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Everyday PowerShell for Developers on Linux, macOS, and Windows

by Robert Cain

This course will teach you how to use PowerShell and to help aid you with your everyday development task.

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What you'll learn

The goal of this course is to help you learn how to use PowerShell to augment your everyday activities, helping to automate your development tasks. In this course, Everyday PowerShell for Developers on Linux, macOS, and Windows, you'll learn how to use PowerShell to make your everyday life as a developer easier. First, you'll discover how to use existing PowerShell modules to create test / development environments in Azure. This will include creating servers, including databases. Next, you'll learn how to author your own modules. Finally, you'll use your knowledge to build a PowerShell module to automate another common developer task, generating realistic looking but fake test data. When you're finished with this course, you'll have learned new ways you can use PowerShell to aid in your everyday developer tasks.

Table of contents

Course Overview
1min
Introduction
13mins
Using PowerShell 7 to Create Test Environments
62mins
Developing Your Own Classes and Modules
38mins
Creating a Module to Generate Test Data
63mins
Summary
1min

About the author

Robert Cain

Robert C. Cain (http://arcanecode.com) is a Microsoft MVP, MCTS Certified in BI, and is the owner of Arcane Training and Consulting, LLC. He is a course author for Pluralsight, team member at Linchpin People, and co-author of 4 books. A popular speaker, Robert has presented at events such as the SQL PASS Summit, TechEd, CodeStock, and numerous SQL Saturdays. Robert has over 25 years' experience in the IT industry, working in a variety of fields including manufacturing, insurance, teleco... more

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