So many strongly typed shells exist already. I don't understand why arbitrary microsoft shit gets so much love for doing things that have already been done in the OSS world, and doing them poorly. PowerShell is a pile of shit.
PowerShell has a POV about abstracting gorp into high level task oriented abstractions, object pipelines, structured data, and the workflow from interactive shells to ad hoc scripts to formal scripts to production scripting.
That is what a number of people are looking for in their tools and that is why they like PowerShell.
We are constantly looking for ways to improve PowerShell and make it more useful so I'd encourage you to suspend disbelieve long enough to kick the tires. If you see some stuff you don't like, I would be very interested in hearing the details. You don't need to be polite in your feedback but I'd ask you to be specific so that I can identify potential changes.
If you are happy with your existing tools - happy days!
Thanks!
Jeffrey Snover [MSFT]
But no one uses them, and no one is building an ecosystem around them. That's what I'm hoping will change thanks to this announcement. Even if it's not PowerShell itself, if a different strongly-typed shell gets traction because of this, I will be happy. That's what I was trying to say with my comment.