>write some native scripts for unix and windows to download and build some software
>decide to use Windows' native Invoke-WebRequest tool to download files from the internet
>slow as shit wrt curl or wget
>search online
>if you disable the progress bar for some fucking reason the download becomes x10 faster
How does anyone manage to automate and develop shit on Windows is beyond me at this point. What a joke of a system.

wait they fucked up io again?
Vista had a fun probably where file copies were dependent on your GPU frame rate of the compositor was turned on.
this time it's just stdio?

>>106018463 (OP)
PowerShell is literally the worst software EVER created.

>>106018463 (OP)
windows can only corrupt. the audacity to alias popular programs with their shitty knockoffs is something i will never forgive

>>106018463 (OP)
>use Windows' native
Windows' native has been curl since early 2018. It has shipped bsdtar also since 2018 and ssh since 2015. Stop banging your head against the wall.