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Powershell
Powershell: I write the odd DOS script and like to automate mundane tasks (mostly in VBA). I do not know unix and have no interest in maintaining a IT network. Would learning Powershell be useful? If so, what would it be useful for?
Powershell
What kind of mundane tasks? Firstly I would say install GnuWin32 tools on your system which will give you a whole load of command line goodness. I tend to automate things like backing up my local projects to a network server etc using a mix of python scripts and task sheduler.
Powershell
Powershell is a pretty decent scripting language. I'd say the syntax is better than BATCH syntax but it's still a bit un-intuitive. The great plus over using BATCH is that you get full access to .NET built in assemblies and DLLs in an easy to use way.
Powershell
Cool. Thanks guys. I'll do a little more googling and think on it.