ICYMI: PowerShell Week of 15-February-2019
Topics include Iron Scripter, monitoring your filesystem, VSCode goodness, and more.
Content curated by Brett Bunker, Robin Dadswell, and Mark Roloff.
IRON SCRIPTER 2019 BEGINS!
by Don Jones on February 13th
In case you missed it, here it is. The Iron Scripter challenges have officially kicked off with the first warm-up challenge having been posted. Solve challenges, join a faction, and show off your scripting-chops!
Monitor file changes in Windows with PowerShell and pswatch
by Dan Franciscus on February 11th
Dan gives a quick look into how easy it is to catch filesystem changes in real time with the PSWatch module.
Group Email Notification For Dataset Refresh Failure
by Brett Powell on February 13th
Here’s a nice example of how PS can fit into a chain of other tools to create a novel solution. Brett enables an entire team to be notified in the event of dataset refresh failures.
How to save command output to file using Command Prompt or PowerShell
by Mauro Huculak on February 12th
It’s a simple but useful tip. Redirecting your output for later review or sharing can be handy for any number of scenarios.
Reddit /r/PowerShell - Popular Weekly Post
PowerShell for education! /u/Crimson_89 created a collection of GUI spelling games for their kids. Be sure to check out the repo in the comments.
YouTube: PowerShell ♥️ VSCode
Presenting to the Dutch PowerShell User Group, Tyler Leonhardt demonstrates many of the finer features of VSCode with the PS extension.
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