[BiteCode_dev]

If you need crossplatform scripting and will install a runtime, why go powershell or bash ? Something like ruby or python seems more adpated.

[majkinetor]

Its designed for shell usage, python, ruby and friends don't feel "native" in that manner and are simply akward for many cases by missing most improtant thing - pipeline. People use them because bash suck and because they want to be full stack.

Besides, Powershell comes with OS.

[BiteCode_dev]

Keyword is "crossplatform"

[death-by-ppt]

PowerShell Core is cross-platform. It runs on Mac, Linux and Windows.

[BiteCode_dev]

Not the point.

Check other comments about ps on unix.

[vedipen]

Powershell is more for administrative automation

[BiteCode_dev]

Same, unless you are on windows only, ps has no benefit.

The selling point of ps is the piping of objects. Mac and linux api don't output those.

[death-by-ppt]

PowerShell is built on top of .Net Core, which is also cross-platform.

It does pipe objects on all 3 platforms.

[BiteCode_dev]

Not the point. No unix api does.