Introducing the Coaches of the 2014 Winter Scripting Games
A few weeks ago, just before the announcement to start recruiting your team for the 2014 Winter Scripting Games, I was contacted by Don Jones and Richard Siddaway about an opportunity to become the...
View ArticlePowerShell Tip #1 from the Winner of the Advanced Category in the 2013...
In case you haven’t heard, the 2014 Winter Scripting Games are just now getting started. Regardless of your skill level with PowerShell, it couldn’t be a better time to participate since this is the...
View ArticlePowerShell Tip #2 from the Winner of the Advanced Category in the 2013...
Tip #2 – Comment (Document) your code! This is another one of those tips that probably isn’t very popular, but regardless of how good you are at writing PowerShell scripts and functions, they’re...
View ArticlePowerShell Tip #3 from the Winner of the Advanced Category in the 2013...
In my previous blog article (PowerShell Tip #2), I left off with the subject of inline help and stated there was a better way. I’m fast-forwarding through lots of concepts and jumping right into...
View ArticlePowerShell Tip from the Head Coach of the 2014 Winter Scripting Games: Design...
There are several concepts that come to mind when discussing the topic of designing your PowerShell commands for performance and efficiency, but in my opinion one of the items at the top of the list is...
View ArticleMy Solution: July 2015 PowerShell Scripting Games Puzzle
Last month, PowerShell.org announced that the PowerShell Scripting Games had been re-imagined as a monthly puzzle and the first puzzle was published. The instructions stated to use a PowerShell...
View ArticleMy Solution: August 2015 PowerShell Scripting Games Puzzle
A couple of months ago, PowerShell.org announced that the PowerShell Scripting Games had been re-imagined as a monthly puzzle. In August, the second puzzle was published. The instructions stated that a...
View ArticleWindows PowerShell TFM Book Contest and Giveaway
Today is the first day of Autumn also known as fall here in North America and it’s my favorite time of the year. If nothing else, you’ve got to love the cooler weather and the changing of tree leaf...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Winner of the PowerShell TFM Book Contest
Two weeks ago, I started a PowerShell contest which required the participants to convert a string of text to title case. I didn’t specifically say title case but I explained that the first letter of...
View ArticleThe PowerShell Iron Scripter: My solution to prequel puzzle 1
Each week leading up to the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2018, PowerShell.org will be posting an iron scripter prequel puzzle on their website. As their website states, think of the iron scripter...
View ArticleThe PowerShell Iron Scripter: My solution to prequel puzzle 2
As I mentioned in my previous blog article, each week leading up to the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2018, PowerShell.org will be posting an iron scripter prequel puzzle on their website. As their...
View ArticleThe PowerShell Iron Scripter: My solution to prequel puzzle 3
I’ve been working through the Iron Scripter 2018 prequel puzzles which can be found on PowerShell.org’s website. In puzzle 3, you’re asked to create a “reusable PowerShell artifact”. To me, that almost...
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