Learn PowerShell Scripting in a Month of Lunches, Second Edition, Video Edition

Learn PowerShell Scripting in a Month of Lunches, Second Edition, Video Edition; this book is the solution for all who need to automate their work in the Windows environment using PowerShell. In only 27 steps, you could be able to learn how to write, test, as well as structure portable scripts for Windows, Linux, and cloud systems. Soon, you can automatically remove these bulky manual tasks and write new scripts that create new tools and streamline processes.

“Learn PowerShell Scripting in a Month of Lunches, Second Edition, Video Edition” contains valuable information, from choosing a stable scripting environment to designing functions and scripts. You will also look at how to work with pipelines and errors and develop secure scripts. They include source control using Git and how to share and publish scripts that will help you master how to manage and share your tools like a pro. Updated for the latest version of PowerShell, many examples throughout the book demonstrate how PowerShell works on non-Windows systems, including both Linux and macOS.

Whether you are a complete PowerShell beginner or you want to brush up on your scripting, this book will help you to learn PowerShell easily. Thus, learning several basic skills will enable you to minimize the amount of time you spend on administrative work, which will make your work more interesting and less monotonous. Learn PowerShell Scripting in a Month of Lunches, Second Edition, Video Edition should help you as it is filled with modern approaches applicable regardless of the environment in which you work, and it is intended to provide you with the knowledge necessary to automate your work and increase effectiveness.

Learn PowerShell Scripting in a Month of Lunches, Second Edition, Video Edition Table of Contents:

