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Allow the use of F# script (.fsx) in place of Powershell/ScriptCS

Please enable the option to use .fsx files (F# script) in places where Powershell is currently used.

It's concise syntax make it perfect for scripting, it's a darn sight easier to pick up than Powershell, comes with a fantastic REPL and as a bonus the popular F# library "FAKE" provides functions for all manner of deployment tasks and operations.

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  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This would be a great feature as we have started using Fake build scripts in quite a few of our new projects.

  • Tom Rathbone commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Daniel, that's an interesting thought. My take would be that the scripts can always be shared easily whatever language they use, however, contributing (non-trivial) changes would require knowledge of the language. At present some people might be unable to share or develop scripts due to the restriction of PowerShell. The addition of F# would mean that many existing F# scripts could be shared with the community.

  • Daniel Butler commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Wouldn't introducing several different languages as a replacement for Powershell fragment the ability for the community to easily share scripts?

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