Similar to tux0r I've spent most of time on Windows so I can't share my transition, but I can still help.
My main suggestion would be to get it over with and rip off the Powershell bandaid right away. I know its Verb-Noun syntax seems weird and verbose to you. But how it works is integral to the design philosophy of Windows - everything is an API, unlike in Linux where everything is a file. Which you'll find out the hard way if you try to open an Event Log file in a text editor...
Similar to tux0r I've spent most of time on Windows so I can't share my transition, but I can still help.
My main suggestion would be to get it over with and rip off the Powershell bandaid right away. I know its Verb-Noun syntax seems weird and verbose to you. But how it works is integral to the design philosophy of Windows - everything is an API, unlike in Linux where everything is a file. Which you'll find out the hard way if you try to open an Event Log file in a text editor...
That makes sense, because windows is built around a messaging service. Go figure!
I’m not completely unfamiliar with powershell, I just wont be using it to pull npm packages. Ha!