This article was originally posted on December 21st 2018 at: https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/a-linux-dev-environment-on-windows-with-wsl-docker-tmux-and-vscode

Over the last 5+ years I've tried all sorts of setups. Everything ranging from
dual booting Linux to using aVMware based Linux VM and now I'm happily using WSL.

I wrote about using WSL over a year ago and I've been using it ever since. Over the last year, I've evolved my development environment and the video below is the latest iteration.

The last video I recorded of my dev environment was nearly 3 years ago, so I was long overdue for making a new video. Enjoy!

Demo Video Showing Everything

Timestamped Table of Contents

1:08 -- Why use Windows?
1:44 -- Terminal set up (Ubuntu 18.04 WSL / tmux)
4:09 -- Dealing with Windows updates and restoring terminal sessions
5:38 -- The tools I use blog post
6:22 -- Virtual desktops
7:28 -- Reverse searching your terminal history
7:47 -- Dotfiles link on GitHub
7:57 -- Visual Studio Code
9:26 -- Splitting and resizing windows
10:13 -- Modifying a web app workflow
13:19 -- Multiple clipboards with Ditto
14:37 -- Searching and launching apps with Keypirinha
15:19 -- Browser and screen sharing tools
16:47 -- Chatting on IRC with HexChat
17:26 -- Managing passwords on the command line with pass
17:55 -- Finance tracking with GnuCash
18:26 -- Various hardware I use
18:58 -- Recap of everything

Reference Links to Install and Configure Everything

Final Thoughts

It's nothing but smiles all the way down. I've never been this happy and more productive before when it comes to my development environment.

I'm super thankful Microsoft has stepped up their game. I'm excited for the future.

What do you think? Am I missing anything interesting? Let me know below.

A Linux Dev Environment on Windows with WSL, Docker, tmux and VSCode

Demo Video Showing Everything

Timestamped Table of Contents

Reference Links to Install and Configure Everything

Final Thoughts