Can powershell be used as web-programming?

Question

I come from linux background and noticed that windows has its own scripting language called powershell. Can Powershell be used for doing webprogramming like CGI/Perl/Python in Linux with Apache or any webserver?

Answer 1

Yes, but I really do not see a point for that. Powershell is a general-purpose automation tool. Though it can be used to create dynamic web content, it doesn't mean it is good an idea.

Usually in Windows environments one is way better off either sticking with Asp.Net for pure Microsoft ecosystems. For mixed stack, one should consider using same tools as with Linux. That is, PHP, Ruby/Rails and whatnot are available on Windows too.