Setting up WSL was painless, I simply opened a Windows command prompt and ran > wsl -install Given that backdrop, I thought I’d try to see how well I can get some cross-platform oneAPI samples running on my Intel Alder Lake Core i9 Alienware R13 system (no not purchased by Intel). Luckily for me, the languages I typically work with (C/C++/Python/Javascript/Go) all work reasonably well within Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code (VSCode) and recent updates to Microsoft’s Window Subsystem for Linux (WSL) also work well for cross-platform development. I am a long-time Vi user (no offense emacs users, I know emacs is more powerful), but I like modern IDEs and as an engineer, I love normalizing my workflow across platforms because it makes me more efficient. There are also a lot of times I need cross-platform support between Windows/Linux/Mac.įortunately, there have been lots of advancements in cross-platform IDEs and support. When I write Go code for microservices or Kubernetes, I use a quite different toolchain than I do when I’m writing React/Angular/Vue/Javascript code. Unfortunately for us, there is no one modern software developer.

As a developer, I want to be efficient as possible to get more work done or to free up my time to do something else in my life…so this means a lot to me personally. One constant over this time is that engineers are always fighting their tools to be more productive. I’ve also had to develop in rapidly evolving areas like Web/UI frameworks, Cloud development, Deep Learning, etc.

I’ve been fortunate enough (or unfortunate enough?) to have learned a few dozen programming languages, programmed in several IDEs, and developed software in both Windows and Linux environments. I started programming using BASIC when I was in first grade in 1985 when it was still slightly less common.

Why tackle this first?įor as long as I can remember, I have always loved programming and solving problems. My first focus is trying to tackle the dilemmas of the modern software developer. Hello, world! As a 19-year Software Engineer and Software Architect at Intel in performance/parallelization tools and AI system platforms, I am very lucky and excited to share some of my experiences with you and get your thoughts about software, technology, and Intel. Photo by Vidar Nordli-Mathisen on Unsplash

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