PowerShell

Summary

A task automation and configuration management framework consisting of a command-line shell and a scripting language. It is built on .NET and provides full access to COM and WMI.

Paradigms

object-oriented, imperative, functional

Domains

DevOps, automation, systems programming, configuration management, scripting

Key Features

first-class functions, closures, string interpolation, reflection, meta-programming, destructuring, modules, named arguments

Typing

dynamic system, structural typing, strong typing, full inference, runtime checking, moderate type coercion, optional type annotations

Compilation

interpreted, interpreted with JIT compilation

Influenced By

C#, Perl, Ksh, Bash, SQL, Tcl, Chef, Python, GNU Bash, KornShell, Control Language, DIGITAL Command Language, Tk, Puppet

Ratings

File extensions

ps1, psd1, psm1

External Links

• PowerShell official site
• PowerShell jobs at Devjobsscanner
• r/PowerShell subreddit
• Trending GitHub repositories