Having had some time now to play with PowerShell RC2, I haveto say – impressed. I like that the screen is no longer fixed at 80characters of width (you can customize the width you want). I adore the ADSIand WMI support.
In fact, let me take a moment to thank Microsoft for theADSI support. The PowerShell team had originally decided (RC1 timeframe) thatshipping PowerShell was more important than getting ADSI support included; ADSIcould be added in a later release. But SO much feedback about the lack of ADSIwas received that they decided to go ahead and break into the code VERY late inthe game and add this major feature. That’s a big risk for them to take,since adding code of this complexity means the very real possibility of newbugs and a delayed release – and kudos to them for listening and decidingthat the risk was worth it.
The new WMI support rocks.You can execute WMI methods quickly and easily, which is a majorplus, and the new [WMI] type adapter makes working with WMI really, reallyeasy.
The new help content is nice, too. Asking for help on acmdlet at first just displays a nice, concise reminder of how the cmdlet works;the –detail and –full help arguments provide progressively moreinformation if you need it. That means you can get a quick look-see at a cmdlet’shelp without having to page through hundreds of lines of text.
Bravo, MS, for paying close attention to what your customerswant and how they’re beginning to use this new shell, and for adaptingand extending the shell to accommodate those uses and needs. In fact, the bevyof major changes introduced in RC2 proves that MS – at least thePowerShell team – has a commitment to shipping a quality product, notjust shipping something “on time.”
Here’s looking to a successful fourth-quarter release!
