HISTORY OF DEV

August 18, 2016

PowerShell open-sourced on GitHub

MicrosoftThe software giant behind Windows, Office, Azure, and Xbox — founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. open-sourced PowerShell on August 18, 2016 and announced PowerShell on Linux and macOSApple's desktop operating system — runs on Mac hardware with Unix foundations and the Cocoa UI framework. — porting the Windows shell to cross-platform infrastructure automationUsing machines or software to perform tasks with minimal human intervention..

What it was for

PowerShellPowerShell Core replaced Windows-only shell scripting for DevOpsPractices combining software development and IT operations — automation, CI/CD, and faster releases. teams running heterogeneous clouds: same cmdlets for AzureMicrosoft's cloud platform — virtual machines, storage, databases, and managed application services., AWSAmazon Web Services — the dominant cloud platform for compute, storage, and managed infrastructure., and on-prem Windows/Linux. It became the backbone of modern Windows automationUsing machines or software to perform tasks with minimal human intervention. alongside Bash on Linux servers.

Companies

  • Microsoft

Why it's here

Open PowerShell was MicrosoftThe software giant behind Windows, Office, Azure, and Xbox — founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.'s bid to own cross-platform automationUsing machines or software to perform tasks with minimal human intervention., not just Windows admin.

Why it mattered

It let operators use one object pipeline language across OSOperating system — software that manages hardware and provides services to applications. boundaries.

What it solved

Cloud-era teams managed Linux and Windows hosts but lacked a unified automationUsing machines or software to perform tasks with minimal human intervention. shell.

Media

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