprocess but there is some magic in 'Open IPython Tab'
You could probably just add ipython to settings.json. Windows already comes with OpenSSH. Personally I prefer ssh separate from my terminal app.
Wait but I just mean the terminal could also be the ssh/winrm connection manager. I'm guessing that could maybe be done in the settings too I suppose.
It would still be OpenSSH under the hood.
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#13The fact that I don't have to use that God-forsaken color scheme picker from the old terminal is already a huge selling point.
I'm very excited about the future of this application.
Issues:
* Can't drag window using the space what the console tabs are in
* opinion: would be nice if the tabs didn't require the full path of the console's location
* powershell's psreadline doesn't seem to be working fully (ctrl+space not working)
* when I go to right click the icon on the taskbar so that I can pin it, the acrylic goes away. I realize this is an issue with windows 10 in general though
Re: New Windows Terminal Preview
#14Unify look and feel with VS Code then have VS Code support Windows Terminal sessions as tabs.
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/integrated-termina...
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#15Microsoft pretends to care about a problem that others have solved 30 years ago. Their unique priorities seem to be a background image and transparency. After all, who uses a terminal to write and read text these days? This one just makes you feel nerdy while watching cat videos.