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[–] easily3667@lemmus.org -2 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

The bad cli thing is a 2000s view not a 2020s view. PowerShell is better than bash and windows terminal does everything I need both for local PowerShell stuff and remote bash stuff.

[–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

PowerShell is better than bash

It factually and objectively is not

There's a reason why POSIX is still enduring to this day. Microsoft's penchant for writing short novels for a basic command is not what I would call "better". And that's ignoring the fact that PowerShell doesn't have a fraction of *nix shell capabilities and utilities.

[–] easily3667@lemmus.org 0 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Why is it factually and objectively not?

It has standard bash capabilities and also can run standard dotnet libraries. What can bash do that PowerShell can't?

I'm skipping by the POSIX part because well...posix lost except insofar as it lives on in the two mainstream highly proprietary OSs.

[–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

It has standard bash capabilities

Well, ya. Its terminal interface, I'd expect it to have "basic" capabilities.

also can run standard dotnet libraries.

That's not exactly a selling point.

What can bash do that PowerShell can't?

Write succinct and easy to read commands. Interop with all the powerful tools in the Linux ecosystem (which is the point of a shell like bash).

posix lost except insofar as it lives on in the two mainstream highly proprietary OSs.

That's just simply not true. Three majority of core utils you find on most Linux systems are POSIX compliant or mostly compliant. IIRC all the GNU tools are POSIX.

[–] easily3667@lemmus.org 1 points 5 hours ago

So your factual and objective point is, let me make sure I captured this right, is:

  • Bash looks pretty
  • Bash can run executables

Cool

[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Who cares about Pewdiepie, the point is how much more "user-friendly" do you want, the excuses never end. If a stupid guy like pootiepie can handle linuxmint, then people are out of excuses

Plus it's actually the apps that we'll need to focus on (& games)

[–] easily3667@lemmus.org 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

??

Clearly you do. You brought him up. And brought him up again.

[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

As a point of argument, I could've brought up Luke from LTT as well. You're something else😅