https://drlongnecker.com/categories/open-source/Recent content in Open Source on David R. Longnecker - Converting Coffee to CodeHugoen-usThu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0600https://drlongnecker.com/blog/2026/06/cleancli-powershell-terminal-experience/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0600https://drlongnecker.com/blog/2026/06/cleancli-powershell-terminal-experience/<p>For most developers and sysadmins, terminal customization starts innocently.</p> <p>You tweak the prompt, then add a helper function, then pull in a theme framework. Maybe install OhMyPosh/OhMyZsh or a few PSReadLine plugins. A year later your PowerShell profile has become a small ecosystem with internet dependencies, startup overhead, random helper scripts from 2010 (&hellip; I might need that random script!), and enough conditional logic to qualify as infrastructure.</p> <p>Mine certainly did.</p>