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As a software developer, not a sysadmin, I have real trouble with Powershell. They didn't tradition-break enough and it's like some bastard child of .NET and B
by wvenable 6y ago
As a software developer, not a sysadmin, I have real trouble with Powershell. They didn't tradition-break enough and it's like some bastard child of .NET and Bash. I think most people have an easier time understanding https://www.cs-script.net https://www.cs-script.net.
It's powerful but the syntax and semantics are maddening.
It's going to be entrenched in the Windows world for the next 20 years and prevent anything better from coming along.
- fuzzy2 6y agoYeah, I had trouble with PowerShell’s auto-magic array handling more than once. I see how it can be convenient in the REPL, but it’s just terrible when writing scripts. Your array logic returned just one element in this folder? Why, we’re unwrapping that!
- teyc 6y agoI've been using Powershell for a few years now, there are some minor warts, but those can fit in a single page. I found it rather nice for shell scripting.
- R0b0t1 6y agoI use and recommend powershell as well but only because it is best in class at interacting with Windows components. I think there are better general solutions.