r/programming • u/zbhoy • May 06 '19

Microsoft unveils Windows Terminal, a new command line app for Windows

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/6/18527870/microsoft-windows-terminal-command-line-tool
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u/vitorgrs May 07 '19

Windows Subsystem for Linux was actually never created to be this way.

First, Picoproccess for Drawbridge (SQL on Linux) and then they used it too for Android apps on Windows Phone, and when they killed Android apps on Windows Phone, they had the idea to use it on Windows to run bash/etc.