My Current AI Coding Setup

A few people have asked how I’m coding with AI at the moment, so here’s a quick rundown of my setup, with links to everything in case you want to copy it. The short version is that I run Windows on the outside because I like to play games after work, and Linux on the inside because Claude Code is much happier there. Everything I work on lives in one projects folder. Step 1: WSL 2 (Linux inside Windows) WSL 2 lets you run a proper Linux kernel inside Windows, so there’s no dual booting and your Steam library stays right where it is. You’ll need Windows 10 (version 2004 or later) or Windows 11, then: Open PowerShell as administrator (right-click and choose Run as administrator). Run wsl --install Restart your PC. Open Ubuntu from the Start menu and set up a Linux username and password. Ubuntu is the default, but if you’d rather use something else you can run wsl --list --online to see what’s available and then install it with something like wsl --install -d Debian. Step 2: One projects…