I realise this is a bit of a cop out, but it's fairly easy to mix and match PowerShell and C# code, even without needing to precompile C# code, by using Add-Typ

I realise this is a bit of a cop out, but it's fairly easy to mix and match PowerShell and C# code, even without needing to precompile C# code, by using Add-Type. It's worth noting that all code in .NET is enclosed within a type (at a fundamental level .NET code is either contained within a value type or reference type, but knowing those names isn't important when you're starting out), so this doesn't limit you to creating/importing data types, you can use it to write inline C# functions too. It's also interesting to note that the .NET Framework comes with its own .NET compiler, so you don't need to install any dev tools on Windows to code in C#, it's possible to do so with the tools that are available out of the box. If you want to try out referencing C# code using Add-Type, the following article is a good introduction: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/stefan_gossner/2010/05/07/using-csharp-c-code-in-powershell-scripts/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/stefan_gossner/2010/05/0...