Hey everyone! I'm curious if Claude Code will ever support native Windows. It seems like native Windows development is a big deal, and right now, a lot of things just don't function properly under Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Any thoughts?
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I think eventually they might, but probably not while they're in hyper growth mode. I wouldn't be surprised if we get platform-agnostic support for Claude Code in Visual Studio Code soon though!
What exactly isn't working under WSL? That part's a bit vague.
Well, for instance, native Windows development can be tricky—think Win32 API, GUI apps, and creating .exe or .msi files. I’m working on Electron apps that involve native Windows components, and using WSL for that would be a nightmare! I also heard accessing Windows files from WSL2 can be slow, which complicates things further.
VS Code support would be amazing! For that extension to work well on Windows, they’d need to drop the bash dependency. If they can manage that, it should be an easy port to Windows. Honestly, I could whip that up in a weekend with the right vibes!