PlatyPS: from 0 to 1 and beyond

This repo contains materials for the platyPS workshop.

Prerequisites

You can use any platform (Windows, macOS, Linux) and any PowerShell edition (Full, Core). Not all features of platyPS may be fully compatible with some old PowerShell versions. For the full edition, v5.1 (latest) is recommended.

Git

If you haven't used git before, please follow the git basics guide.

GitHub

Please, register a GitHub account and set it up, so you can push your code there.

Markdown

If you haven't used markdown before, please read the learn markdown in 60 seconds guide.

PlatyPS

Install platyPS locally

Install-Module -Scope CurrentUser platyPS

AppVeyor

If you are not familiar with Continuous Integration or AppVeyor here is a great write-up by @ramblingcookiemonster.

How to use

Clone the repo to your machine before the workshop.

git clone https://github.com/vors/psconfeu-2018-workshop

The workshop is broken down into the sections, you should follow them in order. Every section is represented by a nn-SectionName.md file that talks about the concepts and walks you through the exercise to master them. Every section assumes that your pwd is the root of the repo.

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