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# WSL: Linux Dev Environment on Windows

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## Development Environment

### Windows Subsystem for Linux

#### Kubernetes Desktop

  - **(2020)** [kubernetes.io: WSL+Docker: Kubernetes on the Windows Desktop 🌟](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2020/05/21/wsl-docker-kubernetes-on-the-windows-desktop) <span class='md-tag md-tag--warning'>[N/A CONTENT]</span> <span class='md-tag md-tag--critical'>[ADVANCED LEVEL]</span>  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span> <span class='md-tag md-tag--secondary'>[GUIDE]</span> — An official Kubernetes community article focusing on the orchestration of a Kubernetes environment using WSL 2 and Docker Desktop. It contrasts WSL 2's native virtualization approach with older hypervisor methods, emphasizing lower memory footprints and rapid start times. This setup provides developers with a robust playground to evaluate Helm charts and microservices locally.

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