Windows Subsystem for Linux is open source (News)

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

Microsoft finally opens the source of WSL, Paolo Scanferla describes an inherent trade-off in TypeScript’s type system, Alberto Fortin is taking a step back from heavy LLM use while coding, a pseudonymous hacker spent two weeks coding from their Android phone, and NLWeb might become the HTML of the open agentic web.

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1. What up, MS Build nerds? (00:00:00)

2. WSL is now open source (00:00:52)

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2025/05/19/the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-is-now-open-source/?utm_source=changelog-news

3. Hyper-Typing (00:01:52)

https://pscanf.com/s/341/?utm_source=changelog-news

4. I'm going back to using my brain (00:02:33)

https://albertofortin.com/writing/coding-with-ai?utm_source=changelog-news

5. Sponsor: Retool (00:03:30)

https://retool.com/blog/what-is-vibe-coding?utm_source=changelog-news

6. Coding without a laptop (00:04:36)

https://holdtherobot.com/blog/2025/05/11/linux-on-android-with-ar-glasses/?utm_source=changelog-news

7. The HTML of the agentic web (00:05:53)

https://github.com/microsoft/nlweb?utm_source=changelog-news

8. That's the news for now (00:07:00)

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