Pro Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL): Powerful Tools and Practices for Cross-Platform Development and Collaboration

Book Description

This book covers everything a developer needs to know to hit the ground running and get the most out of Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

Since its release, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has been growing in popularity, moving from curious early adopters to wide-scale interest, including enterprise development teams using WSL in production. This authoritative guide to WSL covers the gamut, introducing developers to WSL architecture, installation and configuration, the WSL command line, all the way to advanced use cases and performance tunings. Practical examples are sprinkled throughout to reinforce understanding. This book is designed to efficiently and effectively get developers comfortable using this highly useful platform for open-source development on Windows. WSL is uniquely suited to cloud and cross-platform development, and system administrator workflows on Windows.

Windows developers will begin with the basics of installation and then be introduced to the vast library of open source tools that they can integrate into their own workflows, using their existing development tools, such as Code, Visual Studio, and JetBrains IDEs. Readers will learn, hands on, about using WSL to develop cross-platform and cloud-native applications, work with containers, and deploy a local Kubernetes cluster on WSL.

“Much of what WSL is, is what developers make of it” is expert Barnes’ guiding mantra, a theme that is reinforced throughout this valuable cross-platform learning journey. Developers will get excited about the many new opportunities at their fingertips and be astounded at what they can do and achieve with WSL.

What You Will Learn

• Install and configure WSL, a unique and novel configuration process
• Receive an unbiased overview of WSL, its architecture, installation, the command line, practical use cases, and advanced configuration
• Create a development workstation using WSL
• Compare and contrast the differences between WSL 1 and WSL 2
• Explore, in depth, some of the more popular workflows in WSL, including Docker containers
• Consider and plan key factors for a large scale enterprise deployment of WSL

Who This Book Is For

Developers who need to know WSL and how to build a development stack, integrating it with their preferred code editor or IDE if they so choose; existing Windows and Linux system administrators who want to learn how to install, deploy, and manage WSL; power users who are comfortable in a command line, but may be new to Linux or WSL

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书名：Pro Windows Subsystem for Linux(WSL)：跨平台开发和协作的强大工具和实践

这本书涵盖了开发人员需要知道的一切，以开始运行并最大限度地利用Windows Subsystem for Linux(WSL)。

自发布以来，Windows Subsystem for Linux(WSL)越来越受欢迎，从好奇的早期采用者发展到广泛的兴趣，包括在生产中使用WSL的企业开发团队。这本权威的WSL指南涵盖了所有内容，向开发人员介绍了WSL体系结构、安装和配置、WSL命令行以及高级用例和性能调优。为了加深理解，书中到处都有一些实际的例子。这本书的设计目的是让开发人员能够高效地使用这个非常有用的平台在Windows上进行开源开发。WSL非常适合于云和跨平台开发，以及Windows上的系统管理员工作流。

Windows开发人员将从安装的基础开始，然后被介绍给大量的开源工具库，他们可以使用他们现有的开发工具，如代码、Visual Studio和JetBrains IDE，将这些工具库集成到他们自己的工作流中。读者将亲身体验如何使用WSL开发跨平台和云本地应用程序，使用容器，以及在WSL上部署本地Kubernetes集群。

“Much of what WSL is, is what developers make of it”这是专家巴恩斯的指导口头禅，这个主题在整个宝贵的跨平台学习之旅中得到强化。开发人员将对指尖上的许多新机会感到兴奋，并对他们使用WSL可以做的事情和取得的成就感到惊讶。

你将学到什么

• 安装和配置WSL，这是一个独特且新颖的配置流程
• 全面了解WSL及其体系结构、安装、命令行、实际使用案例和高级配置
• Create a development workstation using WSL
• Compare and contrast the differences between WSL 1 and WSL 2
• 深入研究WSL中一些比较流行的工作流，包括Docker Containers
• 考虑并规划大规模企业部署WSL的关键因素

Who This Book Is For

需要了解WSL以及如何构建开发堆栈并将其与首选的代码编辑器或IDE集成(如果他们愿意)的开发人员；希望了解如何安装、部署和管理WSL的现有Windows和Linux系统管理员；熟悉命令行但可能不熟悉Linux或WSL的高级用户