On a Windows box I reach for a Linux shell first — not because Windows tooling is broken, but because the Unix-style command line gives me the fastest, most portable path from idea to execution. That preference, which many readers will recognize from long years of using bash, zsh, or other...
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Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27891 marks a significant turning point for Microsoft's command-line history, as the company officially removes Windows PowerShell 2.0 after over 16 years of service. This strategic move, aimed at modernizing and securing the Windows ecosystem, carries broad...
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cybersecurity
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it management
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security best practices
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For more than a decade, PowerShell 2.0 has lingered as a legacy artifact in the Windows ecosystem. Now, Microsoft is finally drawing the curtain on what was once a revolutionary command-line tool, announcing its removal from Windows 11 in a move that is both overdue and transformative for...
If you believed artificial intelligence coding assistants peaked back in 2023, you haven’t been paying attention—or maybe you were burned by the baseless hype. Like many an over-promoted rookie, Microsoft Copilot emerged swinging wildly, making plenty of promises but connecting with precious...
There was a time, not so long ago, when the idea of an AI assistant coding alongside us humans brought to mind visions of digital utopia. Or at the very least, the promise of an extra pair of hands, or digits, shoveling through the mind-numbing trenches of developer drudgery. Alas, as recently...
ai bug fixing
ai coding assistant
ai in enterprise
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ai software development
ai troubleshooting
ai validation
ai validation routines
code generation
coding challenges
coding tests
cross-platformscripting
developer productivity
generative ai impact
machine learning in coding
microsoft copilot
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