The Rule of Silence (2006)

Re:The Rule of Silence (2006) by ygra on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @08:11AM (#13166495)

How many Googles per line do Unix shell scripts need, assuming equal familiarity with both? As for me, I understand PowerShell fairly well, but hate having to deal with Unix utilities and for me the amount I have to google to get stuff done on a Unix command-line is significantly higher than with PowerShell.

It's just that once you learn how to use a tool you don't have to think about how to approach a problem anymore, you just do it. And then, when learning a completely different tool you have to learn again. Surprise.

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Re:The Rule of Silence (2006) by Pxtl on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @02:42PM (#13170141)

I should've explained the background - these are C# coders coming to Powershell, not Unix admins.

The problem with Powershell is that it tried to have its cake and eat it too - it wants the lightweight IDE of Unix-philosophy tools, but the detailed structure of C# objects. The problem is that the former is tightly tied to the simple common api of raw text, and the latter is inherently dependent on an intellisense-oriented IDE and static typing that heavily hints the names and parameters of useful actions.

Powershell manages to combine the worst of both worlds - objects means more complex APIs, but without the powerful IDE guiding you around those APIs.

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