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This was before XML acquired the, ahem, "seriousness" of the rep it now has. Really, I don't think the exact format mattered, because it would only be used bet
by thwarted 17y ago
This was before XML acquired the, ahem, "seriousness" of the rep it now has. Really, I don't think the exact format mattered, because it would only be used between the processes themselves, you'd use some kind of formatter on the output end to produce something actually readable. The transport format isn't what killed it; one might argue that flat text is good enough, and that's what killed trying to create an alternative inter-pipe format.
I still think it's a good idea, but even the success of powershell (how often do you hear of someone actually using it?) says it's not going to go anywhere.
- gnosis 17y agoPowershell seems to go against the whole "Windows philosophy" (ie. monolithic, inscruitable, and dumbed-down). More seriously, I have no doubt that many Windows admins are using it, but it's not likely too many typical Windows users even know what it is.
- nailer 17y agoIt's pretty common these days - most Windows infrastructure folk I work with check a new product for Powershell support as a purchase condition.
- thwarted 17y agoAdmittedly, I'm no longer seriously in the market for Windows software (and haven't been for a long while), so I wasn't even aware that "powershell support" was a possible selling point. What are some examples of software that do have powershell support? I could see it making a big difference with some system management tasks.