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> I only discovered Powershell recently, and it's impressed me how "batteries-included" it is. Meh. Powershell, like most things windows, is just a dumbed down
by goodbyesf 3y ago
> I only discovered Powershell recently, and it's impressed me how "batteries-included" it is.
Meh. Powershell, like most things windows, is just a dumbed down version of its unix equivalent to cater to its 'lower-skilled' user base. The best thing about powershell is its documentation and help section. It's far more 'detailed' and far more examples than its unix counterpart. How many times do you just wish a man page just had an example that you tinker with to get what you want? With powershell, you get that. Another thing going for powershell on windows ecosystem is that microsoft is tying powershell with their servers to make administration simpler and easier.
But powershell certainly isn't python or perl.
- hwayne 3y agoI used to write a lot of bash and fish and I find Powershell has a much higher skill ceiling.
- bheadmaster 3y ago[flagged]
- hwayne 3y agoI read that as "I don't know what a skill ceiling is".
- bheadmaster 3y ago[flagged]
- jodrellblank 3y ago> "How many times do you just wish a man page just had an example that you tinker with to get what you want? With powershell, you get that" Two sentences ago you said helping people was dumbing down for low skill users. Hmm. > "Another thing going for powershell on windows ecosystem is that microsoft is tying powershell with their servers to make administration simpler and easier." They have been untying PowerShell from their servers for 7 years. PowerShell current version doesn't ship with Windows and does run on macOS and Linux. > But powershell certainly isn't python PowerShell has a good interactive shell, better/more convenient introspection/reflection, integrates more thoroughly with its underlying language (C#), has more humane defaults (case insensitivity).