Author Archives: Boe Prox

Scripting Games 2012 Tip: Proper Function Names

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Boe Prox

Many of you will compete in the Scripting Games this year, and most of you will look to write an Advanced Function or two or more. When doing this, one thing to keep in mind is the naming of the … Continue reading →

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Scripting Games 2012 Tip: Don’t Use Aliases

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Boe Prox

Continuing on from me last article, now we are looking at why using an alias in your script is not a good idea. There are a lot of aliases out there in PowerShell. Some even use the same alias as … Continue reading →

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Scripting Games 2012 Tip: Variable Names That Make Sense

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Boe Prox

This is something that I am going to do from now until the start of the Scripting Games. Basically I am going to discuss some areas to watch out for when writing scripts for the upcoming games. These are intended … Continue reading →

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Time For Scripting Games 2012

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Boe Prox

You heard it! The 2012 Scripting Games are almost upon us and this is your chance to test your skills! Being a judge this year, I will be one of the people that will look at the scripts being submitted … Continue reading →

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PoshChat 2 of 2: Building a Chat Client Using PowerShell

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Boe Prox

Continuing from yesterday’s article where I talked about how I wrote the code to run the chat server portion of PoshChat, this article will now go into what I did to create the client interface that connects to the server … Continue reading →

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