1. Part 1.
2. Chapter 1. Before you begin
3. Chapter 1. Is this book for you?
4. Chapter 1. What you need for this book
5. Chapter 1. How to use this book
6. Chapter 1. Expectations
7. Chapter 1. How to ask for help
8. Chapter 1. Summary
9. Chapter 2. Setting up your scripting environment
10. Chapter 2. PowerShell
11. Chapter 2. Administrative privileges and execution policy
12. Chapter 2. Script editors
13. Chapter 2. Our lab environment
14. Chapter 2. Example code
15. Chapter 2. Your turn
16. Chapter 2. Summary
17. Chapter 3. WWPD: What would PowerShell do?
18. Chapter 3. Naming your tools
19. Chapter 3. Naming parameters
20. Chapter 3. Producing output
21. Chapter 3. Don’t assume
22. Chapter 3. Avoid innovation
23. Chapter 3. Summary
24. Chapter 4. Review: Parameter binding and the PowerShell pipeline
25. Chapter 4. It’s all in the parameters
26. Chapter 4. Pipeline: ByValue
27. Chapter 4. ByPropertyName
28. Chapter 4. Summary
29. Chapter 5. Scripting language: A crash course
30. Chapter 5. The If construct
31. Chapter 5. The ForEach construct
32. Chapter 5. The Switch construct
33. Chapter 5. The Do/While construct
34. Chapter 5. The For construct
35. Chapter 5. Break
36. Chapter 5. Summary
37. Chapter 6. The many forms of scripting (and which to choose)
38. Chapter 6. Thinking about tools
39. Chapter 6. Thinking about controllers
40. Chapter 6. Comparing tools and controllers
41. Chapter 6. Some concrete examples
42. Chapter 6. Control more
43. Chapter 6. Lab
44. Chapter 6. Summary
45. Chapter 7. Scripts and security
46. Chapter 7. Execution policy
47. Chapter 7. PowerShell isn’t the default application
48. Chapter 7. Running scripts
49. Chapter 7. Recommendations
50. Chapter 7. Summary
51. Part 2.
52. Chapter 8. Always design first
53. Chapter 8. Tools are testable
54. Chapter 8. Tools are flexible
55. Chapter 8. Tools look native
56. Chapter 8. For example
57. Chapter 8. Your turn
58. Chapter 8. Summary
59. Chapter 9. Avoiding bugs: Start with a command
60. Chapter 9. Breaking it down, and running it right
61. Chapter 9. Running commands and digging deeper
62. Chapter 9. Process matters
63. Chapter 9. Know what you need
64. Chapter 9. Your turn
65. Chapter 9. Summary
66. Chapter 10. Building a basic function and script module
67. Chapter 10. Creating a script module
68. Chapter 10. Prereq check
69. Chapter 10. Running the command
70. Chapter 10. Your turn
71. Chapter 10. Summary
72. Chapter 11. Getting started with advanced functions
73. Chapter 11. Your turn
74. Chapter 11. Summary
75. Chapter 12. Objects: The best kind of output
76. Chapter 12. Constructing and emitting output
77. Chapter 12. A quick test
78. Chapter 12. An object alternative
79. Chapter 12. Enriching objects
80. Chapter 12. Your turn
81. Chapter 12. Summary
82. Chapter 13. Using all the streams
83. Chapter 13. Adding verbose and warning output
84. Chapter 13. Doing more with -Verbose
85. Chapter 13. Information output
86. Chapter 13. Your turn
87. Chapter 13. Summary
88. Chapter 14. Simple help: Making a comment
89. Chapter 14. Getting started
90. Chapter 14. Going further with comment-based help
91. Chapter 14. Broken help
92. Chapter 14. Beyond comments
93. Chapter 14. Your turn
94. Chapter 14. Summary
95. Chapter 15. Errors and how to deal with them
96. Chapter 15. Bad handling
97. Chapter 15. Two reasons for exception handling
98. Chapter 15. Handling exceptions in your tool
99. Chapter 15. Capturing the exception
100. Chapter 15. Handling exceptions for non-commands
101. Chapter 15. Going further with exception handling
102. Chapter 15. Your turn
103. Chapter 15. Summary
104. Chapter 16. Filling out a manifest
105. Chapter 16. Creating a new manifest
106. Chapter 16. Examining the manifest
107. Chapter 16. Your turn
108. Chapter 16. Summary
109. Part 3.
110. Chapter 17. Changing your brain when it comes to scripting
111. Chapter 17. Example 2
112. Chapter 17. Your turn
113. Chapter 17. Summary
114. Chapter 18. Professional-grade scripting
115. Chapter 18. Code clarity
116. Chapter 18. Effective comments
117. Chapter 18. Formatting your code
118. Chapter 18. Meaningful variable names
119. Chapter 18. Avoiding aliases
120. Chapter 18. Logic over complexity
121. Chapter 18. Providing help
122. Chapter 18. Avoiding Write-Host and Read-Host
123. Chapter 18. Sticking with single quotes
124. Chapter 18. Not polluting the global scope
125. Chapter 18. Being flexible
126. Chapter 18. Prioritizing security
127. Chapter 18. Striving for elegance
128. Chapter 18. Summary
129. Chapter 19. An introduction to source control with Git
130. Chapter 19. What is Git?
131. Chapter 19. Repository basics
132. Chapter 19. Using Git with VS Code
133. Chapter 19. Integrating with GitHub
134. Chapter 19. Summary
135. Chapter 20. Pestering your script
136. Chapter 20. Problems with manual testing
137. Chapter 20. Benefits of automated testing
138. Chapter 20. Introducing Pester
139. Chapter 20. Coding to be tested
140. Chapter 20. What do you test?
141. Chapter 20. Writing a basic Pester test
142. Chapter 20. Summary
143. Chapter 21. Signing your script
144. Chapter 21. A word about certificates
145. Chapter 21. Configure your script signing policy
146. Chapter 21. Code-signing basics
147. Chapter 21. Summary
148. Chapter 22. Publishing your script
149. Chapter 22. Exploring the PowerShell Gallery
150. Chapter 22. Other publishing options
151. Chapter 22. Before you publish
152. Chapter 22. Ready, set, publish
153. Chapter 22. Publishing scripts
154. Chapter 22. Summary
155. Part 4.
156. Chapter 23. Squashing bugs
157. Chapter 23. Dealing with syntax bugs
158. Chapter 23. Dealing with results bugs
159. Chapter 23. Dealing with logic bugs
160. Chapter 23. Your turn
161. Chapter 23. Summary
162. Chapter 24. Enhancing script output presentation
163. Chapter 24. Creating a default view
164. Chapter 24. Your turn
165. Chapter 24. Summary
166. Chapter 25. Wrapping up the .NET Framework
167. Chapter 25. Exploring a class
168. Chapter 25. Making a wrapper
169. Chapter 25. A more practical example
170. Chapter 25. Your turn
171. Chapter 25. Summary
172. Chapter 26. Storing data—not in Excel!
173. Chapter 26. Setting up everything
174. Chapter 26. Using your database: Creating a table
175. Chapter 26. Saving data to SQL Server
176. Chapter 26. Querying data from SQL Server
177. Chapter 26. Summary
178. Chapter 27. Never the end
179. Chapter 27. Taking your next step
180. Chapter 27. What’s in your future?
181. Chapter 27. Summary

Who is this course for?

1. Anyone who has a Beginning to intermediate knowledge of PowerShell.

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