The Life and Code of The PoSh Wolf

This week, we sit down with Anthony Howell, better known as The PoSh Wolf, for an inspiring and entertaining conversation about PowerShell, community, and creativity. From his early days in a two-person IT department to speaking at PowerShell Summit, Anthony shares how passion, persistence, and curiosity have fueled his journey. He dives into his creative use of PowerShell for managing game servers and even building a Discord bot, proving that automation isn't just for enterprise tasks. We explore how side projects can grow into real skills, the value of sharing in the community, and how embracing mistakes makes us all better. Anthony also gives insights into using .NET in PowerShell, learning Go, and building resilient systems for fun and work.

 

Bio:
Anthony Howell is a proud father, lucky husband, and passionate software builder. Since starting his IT career in 2009 as a helpdesk technician, he’s followed his drive for automation from scripting sysadmin tasks in PowerShell to tackling DevOps and site reliability challenges. Known for always having a process improvement idea, Anthony shares insights from his journey to help others build smarter, more efficient systems.

 

What You'll Learn:

• How Anthony got started with PowerShell and his first Summit experience
• Creative PowerShell use cases like Discord bots and game server management
• Lessons from mistakes and the power of testing
• Transitioning from PowerShell to .NET and even Go
• The importance of community and continuing to ask questions

Links & Resources:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/theposhwolf/
• https://discord.gg/pdq
• https://theposhwolf.com/
• https://andrewpla.tech/links
• Check out PDQ: https://pdq.com/podcast
• https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/powershell-yaml/0.4.12
• The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tOH5FXn0IhU