I'm using WSL (Ubuntu) on my Windows 10 machine just because there are some Linux command line tools for developing ebooks specifically designed and needed by Standard Ebooks. I'm only working with XHTML and CSS files. Is there any benefit to me in using the remote development (WSL) extension in VS Code? I can already access my files just fine with Windows Explorer. I'm not sure what the benefit of this feature is.
Is there any benefit to using the Remote Development (WSL) feature for XHTML ebook development?
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The extensions marketplace page states:
Why Remote – WSL in VS Code?
While you can edit files in Linux using Windows-based tools, you can’t easily run or debug on Windows: you'd have to install all the same tools on Windows as you did on Linux, defeating the purpose of having an isolated Linux environment. You could view files from your \wsl$\ share, but you wouldn't have access to features such as autocomplete, debugging, or linting.
With VS Code and the Remote - WSL extension combined, VS Code’s UI runs on Windows, and all your commands, extensions, and even the terminal, run on Linux. You get the full VS Code experience, including autocomplete and debugging, powered by the tools and compilers installed on Linux.
You can summarize and say that some benefits you gain are:
- Ability to use whatever Linux compilers and tool features available
- The ability to use Visual Studio Code features for developing, such as autocomplete and debugging but with said Linux features previously mentioned
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