Today, Microsoft claims that Linux runs like a First-Class citizen on Azure, .NET Core has been open-sourced, and has been ported over to Linux, taking PowerShell along. PowerShell runs really well on Ubuntu, CentOS, RedHat Linux, and even Mac OS X. There are Alpha builds available for a few other platforms as well, all available for exploitation under the MIT License on GitHub. “Manage anything, anywhere” is what Microsoft is offering to its customers. Keeping with that, we now have:

• PowerShell on Linux
• Pyodbc and psmssql drivers for Linux and Windows

All that is to say, you can perform the same actions or achieve the same level of automation, using either language: PowerShell or Python.

Python is better as a general-purpose programming/scripting language. If you also have Linux or other non-Windows boxes to administer, you may also probably prefer Python, even though Microsoft is pushing and assisting third parties in developing PowerShell modules to cover wide areas of technologies. If you are a Windows admin, PowerShell is something you’d probably like more, simply because of its deep integration with Microsoft products.

In this article, we’ll describe and discuss both technologies and you can see for yourself, which you may choose.

In my opinion, PowerShell or Python should now become PowerShell and Python.

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An overview of Python vs PowerShell for SQL Server Database Administration

What’s your opinion?

What programming language do you recommend to sysadmins and new IT pros? What resources do you think would be most helpful when learning a new coding language? Let’s have a discussion in the comments below!

Thanks for reading my space!