23 Aug 2025

Slow git under WSL

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wsl git performance

I have a git repository with 25k commits in it and 7k+ files.

Under Windows 11 using WSL, I noticed that git operations were significantly slower compared to running them natively on Windows.

I have a script that I use to synchronize many branches that was taking forever to execute, but should have been relatively fast.
It also had trouble with line endings which caused issues when merging branches but reminded me of a setting I used to configure in my ~/.gitconfig a very long time ago.

Given that git configuration under Windows and WSL are separate, I had to update the ~/.gitconfig file in my Linux environment with the following.

[core]
    autocrlf = true

This immediately fixed my problem and git was fast again.

23 Aug 2025

Slow network under WSL

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wsl network performance

When I started using WSL on Windows 11 I had slow network performance issues.
We're talking running speedtest-cli and getting ~3 Mbps download speeds while my connection can reach 400 Mbps.

After searching online for a while and trying a variety of things I finally found a solution.

In %USERPROFILE%\.wslconfig add the following:

[wsl2]
networkingMode=mirrored

With this fix applied I'm now getting ~400 Mbps download speeds in WSL, matching my native Windows performance.

  • Meet with colleagues to discuss ongoing projects and hand off responsibilities
  • Write down knowledge transfer documents
  • Download pay stubs and tax documents
  • Ensure accounts that should still be accessible use a personal email address (e.g., insurance, stocks)
  • Return company equipment (laptop, phone, etc.)
19 Aug 2025

Feedback

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processes ai-feedback llm=chatgpt-4.1

Every week, on Friday.

15 minutes.

  • Gather feedback from team members.
  • Review feedback and identify key themes.
  • Identify action items based on the feedback.
  • Identify a date at which to revisit the feedback and the action items.
02 Aug 2025

Weekly review

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processes work

Every week, either at the beginning or end of the week.

15 minutes.