ICYMI: PowerShell Week of 29-March-2019
Topics include an update to PSScriptAnalyzer, Pester, and customizing SharePoint menus.
Content curated by Robin Dadswell and Mark Roloff.
PowerShell ScriptAnalyzer Version 1.18.0 Released
by Jim Truher on March 22nd
A new ScriptAnalyzer is out. Faster, better DSC support, and better handling of multi-line pipelines. Pick it up from the PSGallery!
Pee-Object
by Danny Meister on March 26th
Ever have a need to print some progress or the current object to the console in the middle of your pipeline? Well, now there’s a function for that.
Programmatically change the New Menu in SharePoint Online using PowerShell
by Paul Matthews on March 24th
Customizing document library menus in SharePoint gets a fun facelift with Paul’s scripted method.
F7 is the greatest PowerShell hotkey that no one uses any more. We must fix this
by Scott Hanselman on March 26th
Scott discusses the absence of this little gem of a feature and a small workaround for using it. There’re some nice tips in the comments too.
Enforcing Code Style using Pester
by Chris Gardner on March 26th
If validating code style is something you need, Chris has an interesting approach to it via unit tests.
General Availability of PowerShell Core 6.2
by Steve Lee on March 28th
Has it really been 6 months already? A large number of changes have been packed into this release, so check out the changelog for a little lite reading.
Youtube: Pester with Kevin Marquette - March 28, 2019
From the Austin PSUG, Kevin leads a demonstration on using Pester to unit test your scripts.
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