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Scripting Games 2013: Event 3 Notes

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Boe Prox

Wow, it is hard to believe that we are now halfway through the Scripting Games! As the events have progressed, I have seen a lot of improvement with the techniques as well as seeing new techniques that continue to impress … Continue reading →

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Scripting Games 2013: Event 2 ‘Favorite’ and ‘Not So Favorite’

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Boe Prox

Event 2 is in the books and with that, it is time to take a look at all of the scripts submitted and make the difficult decisions as to which ones I liked and which ones I didn’t quite like. … Continue reading →

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Scripting Games 2013: Thoughts After Event 1

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Boe Prox

With Event 1 in the books for the 2013 Scripting Games, we are now in the voting period where the community gets the chance to play judge on all of the scripts submitted by voting and commenting on the submissions. … Continue reading →

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Scripting Games 2013: Naming Conventions for Functions and Scripts

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Boe Prox

My last post of the night. While reviewing scripts, I have seen multiple entries that are something like the following: Move-LogFiles Move-ApplicationLogs Move-Files MoveFile What is the problem with this you ask? Well, for starters, there are no plural nouns … Continue reading →

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Scripting Games 2013: Use of SupportsShouldProcess in Functions/Scripts

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Boe Prox

Edit: I was caught speeding when I put up this post. Move-Item will pick up on SupportsShouldProcess and handle the –Whatif and –Confirm without having to supply the $Pscmdlet.SupportsShouldProcess().  In fact, adding this to a cmdlet that already supports it … Continue reading →

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