This is a new era, where Microsoft is embracing open source and embracing in developer engagement.

In an effort for Windows to gain more developer back or keep them within Windows eco-system, Microsoft open-sourced its latest Terminal app. Microsoft knows that and is responding to feedback from its beloved development community. Microsoft did try to beef up many years ago by introducing and giving more power to PowerShell, but as Windows 10 introduced WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) and the ability to run Linux toolchains, the lack of decent command line interface hinders wider developer adoption. As of this writing, the latest publicly available stable build is Windows update, version 1903 OS build 18362.175, which will be sufficient to the new Windows Terminal (Preview).Īs a developer, Window’s command line prompt has always been the weak spot comparing to other OS. But first, Make sure your Windows 10 is up to date by going to either Settings > Updates & Security > Windows Update or Update Assistant and download the latest Windows 10 update. Now you may finally download and try it out this new Windows Terminal (preview) on your Windows 10. Microsoft showed a sneak peek of the new Terminal app at their annual Build conference in May.

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