Curl: Nobody Wants to Work with Windowsheise.de 16 pointssmartmic1 month ago6 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−kristianp1moThe original post: https://mastodon.social/@bagder/117061983160992793−f30e3dfed1c91moThey should just drop support for Windows and let Microsoft develop something with similar functionality. If Microsoft doesn't, well, them's the breaks.−edflsafoiewq1moThere is already Invoke-WebRequest. Powershell 5 infamously shipped with "curl" as an alias for it. So be careful what you wish for.−chrisandchris1moIsn't Invoke-WebRequest the one that makes it really hard to have an exit code != 0 if your request fails?−PenguinCoder1moI REALLY hate that alias.−rini171moSince curl has minimal non-copyleft license, Microsoft can just use it as is.However seems they lost capability to properly maintain anything, most obvious problems will be patched with AI crap at best.
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The original post: https://mastodon.social/@bagder/117061983160992793
They should just drop support for Windows and let Microsoft develop something with similar functionality. If Microsoft doesn't, well, them's the breaks.
There is already Invoke-WebRequest. Powershell 5 infamously shipped with "curl" as an alias for it. So be careful what you wish for.
Isn't Invoke-WebRequest the one that makes it really hard to have an exit code != 0 if your request fails?
I REALLY hate that alias.
Since curl has minimal non-copyleft license, Microsoft can just use it as is.
However seems they lost capability to properly maintain anything, most obvious problems will be patched with AI crap at best.