17: PowerShell Vs. The World w/ Adam Bertram

Internet comment sections are often either amusing or horrifying
places. There’s generally little in-between. This is particularly
true in the computer programming world where some programmers can
be almost slavishly devoted to their chosen deity… er… scripting
language.


Debates between users of different languages can be heated as
everyone tries to defend their personal favorite as “the best.”
It’s not necessarily clear what could objectively make one
scripting language “better” than another overall, though.


One language that gets more flak than it likely deserves is
PowerShell. Proponents of Python can be especially brutal in
their ridicule, but they aren’t the only naysayers regarding the
scripting language created specifically for Windows systems.


In this episode, Adam Bertram, PowerShell guru and author of The
Pester Book, explains what he believes is the main reason behind
the PowerShell vs. Python vs. “insert scripting language here”
debate.


Find a breakdown of this episode here.