PowerShell

PowerShell is Microsoft's shell and scripting language for system administration. Unlike Bash, its pipeline carries .NET objects instead of text, making it very powerful for automating tasks on Windows, Azure and, since its cross-platform version, Linux and macOS too.

• Creado por Jeffrey Snover (Microsoft)
• Año 2006
• Paradigma: Scripting · interpreted (object-oriented)
• Extensiones: .ps1, .psm1, .psd1

Para qué se usa

• Windows administration
• Automation & DevOps
• Azure management

A favor

• Object pipeline
• Powerful on Windows
• Cross-platform (Core)

En contra

• Verbose
• Quirky syntax
• Slow startup

Ecosistema

• .NET
• PSReadLine
• Pester
• PS Gallery
• Az module

Ejemplo

Write-Host "¡Hola, mundo!"