Analyst(s): Mitch Ashley, Keith Kirkpatrick, Nick Patience, Brad Shimmin Publication Date: June 4, 2026 What is Covered in This Article: Microsoft removed developer friction at Build 2026 by adopting the open toolchain developers already use and adding Windows-specific advantages, including the GitHub Copilot App (desktop), open-source Intelligent Terminal, WSL containers, Homebrew, ZSH, 75+ Unix utilities, and HorizonDB Postgres-SQL.