2020: Year of the Desktop

• No sacrifices for portability
• Customization options
• More power per dollar

Macs Are Great

Choice Is Great

What are our not-Mac options?

Desktop Hardware For Software

• CPU - More and faster cores = more stuff simultaneously
• Memory - More and faster RAM = more stuff simultaneously
• Dedicated GPU - The big one and the most impactful weakness in laptops. Graphics processing is extremely important for multi-monitor, UI rendering, and video conferencing.
• Cooling - All this heat needs to go somewhere. "LOL my laptop fan is about to lift off."

Why Windows?

WSL2

"Windows Subsystem For Linux"

Microsoft put Ubuntu Linux into Windows to finally provide a "real" command line.

WSL2 means any *nix command that works on a Mac now works on Windows.

Installation

Windows Terminal (Preview)

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-terminal-preview/9n8g5rfz9xk3

Docker Desktop (edge)

https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/edge-release-notes/​

Docksal

VSCode Integration

Filesystem Integration

Thanks!