WSL is for anyone who needs Linux tools and utilities on Windows -- including web developers and sysadmins:https://www.linux.com/blog/learn/2018/2/windows-subsystem-linux-bridge-between-two-platforms …
WSL is a 2-year old reimplementation of the ~25 year old Linux SCI which was a reimplementation of the 20 year old UNIX SCI. WSL was preceded by Services For Unix which was born from Interix which replaced Windows NT's POSIX implementation.
