The boundary layer between text and object is definitely a weak spot in the abstraction for PowerShell. That's the main reason why I don't consider PowerShell s

The boundary layer between text and object is definitely a weak spot in the abstraction for PowerShell. That's the main reason why I don't consider PowerShell strictly superior. That said, the way the language is designed makes calling into compiled .NET code seamless, which in turn makes doing really sophisticated shell scripting a breeze. When I saw what xonsh was trying to do, I recognized a lot of "PowerShell solves this problem a bit more gracefully".