Jitzu – My PowerShell Killer

Name: Jitzu – My PowerShell Killer
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Author: Simon-curtis

by Simon-curtis·Feb 17, 2026·6 points·2 comments

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AI Analysis

●MidShip ItDark Horse

PowerShell killer with typed scripting and .NET 10 packages—daily-driveable but crowded category.

Strengths

•Genuinely cleaner syntax than PowerShell (find -ext cs vs Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Filter; typed Result/Option over stringly exception handling).
•Directory labels feature is thoughtful UX (cd git:jitzu/site uses label prefixes, not symlinks—clever ergonomic choice).
•Ships with 60+ builtins and access to entire NuGet ecosystem, not toy scope.

Weaknesses

•Shells are a crowded category: bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell, nushell already solve this; clean syntax alone isn't differentiation.
•Reliance on .NET 10 runtime adds weight vs native shells; startup time vs PowerShell not actually documented.

Post Description

Born out of my frustration with powershell’s slow startup and confusing syntax I have long wanted to build a shell and scripting language in .NET. I have been working on it for a long time and thanks to Claude, I was able to finally get it over the line. I daily drive it as my shell on Windows, and really happy with it so far.

Please try it and let me know where it can improve!