Since Cygwin comes with an X server, you can even install GNOME and KDE programs. Better yet, you can compile your own programs to run under Cygwin by installing gcc and friends.

How to Use SFTP With Cygwin. The Cygwin program allows you to run Linux-based binary files on your Windows computer. Through this, you can access a Linux file system, Linux applications and Linux ...

Cygwin gets its name from Cygnus Solutions, where the original developer, Steve Chamberlain, was working when he started building a system to allow GCC (the GNU C Compiler) to output Windows ...

Awhile back I was using Cygwin/X, a second linux box, and gdm to work simultaneously on the same monitor.

By doing that, you can use any editor you want, and use the Microsoft compiler to compile your stuff. Quick and easy.