Time flies while you're having fun, but then one day your bio says something about being a 30+ year veteran in software engineering. Still, I've not seen it all, let alone done it all (yet).
I'm a fan of PowerShell. Here's what they say about themselves:
PowerShell Core is a cross-platform (Windows, Linux, and macOS) automation and configuration tool/framework that works well with your existing tools and is optimized for dealing with structured data (e.g. JSON, CSV, XML, etc.), REST APIs, and object models. It includes a command-line shell, an associated scripting language and a framework for processing cmdlets.
For the activities you mention, it is indeed very powerful. It meets all your requirements. I never actually compiled it to binary myself, as a combination of code signing and the package management address my needs well. PowerShell can also do Desired State Configuration, and you can use it with Ansible (or alone).
I'm a fan of PowerShell. Here's what they say about themselves:
PowerShell Core is a cross-platform (Windows, Linux, and macOS) automation and configuration tool/framework that works well with your existing tools and is optimized for dealing with structured data (e.g. JSON, CSV, XML, etc.), REST APIs, and object models. It includes a command-line shell, an associated scripting language and a framework for processing cmdlets.
For the activities you mention, it is indeed very powerful. It meets all your requirements. I never actually compiled it to binary myself, as a combination of code signing and the package management address my needs well. PowerShell can also do Desired State Configuration, and you can use it with Ansible (or alone).
Hmm, never thought about using powershell. I'll give it a try and see how well I can get it work cross platform.
Thnx for sharing another idea! 😋