When you first start writing scripts, modularity, reusability, and best practices may not be top of mind. As your scripts become more complex, however, creating reusable elements becomes essential. By ...

In the last part of this series, we looked at defining a type for the output of our PowerShell tool. If you skipped that lesson, you should go back and read it first. I'll wait... Ok. Today we'll look ...

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Whether you are a technology enthusiast or a professional looking to enhance your scripting skills, we have designed this Windows PowerShell scripting tutorial for beginners, especially for you. So, ...

Scripts are part of the foundation for efficient network administration. Network administrators are generally not programmers, but they need tools that will let them automate certain tasks and ...

Use semantic versioning (X.Y.Z) so version numbers are meaningful, not arbitrary. Patch updates should fix bugs or improve logic/performance without changing visible behavior. Minor and major updates ...

Making code adaptable is a key skill for any coder. Here's a primer on how to stretch function parameters to fit a variety of situations. As with any programming language, a PowerShell coder is always ...

A Linux developer has released a compact Bash script, 'prod', that integrates note-taking, task management, scheduling, a pomodoro timer, and an address book into under 300 lines of code. Written ...

FFmpeg was designed as a cross-platform solution for video and audio recording, conversion, and streaming. Its About page describes the command-line tool as “the leading multimedia framework, able to ...