Yesterday a conversation on twitter about PowerShell learning resources lead me to realize that: The PowerShell tab on my own site could use some updating BUT: It’s grown to the point where it’s probably not all that useful for someone starting out. To that end here are 7 8 key resources that I would recommend for learning PowerShell:
Listen to the PowerScripting Podcast
- The Show Notes for the PowerScripting Podcast are freaking treasure trove of info so subscribe to that blog and go exploring what was mentioned in past shows.
Subscribe to Jonathan Medd’s PowerShell 2.0: One Cmdlet at a Time blog series.
- Jonathan Medd also co-hosts a podcast on PowerShell. Subscribe to both of these, load them on the mp3 player and listen to them on your way to work. You’ll learn without realizing it.
Windows PowerShell In Action (Second Edition): An excellent book that even includes some of the “hows” and “whys” they made the tough decisions in this new language.
- Get yourself on the PowerShell Tip of the Day email (or RSS Feed)
Windows PowerShell™ 2.0 Best Practices: This book is really thick but it is written in a way that is very easy to read even for people that are sill learning. Everyone should feel comfortable picking up this book.
Of course: If you run into a problem just tweet the ScriptingGuys. Also be sure to subscribe to their daily blog (including weekends & holidays) where they lay out how to solve all kinds of questions people ask of them. And if you problem is longer than a tweet. Scripter@Microsoft.com
and of course I can’t finish without saying: If you need some help getting started from scratch using PowerShell with SQL Server check out my video on MSDN’s geekSpeak and blog series from SQL University.
I use quite a few more learning resources but this is where I started and where I would recommend for people to get started. I hope this helps! 🙂
0 Responses
I would also recommend Lee Holmes “Windows PowerShell Cookbook” as an excellent resource for PowerShell beginners.
Thats a great poiint Ron, thanks for adding it. Windows PowerShell Cookbook is one of the few PowerShell books I haven’t read yet, but I’d really love to get my hands on a copy 🙂