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I think PowerShell doesn’t really compete with Bash, it competes with Python, Perl or the like. And I haven’t found it to be superior in that aspect other than

• tcbawo 7y ago
  PowerShell should raise the bar for lowest common denominator of scripting on Windows systems. I've dabbled a bit it, but I was disappointed it was so tightly coupled (possibly by necessity?) with the .NET runtime version. This makes it much more difficult to update on old systems. I had to write PowerShell in the oldest compatible version. It's almost like dealing with JavaScript implementations of all versions if IE. Other scripting langues like Python provides user-space virtual environments with forward/backward compatibility. Does PowerShell have a universally available package manager (ie. Windows Update)? I don't spend much time in the Windows world. But, the friction of using PowerShell was higher than my tolerance.
  • majkinetor 7y ago
    > Does PowerShell have a universally available package manager It does, called OneGet and recently rewritten. You can also use chocolatey. For windows update: https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSWindowsUpdate/2.0.0.4 https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSWindowsUpdate/2...
  • lostmsu 7y ago
    PowerShell Core should solve that problem, as you can ship it with its own .NET Core runtime.
• majkinetor 7y ago
  No it doesn't. It is "shell language" designed for shell usage, not general purpose language, like Python.