Book Image

Learn PowerShell Core 6.0

By : David das Neves, Jan-Hendrik Peters
Book Image

Learn PowerShell Core 6.0

By: David das Neves, Jan-Hendrik Peters

Overview of this book

Beginning with an overview of the different versions of PowerShell, Learn PowerShell Core 6.0 introduces you to VSCode and then dives into helping you understand the basic techniques in PowerShell scripting. You will cover advanced coding techniques, learn how to write reusable code as well as store and load data with PowerShell. This book will help you understand PowerShell security and Just Enough Administration, enabling you to create your own PowerShell repository. The last set of chapters will guide you in setting up, configuring, and working with Release Pipelines in VSCode and VSTS, and help you understand PowerShell DSC. In addition to this, you will learn how to use PowerShell with Windows, Azure, Microsoft Online Services, SCCM, and SQL Server. The final chapter will provide you with some use cases and pro tips. By the end of this book, you will be able to create professional reusable code using security insight and knowledge of working with PowerShell Core 6.0 and its most important capabilities.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
Title Page
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Chapter 11. VSCode and PowerShell Release Pipelines

This chapter covers VSCode in more detail and demonstrates handy ways to improve daily tasks by customizing not only the layout, but also the configuration. We will also look at PowerShell release pipelines in more detail, and get an overview of which different parts can be included and what benefits those options offer.

These are the topics we'll be covering in this chapter:

  • Configuration
  • Extensibility
  • Preparing for a release pipeline
  • Working with different hosts
  • Plaster
  • VSCode
  • PSScriptAnalyzer
  • Git
  • Pester