When Microsoft rewrote its Linux support into WSL2 it solved the subsystem’s compatibility and many performance problems — but it didn’t convert Windows into a full Linux host. For the majority of developers and tinkerers, WSL2 now delivers the right amount of Linux: a real kernel running in a...
bare-metal linux
cross-platform development
dev workflows
docker desktop
drvfs
filesystem performance
gpu acceleration
gui apps
kernelmodules
linux
linux kernel
nvidia cuda wsl
security updates
usbip
virtualization
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Oracle’s VirtualBox 7.2 marks a decisive, architecture-focused expansion of the open-source hypervisor: the 7.2 cycle brings explicit Windows 11 on ARM host and guest support, fresh compatibility work for modern Linux kernels (notably initial support for the 6.16/6.17 series), UI and usability...
arm guest support
arm host support
arm virtualization
arm64
extension pack
guest additions
gui improvements
kernelmodules
linux kernel 6.16
linux kernel 6.17
open source virtualization
virtualbox
virtualbox7.2
vm encryption
wddm
windows 11 on arm
As the software landscape continually evolves, Microsoft’s renewed push for secure coding has taken a pivotal turn with the formal encouragement of Rust as a first-class language for Windows driver development. This strategic endorsement, once a future-looking promise, is rapidly becoming...
concurrency
cybersecurity
device drivers
future technology
hardware interfaces
kernel development
kernelmodules
legacy support
memory safety
microsoft
open source
open-source collaboration
programming languages
rust ecosystem
rust programming language
software security
surface devices
system safety
windows 11
windows driver development