Back in the day I thought VAX/VMS was amazing. Particularly things like file versioning, however, I had to leave it behind and do things on UNIX (and then Linux) terminals. That change was relatively painless even if I did delete a file or two that I should not have. However, I have moved on and nowadays I would not have a clue how to use VMS beyond typing 'dir'.

If the VMS 'shell' was suddenly available on Linux, despite its 'proven' benefits in various scenarios, I just would not have the working knowledge to get going with it again. Furthermore, there would be no easy answers on StackOverflow to do basic things such as recursively renaming part of all filenames, or batch modifying the content of said files.

The problem PowerShell has for me is that it might as well be a souped up version of VMS (or even BBC Basic). It is not that I am adverse to learning, it is just that I left Windows World a long time ago. Much like my move from VMS to UNIX, there were some good things that I left behind (such as the file versioning thing), however, if you move to a new way of working then there is no need for the old stuff. I appreciate that PowerShell is new, but it does not suit my way of working, i.e. cribbing answers from StackOverflow and tutorial guides.