The PowerShell Conference Book

Back in May, Mike Robbins (@mikefrobbins) asked if I wanted to contribute a chapter to a book he was putting together. The book would include chapters from different scripters in the PowerShell community and each would provide material that would be similar to a session at a conference.In addition, the proceeds from the sale of …

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Great Books for PowerShell Ideas

I get asked a lot about what PowerShell books people should be reading. The easy answer is, “It depends”. If you’re looking for a tutorial book (or two) to get you started with PowerShell, the only answer I give is “Learn PowerShell in a Month of Lunches”, followed by “Learn PowerShell Toolmaking in a Month …

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Programming Entity Framework: Code First by Lerman and Miller; O’Reilly Media

Ok…my first book review. Programming Entity Framework: Code First is a short book (under 200 pages) by Julia Lerman and Rowan Miller which covers the “Code First” method of developing Entity Framework development. I’m not really plugged in to the Entity Framework community, but I recognized Julia Lerman’s name from the many PluralSight courses and …

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