There was a recent series of Twitter posts from Jeffery Snover, the inventor of PowerShell himself. It started with the 15th birthday of PowerShell, which happened recently. I think I have captured it all here; have a read. You may have missed it and … I do not think that anyone should.

Jeffery said, “The thing I am most proud of is our unwavering and complete focus on our users – it is about them not us.” It goes on, “Notice that I used the word “user” and not “customer”. Why? Because PowerShell is free. It is a benefit of being a Microsoft customer. That distinction is critical.”

“That was what allowed us to backport to previous OSes instead of using it to force people to the latest version of Windows. That was what allowed us to ship V2, V3…V7 when some thought we should stop after V1. That was what allowed us to open source our code.“

There was more, “That was what allowed us to partner with VMWare, Amazon, Google and many other customers that our users also used. That was what allowed us to port to Linux. And so many other things. I honestly cannot think of a more USER-centered project in the entirety of MSFT history. PowerShell is about our USERS not about us THAT is what I am most proud of.”

I get that PowerShell has long been an investment in users. Back in 2013, Jeffery wrote this Tweet: “The team made a promise so important, we called it our sacred vow: Learn PowerShell and we’ll do everything we can to make it the best investment you’ve ever made. It’s 13 years later and I can confidently say that we have kept faith with that vow.“

This was obviously a couple of years ago.

I bring all this up because, for me, it has been about the users too. I am into PowerShell so much, that I do what I can to bring others along with me. Microsoft has given us a tool to automate, and in doing so, given us a way to become highly efficient, and to ensure accuracy. Those are the words to live by when it comes to PowerShell: efficiency and accuracy.

So, if you didn’t get to read these comments from Jeffery Snover before, I am glad you have now! Hopefully, they will stick in your brain, as they do mine.