The document discusses the use of PowerShell for developers, emphasizing its .NET integration and scripting capabilities. It explains how PowerShell can be utilized for various tasks such as implementing configuration, calling web services, and interacting with XML. Additionally, it provides links to resources and projects related to PowerShell, including PSake and PoshWindsor.

1. PowerShell for DevelopersThe bits that the admins don’t care aboutDamian Powellhttp://www.ByBox.com/damian.powell@bybox.com@damianpowellhttp://www.myByBox.com/

2. Uses for PowerShellPowerShell is .NETAnd COM, and WMI, and cmd.exeREPL (Read-Eval-Print-Loop)It’s not just for tree huggers and other dynamic language fansConfiguration and ScriptingImplementing configuration in an imperative language, means we can branch our configuration at runtime

3. PowerShell is .NETEverything is a .NET objectFull access to the .NET FrameworkWeird syntax is based on POSIX shellPOSIX or "Portable Operating System Interface [for Unix]" is the name of a family of related standards specified by the IEEE - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIXBack tick (`) is the escape character, *not* back slash (\)…unless you’re defining a Regex which still uses back slash

4. Cool Things to do with PowerShellPSake (PowerShell Make) http://is.gd/e8WC9http://github.com/JamesKovacs/psakeEmbedded script engine http://is.gd/e8Wmmhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2007/08/29/making-applications-scriptable-via-powershell.aspxCall web services http://is.gd/e8Wxohttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd315258.aspxConfigure Hyper-V http://is.gd/e8WFkhttp://pshyperv.codeplex.com/Load a .NET Assembly http://is.gd/e8WNahttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd315241.aspxRead/Write XML http://is.gd/e8WUjhttp://www.codeproject.com/KB/powershell/powershell_xml.aspx

5. LinksIntro from Jeffrey Snover (PowerShell Architect):http://www.blip.tv/file/1740647PoShWindsor (my project for configuring Castle Windsor using PowerShell):http://poshwindsor.codeplex.com/These slides:http://is.gd/e8VXPhttp://www.slideshare.net/damianpowell/power-shell-for-developers