In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, guest Jeff Hicks leads a dynamic discussion on the power of hands-on learning with PowerShell and the numerous benefits of learning by doing. Jeff challenges the community with a scripting challenge, encouraging active participation. The episode also features a showcase of some outstanding community blogs, including topics like PowerShell performance testing, web scraping, and module development. Jeff shares insights into his own remarkable modules, and the hosts delve into noteworthy community projects. Don't miss Jeff's scripting challenge and be sure to check out the community blogs and links discussed in this episode!
Guest Bio and links:
Jeffery Hicks is an IT veteran with more than 30 years of experience, much of it as an IT infrastructure consultant specializing in Microsoft server technologies with an emphasis on automation and efficiency. He is a multi-year recipient of the Microsoft MVP Award. He works today as an independent author, teacher, and consultant. Jeff has taught and presented on PowerShell and the benefits of automation to IT Pros worldwide. He has authored, co-authored, and edited several books, writes for numerous online sites and print publications, is a Pluralsight author, and is a frequent speaker at technology conferences and user groups.
Links:
Watch the PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV5RXZPiM_0
https://powershell.org/2023/11/earlybirdnowopen/
https://jeffhicks.substack.com/p/ask-jeff-ab8
https://devdojo.com/hcritter/powershell-perfomance-test-get-the-maximum
https://blog.griff.systems/published/2023/getting_download_links_from_webpages/
https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-help-save-our-hone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JTnEydEPnM
https://jdhitsolutions.github.io/
https://leanpub.com/psprimer
https://github.com/PowerShell/GraphicalTools/
https://github.com/mgajda83/PSWindowsUpdate
https://github.com/jdhitsolutions/PSGalleryReport
https://github.com/jdhitsolutions/PSWorkItem
https://discord.gg/pdq
https://gist.github.com/jdhitsolutions/36f16e9b2d89353cfa93edc8e4b5b3c3
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