Not entirely sure if this fits here, but it’s development related

  • 1984@lemmy.today
    816·
    9 months ago

    I don’t know what this is since I dont use windows, and it makes me happy.

  • Gallardo994@sh.itjust.works
    56·
    9 months ago

    Yeah dev home is pretty much useless at this point.

    Back when it just launched, they marketed it as it would introduce cool stuff to developers like, what I’m waiting for the most, git repositories Explorer integration. But all we have is a constantly crashing app and two extra widgets for the widget panel.

    Dev drives are also cool but they’re the part of Windows anyway, no dev home needed.

  • .:\dGh/:.@lemmy.ml
    34·
    9 months ago

    What’s dissapointing about Dev Home is that it offers nothing of value to the average developer, let alone somebody start it.

    Given the power of containerization and WSL2, you would expect it could create development environments for a given app, like creating a firmware for a microcontroller using Rust, or a backend using Typescript, and even bring common tools or toolchains. Instead, we get some widgets and that’s it.

    • LemmysMum@lemmy.world
      15·
      9 months ago

      It’s not a dev tool, it’s designed to force you to stay with the Windows environment by trying to regularise users to a proprietary intermediary management system.

      • allywilson@sopuli.xyz
        1·
        9 months ago

        regularise users to a proprietary intermediary management system.

        I don’t understand what this means.

    • h34d@feddit.deEnglish
      16·
      9 months ago

      Dev Home is a new control center for Windows providing the ability to monitor projects in your dashboard using customizable widgets, set up your dev environment by downloading apps, packages, or repositories, connect to your developer accounts and tools (such as GitHub), and create a Dev Drive for storage all in one place.

      • Use the centralized dashboard with customizable widgets to monitor workflows, track your dev projects, coding tasks, GitHub issues, pull requests, available SSH connections, and system CPU, GPU, Memory, and Network performance.
      • Use the Machine configuration tool to set up your development environment on a new device or onboard a new dev project.
      • Use Dev Home extensions to set up widgets that display developer-specific information. Create and share your own custom-built extensions.
      • Create a Dev Drive to store your project files and Git repositories.

      https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/dev-home/

      • LemmysMum@lemmy.world
        21·
        9 months ago

        So more unnecessary middle man trash designed to tie users more permanently to their OS choice. Nothing new then.

      • Secret300@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        9 months ago

        Bro I really thought that dude meant winget until I saw your comment. I just accepted he used a GUI for packages

        • sheogorath@lemmy.world
          4·
          9 months ago

          One thing I learned about Lemmy is their users are much more serious. There’s a lot of obviously sarcastic comments getting replies treating it as a serious comment here.

      • rab@lemmy.ca
        37·
        9 months ago

        I’m with you man, this part of lemmy is so fucking annoying

    • Ironfacebuster@lemmy.worldOP
      7·
      9 months ago

      That was my favorite part, their system tried so hard to find a highly rated review and that’s what it got instead