"I can't believe PowerShell is good": HN debates the underrated object shell
corbindavenport · hn · 2026-10-22
A Hacker News discussion around a Spacebar News article argues PowerShell is long underrated: unlike text-based shells, its pipeline passes structured .NET objects, letting you filter, sort, and manipulate outputs by property—making Windows admin and automation scripts more robust than bash in many cases. Commenters debate the verbose verb-noun naming, cross-platform maturity of PowerShell Core, and its unmatched Windows management capabilities.
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