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Why Microsoft open sourced PowerShell and ported it to Linux (www.cio.com)
submitted 1 year ago by StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org to c/linux@programming.dev
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In the comments section of a recent post I found out that Windows PowerShell had been ported to Linux. Had no clue it was a thing.

Went looking and found this old article attempting to explain why they did it. Not remotely interested in giving up Bash for PowerShell, but I thought it was interesting enough to share. The article seems to be from 2016.

I have never been more tempted to check the NSFW box, but I'll leave it open for now unless a mod complains. :-D

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[-] Irelephant@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago

Maybe you're a bit more used to the linux stuff then.

https://lemm.ee/comment/20786033 -- I think powershell's syntax is far better than bash's. It feels more modern.

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