Windows PowerShell Best Practices and Patterns

By Don Jones
Learn community-created best practices and patterns for using and programming in Windows PowerShell.
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(247)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Nov 10, 2014
Duration
2h 55m
Table of contents
Introduction
Why Should You Care? 3m Agenda 4m Community Created Practices 1m
Providing Help
Agenda 2m Comment-Based Help 9m Provide Useful Examples 7m Inline Comments 6m Less-Common Comment-Based Help 6m Add Notes 4m Keep. It. Simple. 6m Moral of the Module 1m
Managing Version Compatibility
Agenda 1m Write for the Oldest Version Possible 6m Document Dependencies 3m Moral of the Module 1m
Performance Practices
Agenda 1m If Performance Matters, Test It 6m Performance Is a Compromise 6m Moral of the Module 1m
Code Aesthetics
Agenda 1m Indent Your Code 7m Avoid Backticks 5m Avoid Horizontal Scrolling 5m Use Whitespace 3m Moral of the Module 1m
Managing Output
Agenda 2m Write-Host 3m Verbose Output 3m Debug Output 4m Using CmdletBinding 2m The Moral of the Module 0m
Script Design Patterns
Agenda 2m Tools vs. Controllers 7m Modularize Code 10m Aim for Reusability 2m Follow Naming Conventions 7m Output Raw Data 4m Save Pretty for When You're Done 2m The Moral of the Module 0m
Pure PowerShell
Agenda 3m Stay Native 2m Have a Fallback Plan 4m Document Decisions 2m Wrap Non-Native 3m The Moral of the Module 1m
Handling Errors
Agenda 2m ErrorAction 4m ErrorActionPreference 2m Empty Is Not an Error 3m Avoid Error Flags 3m $? Is Not for Errors 2m Grab Errors 1m The Moral of the Module 0m
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Level
Intermediate
Updated
Nov 10, 2014
Duration
2h 55m
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Windows PowerShell MVP Don Jones helps you take your Windows PowerShell skills to a new, more professional level through the application of best practices and patterns. Developed and vetted by the overall PowerShell community, these patterns focus on maintainability, reliability, and conformance with native PowerShell approaches. Designed for administrators who are developing mission-critical and production-use PowerShell scripts, these patterns will help you - and your scripts - be taken more seriously.

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Don Jones
About the author

Don Jones' broad IT experience comes from 20 years in the business, with a strong focus on Microsoft server technologies.

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Nov 10, 2014
Duration
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