I tried this on WSL1 and it absolutely didn't work for any project larger than the typical Hello World example. Trying to use a polyglot project with a bunch of Java, Scala, Go, various plugins like DB views, etc. would grind Jetbrains on Windows to a halt as it simply couldn't sync with the project files on Linux due to slow IO.
I've used Linux VMs on Windows before - VMWare Workstation has been around for over a decade and has a lot of bells and whistles that make the experience tolerable, but again, the IO is too slow to share Windows and Linux apps between filesystems, so you're basically forced to develop 100% in the VM, IDE included. If you're locked to a Windows laptop because of your employee's IT rules, it's better than nothing, but not optimal, and I wonder why people are so excited for WSL2 when VMs that have more features have been around for over a decade.
I've been trying to find a non-Apple solution for a decade, and it just doesn't exist. And as Apple has been ignoring developers and MacOS itself for the last 5 years, and Linux is still riddled with the same problems it has had for 20 years, the options for developers are becoming less and less.
I've used Linux VMs on Windows before - VMWare Workstation has been around for over a decade and has a lot of bells and whistles that make the experience tolerable, but again, the IO is too slow to share Windows and Linux apps between filesystems, so you're basically forced to develop 100% in the VM, IDE included. If you're locked to a Windows laptop because of your employee's IT rules, it's better than nothing, but not optimal, and I wonder why people are so excited for WSL2 when VMs that have more features have been around for over a decade.
I've been trying to find a non-Apple solution for a decade, and it just doesn't exist. And as Apple has been ignoring developers and MacOS itself for the last 5 years, and Linux is still riddled with the same problems it has had for 20 years, the options for developers are becoming less and less.