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0 pointsGordonS5y ago0 comments

Thanks for posting this, it's interesting to see the same problem solved in 3 languages.

I use Bash for all my scripting needs, on both Windows and Linux - I just can't get over my dislike of Powershell's verbose syntax and Pascal-Snake-Case naming!

But some things are difficult or finicky in Bash; maybe I should stop putting off learning Python...

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gabrielsroka5y ago

PowerShell commands are not case sensitive.

Commands use <Verb>-<Adjective><Noun> structure, for example Get-ADUser gets an AD user. Once you learn that, it's easy to know that the equivalent command for AzureAD is Get-AzureADUser.

It did take me a while to get used to it, but it does make sense, and it makes it easier to learn/remember commands.

GordonSOP5y ago

I know about the lack of case sensitivity, but in idiomatic Powershell, it's Pascal-Kebab-Case. If I use a language, almost everyone else's code is going to be idiomatic, so I would write idiomatic code too.

majkinetor5y ago

Thats silly. You can equally complain about short vs long parameter names with most CLI tools (- vs --).

You also have tools for that just write short and use Expand-Alias

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