On: Using Rust in Windows

[ranveeraggarwal]

I personally prefer lxss. While it has some limitations, I am yet to face issues with rust projects. You can also use Intellij-based IDEs with a rust plugin and run `bash` in the command prompt accompanying the IDE. It feels like working on Linux ^_^

[Longhanks → ranveeraggarwal]

Well, because the userland IS Linux (or what people refer to as Linux on the desktop).

But binaries are also ELF binaries and can only be run with lxss. How do you deploy to Windows customers who are not developers?

[problems → Longhanks]

You dev on linux, try your best to write in a cross-platform way - then only once you've got something that works and you're fairly motivated to actually do something with it, go through the hassle to make a Windows build.

[ranveeraggarwal → Longhanks]

Yep, you're right. I was thinking about it from an easy to set up development environment perspective.

[steveklabnik → ranveeraggarwal]

Quick warning about lxss: if you access any of your stuff from a Windows program, it can trash the whole partition.

Source: I'm just using regular old Windows now...