In this chapter, you learned about the different PowerShell versions, what the differences are, and how PowerShell is evolving. With this knowledge, you know which PowerShell versions you should use for different scenarios, such as Windows PowerShell 5.1, PowerShell Core 6 and newer, or PowerShell in Azure Cloud Shell.

In the next chapter, we will look at the tools that the different PowerShell versions can be used with and compare the features of both Visual Studio Code, as well as the Integrated Scripting Environment.