I have two friends that are using coding agents on Windows, which was surprising to learn.

Edit: yes, with WSL2 I believe in both cases.

I would have assumed almost everyone would get a Mac/Linux computer to use coding agents because Unix is their "native" platform. It's Bash tool calls all the way down.

Does anyone know a source for reliable data on what coding agent apps devs are using? How many are using Code Claude CLI vs Claude Desktop, etc?

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asveikau 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Wsl2.0 is literally a Linux vm built into windows. I imagine some people are using that.

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dboreham 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Are you sure they're not using WSL2 (which is Linux, not Windows)?

	▲	jacobgold 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, sure, they're using Linux within a virtual machine (WSL2).

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mock-possum 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I mean I’m using coding agents on windows, because I’m not just going to learn a whole new operating system just to make robots write code for me.

I want tools that meet me where I’m at, not tools that demand I change up my entire UX to interact with them.

The assumption is not “what’s wrong with Windows that it doesn’t work with <technology>,” more “what’s wrong with <technology> that it doesn’t work with Windows”

Why wouldn’t you want your thing to be cross platform