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Scripting in Powershell is nothing like scripting in Bash. I like and use Powershell on a daily basis - but can't re-use my PS scripts on a Mac because the shel
by eamann 13y ago
Scripting in Powershell is nothing like scripting in Bash. I like and use Powershell on a daily basis - but can't re-use my PS scripts on a Mac because the shells are nothing alike. The point was to achieve OS parity.
For a newcomer, no, Cygwin is not a breeze to install and use. The documentation is abysmal, the download takes forever (unless you know ahead of time which tools to install and which to omit), knowing which packages to install to enable specific features is impossible for someone without experience, and there is no native uninstaller.
- drzaiusapelord 13y agoWhy is this person even bothering to use windows instead of running a unixy desktop plus wine or Windows in a VM? For your requirements, its asinine to buy a windows box. If you're working in windows, might as well spend 20 minutes learning the basics of powershell. Not sure why this is a controversial suggestion. Leave windows if its all too bothersome.
- cgh 13y agoThis is directly addressed in the article. He is a .Net developer.
- csmuk 13y agoSo am I for pay cheque reasons. For the sake of sanity though, I use Linux with a windows VM.
- jiggy2011 13y agoSometimes you also need programs that don't have good Linux versions and bad Wine support. I tend to find GUI heavy applications are a pain to use in a VM.