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Can I use one of these things successfully for my software development work?
The answer is yes.
WSL is just one of the tools available to add to a developer’s arsenal on a Snapdragon laptop.
Some of the trepidation surrounds a shift from an Intel or AMD-based x64 system to Qualcomm’s ARM64 platform.
The video details a number of tools available that will be of importance to a range of developers.
I did wonder though whether or not it can differentiate between x86_64 and ARM64.
WSL is just one of the tools available to add to a developer’s arsenal on a Snapdragon laptop.
The good news is it can, so long as ARM is referenced in the manifests that power winget.
If the manifest has entries for ARM64, yes.
Definitely grab a beverage and check it out.
Windows Package Manager can also be useful.
