Product DescriptionPowerShell replaces cobbled-together assemblies of third-party management tools with an elegant programming language and a powerful scripting shell for the Windows environment. In the tradition of Manning's ground breaking 'In Action' series, this book comes from right from the source. Written by Bruce Payette, one of principal creators of PowerShell, Windows PowerShell in Action shows you how to build scripts and utilities to automate system tasks or create powerful system management tools to handle the day-to-day tasks that drive a Windows administrator's life. Because it's based on the .NET platform, PowerShell is also a powerful tool for developers and power users.
Windows PowerShell in Action was written by Bruce Payette, one of the founding members of the Windows PowerShell team, co-designer of the PowerShell language and the principal author of the PowerShell language implementation. The book enables you to get the most out of the PowerShell environment. Using many examples, both small and large, this book illustrates the features of the language and environment and shows how to compose those features into solutions, quickly and effectively.
This book is designed for anyone who wants to learn PowerShell and use it well. Rather than simply being a book of recipes to read and apply, this book gives you the deep knowledge about how PowerShell works and how to apply it.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Excellent information, great presentation
I'm an old unix hack. Although my largest hurdle now is learning all of the various Windows services and components, this book lays out the design philosophy of PowerShell that clarifies the background mechanics of the language. I still have to learn the Windows components and objects, but with this book, I can focus on that aspect and not the language itself.
Overall, an excellent purchase that I am very pleased with.
Rating: - Excellent Reference - Not for Beginners
The book does an excellent job of detailing PS. I dutifully read through the entire Part 1 (9 of the 13 chapters) and then realized I still could not construct a basic script - the chapters did not build on each other. This was the intent of the author - he clearly states in the intro to Part 2, "Part 1 covered the Powershell language and runtime features in great detail however, those features were discussed mostly in isolation". That sentence right there is what I wished had been quoted in one ... Read More
Rating: - A master piece, great read and excellent content
I am reading many books about software development. This one is by far the best computer book that I've ever read. It starts of with the basic building blocks of powershell and ends with the Great finale of putting it all together. Wow, wow and wow. It's a feast.
By the way, I love Powershell.
Rating: - The Powershell Bible
This is the only Powershell book you will ever need - until 2.0 comes out anyhow. Even then, this book builds the groundwork for using Powershell to automate all types of tasks and will be usable far into the future. I've used it to write a couple of Powershell applications so far and it's been worth every penny I paid already. After years of scripting in Windows shell, Perl, and some brief work with VBScript, Powershell is the way to go and this is the guide you need for it.
Rating: - Just not that helpful
I purchased this book with high hopes based on the other glowing reviews to get started with powershell. The book covers the basic language pretty well, maybe it's because I am a beginner with powershell, but when I attempt to actually get something done with powershell, the book just doesn't have the answers. Beginners and task oriented people should look elsewhere and avoid this book.
- Excellent information, great presentation
- Excellent Reference - Not for Beginners
- Just not that helpful
