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2 | | -description: This Language Specification describe the syntax, semantics, and behavior of the PowerShell language. |
| 2 | +description: The Monad Manifesto explains the original vision for PowerShell and how it would change the way we manage systems. |
3 | 3 | ms.date: 07/07/2025 |
4 | 4 | title: The Monad Manifesto |
5 | 5 | --- |
6 | 6 | # The Monad Manifesto |
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8 | 8 | Jeffrey Snover, the inventor of PowerShell, wrote the Monad Manifesto to explain his vision for |
9 | 9 | PowerShell and how it would change the way we manage systems. You can read more about why he wrote |
10 | | -it in his [Monad Manifesto](https://www.jsnover.com/blog/2011/10/01/monad-manifesto/) blog post. |
| 10 | +it in his [Monad Manifesto][02] blog post. |
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12 | | -In that post, he explained how hard it was to communicate the vision for PowerShell to |
13 | | -widely-distrubted development teams. The development teams didn't understand the vision. Writing the |
| 12 | +In that post, he explained how hard it was to communicate the vision for PowerShell to widely |
| 13 | +distributed development teams. The development teams didn't understand the vision. Writing the |
14 | 14 | Manifesto forced him to be clear about what problem being addressed, the core principles of the |
15 | 15 | design, how to address the problem, who would benefit from it, and why. |
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17 | 17 | Use the following link to download a copy of the manifesto. |
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19 | | -- [Monad Manifesto][33]. |
| 19 | +- [Monad Manifesto][01]. |
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21 | | -This is an important document for PowerShell and is provided for historical context. This is a |
22 | | -version of the original Monad Manifesto that articulated the long-term vision and started the |
23 | | -development effort that became PowerShell. PowerShell has delivered on many of the elements |
| 21 | +This is an important document for PowerShell. It's provided here for historical context. This PDF |
| 22 | +file is a version of the original Monad Manifesto that articulated the long-term vision and started |
| 23 | +the development effort that became PowerShell. PowerShell has delivered on many of the elements |
24 | 24 | described in this document. |
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26 | 26 | <!-- link references --> |
27 | | -[33]: https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/PowerShell-Docs/blob/main/assets/MonadManifesto.pdf |
| 27 | +[01]: https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/PowerShell-Docs/blob/main/assets/MonadManifesto.pdf |
| 28 | +[02]: https://www.jsnover.com/blog/2011/10/01/monad-manifesto/ |
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