Microsoft Ignite 2019: Day 5 (Final Day!)

That's a wrap! Microsoft Ignite 2019 is now complete, and it was such a great experience for me to learn more about Microsoft products and network with other attendees. I'll be posting a full wrap-up later with my final thoughts on the conference overall, but for now, here's the update on my final day at Microsoft Ignite. Windows ♥ Linux The first session I attended today was about the version 2.0 release of Windows Subsystem for Linux, presented by Microsoft WSL Program Manager Craig Loewen and Software Engineer Sven Groot. Although I am not a Linux expert, I was very interested to see the latest updates on what Microsoft is doing to bring Linux into the Windows world. The three most interesting updates to me were the improved Linux virtual machine performance (resulting in faster startup times and more efficient memory usage), compatibility with Docker images, and the fact that the Linux kernel running WSL was completely designed in-house by Microsoft and receives