Ask HN: How to effectively learn PowerShell?

Re:Ask HN: How to effectively learn PowerShell? by lwkl on Sunday January 15, 2017 @12:57PM (#13405276)

This book is book great and after you've read it I can recommend "The Powershell Scripting and Toolmaking Book"[1]. I just started reading it and teaches you how to write good tools with practical examples and business scenarios. My next step will be learning Pester and DSC.

Also "Powershell in Action" by Manning is great to lookup things in detail.

[1] https://leanpub.com/powershell-scripting-toolmaking

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Re:Ask HN: How to effectively learn PowerShell? by dhruvtv on Sunday January 15, 2017 @05:29PM (#13406751)

Definitely recommend the Manning book "PowerShell in Action" by Bruce Payette. The second edition is on Amazon but looks like a third edition is coming out in the Spring and you can pick up the EAP.

https://www.manning.com/books/windows-powershell-in-action-t...

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Re:Ask HN: How to effectively learn PowerShell? by minhaz23 on Sunday January 15, 2017 @11:39PM (#13408238)

What's a practical way to learn it on a Macintosh? VM?

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Re:Ask HN: How to effectively learn PowerShell? by mindcrash on Monday January 16, 2017 @11:25AM (#13410860)

Windows VM, or if you are a daredevil you could try and install PowerShell 6 (which will be crossplatform) on macOS from here: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell (do note its currently in alpha state)

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