Windows PowerShell in Action

Windows PowerShell in Action
by Bruce Payette

Windows PowerShell in Action
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Author: Bruce Payette
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-02-05
ISBN: 1932394907
Number of pages: 576
Publisher: Manning Publications

Book Reviews of Windows PowerShell in Action

Book Review: Not to learn PowerShell but to understand it
Summary: 5 Stars

The book written by one of the lead designers of the language is a must-read if you want to know why and how PowerShell works in a way it does. If you're already familiar with programming or scripting, you can buy it as a first PowerShell book (this was my first and only book), because you can find tons of examples on the internet, but hardly anything about the concept and the internal structure and logic.

A great benefit of the book is that you will be able to debug PowerShell - because you know the logic of the language, you're able to look under the hat and figure out what went wrong.

Confession: I read the first part of the book, the language concepts; the second part, a few pretty advanced examples weren't interesting enough for me, because I use PowerShell for other purposes (but I picked ideas from the second part). But the first half of the book alone is well worth the money.

Summary of Windows PowerShell in Action

"Bruce is a walking encyclopedia of every good, bad, solid, and wacky language idea that has been tried... This is a book that only Bruce could have written."
--Jeffrey Snover, from the Foreword

"The nuances of PowerShell from the lead language designer himself! Excellent content and easy readability!
--Keith Hill, Software Architect

"I love this book!"
--Scott Hanselman ComputerZen.com

PowerShell replaces cobbled-together assemblies of third-party management tools with an elegant programming language and a powerful scripting shell for the Windows environment. In the tradition of Manning's ground breaking "In Action" series, this book comes from right from the source. Windows PowerShell in Action shows you how to build scripts and utilities to automate system tasks or create powerful system management tools to handle the day-to-day tasks that drive a Windows administrator's life. Because it's based on the .NET platform, PowerShell is also a powerful tool for developers and power users.

Windows PowerShell in Action was written by Bruce Payette, one of the founding members of the Windows PowerShell team, co-designer of the PowerShell language and the principal author of the PowerShell language implementation. The book enables you to get the most out of the PowerShell environment. Using many examples, both small and large, this book illustrates the features of the language and environment and shows how to compose those features into solutions, quickly and effectively.

This book is designed for anyone who wants to learn PowerShell and use it well. Rather than simply being a book of recipes to read and apply, this book gives you the deep knowledge about how PowerShell works and how to apply it

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