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Windows PowerShell for .NET Developers - Second Edition - Second Edition

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Windows PowerShell for .NET Developers - Second Edition - Second Edition

Overview of this book

Windows PowerShell 5.0 for .NET Developers is your self-start guide to performing automation using Windows PowerShell. This book will help you to understand the PowerShell syntax and grammar and will also teach you techniques to remove the rough edges of manual deployments. Packed with PowerShell scripts and sample C# codes to automate tasks, it also includes real-world scenarios such as administrating office servers to help you save time and perform deployments swiftly and efficiently. The book begins with the Windows PowerShell basics, explores the significant features of Windows Management Framework 5.0, covers the basic concepts of Desired State Configuration and the importance of idempotent deployments. By the end of the book, you will have a good understanding of Windows PowerShell’s features and will be able to automate your tasks and manage configuration effectively.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Summary


Windows PowerShell 5.0 preview has got many more significant features, such as enhancement in PowerShell DSC, new cmdlets and improvements in existing cmdlets, the ISE supporting transcriptions, supporting Class, the ability to create Custom DSC resources and easy string manipulation using Class, the introduction of the new Network Switch module that helps automate and manage Microsoft-signed network switches, and so on.

In this chapter, we discussed a few great features of Windows PowerShell, such as exploring the basics of DSC, writing classes, PowerShell debugging, and so on.

In the next chapter, we will cover Windows PowerShell 5.0 Desired State Configuration, Remote Management, and more.