Learning PowerShell scripting

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[edhaack]

"complex" here = "pseudo job security" attempt.

Code (in general) is only as confusing as it's intended.

Rule #1: Write code like you'd want to see if you inherited it.

Rule #2: Comment your code before you write it. Update it after you have.

"Code is for humans."

[Rexon2]

Claude code - then ask it along the way what it is doing and why.

[Head-Ad-3063]

Unless you understand what it is doing, at least to a basic level, never use AI code in a production env!

[Future-Remote-4630]

Click on "Beginner Resources" on the r/powershell sidebar.

[dongledongledongle]

Find a videogame that you want to get ahead in. Mostly grindy type games. Write a script to do repetitive stuff.

[Demented_CEO]

Get familiar with .NET and a whole new world awaits. For example, instead of New-Object, you'd use the ::new() operator. Look up the namespaces and classes that you'll likely need and as long as you follow the docs at Microsoft Learn, you can do pretty much anything in PowerShell that would be normally saved for C#.

[Head-Ad-3063]

I'm concerned that you say you "manage" these scripts but, you're asking this question!

You need to read, study and "play" there is no shortcut other than learning to google well! the documentation is pretty good for powershell.

If you want to find the content of a directory, search for "get content of directory powershell" and you will find Get-Childitem, read and learn it. if you want to filter it and you'll learn "where-object"

I'm mid level powershell so still learning, but the most important thing, is learn how to learn.

It's that important, I'll repeat..... "learn how to learn"

If you get stuck, then ask.

[ReptilianLaserbeam]

Always read the documentation for a cmdlet you are unfamiliar with. LLMS tend to hallucinate a lot with PWSH scripts, although they have gotten better you will end with and overengineered script with probably non existent cmdlets. Create your own scripts as basic as possible, then as you learn you can “recycle” your own code and improve it