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PowerShell (including Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core) is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework.
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Talking about the windows native 5.1 version here, I dont have much experience with scripting/programming etc, but I find powershell fun and easy to use. the cmdlets are formatted in an understandable way and there are a lot of functions that make managing your system much less tedious. If you use windows and want to get into scripting, I think powershell is a good start. you dont even have to bother with ps7 unless you're not on windows.
the code is also very easy to read, like with most...
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Talking about the windows native 5.1 version here, I dont have much experience with scripting/programming etc, but I find powershell fun and easy to use. the cmdlets are formatted in an understandable way and there are a lot of functions that make managing your system much less tedious. If you use windows and want to get into scripting, I think powershell is a good start. you dont even have to bother with ps7 unless you're not on windows.
the code is also very easy to read, like with most languages you just have to learn what is actually available to you which can take a while, but once you do it's very smooth sailing.
I will update this review in time if my opinion does change, but I personally dont have any problems with it.
Just because you CAN use more than 256 characters for a command name doesn't mean you SHOULD
The great: Some features are great like auto complete and key bindings. There are even some features like tables that make powershell feature packed in a sense (powershell nushell) .
The bad: Powershell scripts are a mess. Powershell is not readable unlike most other languages. Most piping from powershell commands into programs don't work correctly. As an example `ls` always outputs a table. (eza is an alternative for that tho.)
Conclusion: Powershell has much going for it, but things like piping, terrible loops and convoluted scripts make it truly repulsive.
PowerShell on Linux https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell-on-linux?view=powershell-7.2
wait what, for liunux?
Better built-in help and command discoverability than every other popular shell. No text parsing to pipe between commands.