PowerShell+ 2019 - Deep Web: A Web Cmdlets Deep Dive by Mark Kraus
1With many IT processes moving to REST based APIs and our ever increasing reliance on websites to do our jobs as developers and operators, never has there been a time more critical for learning all there is to know as much as possible about the Web Cmdlets. Invoke-WebRequest is like a web browser in your PowerShell console and Invoke-RestMethod converts a remote API endpoint into a PowerShell object.
Go beyond the -Uri parameter and explore the rich and numerous features of these Cmdlets. Learn what session variable are and how to effectively use them. See working examples of various new and improved authentication methods in PowerShell Core. Peak behind the CLI and see what makes these Cmdlets tick. Learn about the differences in these Cmdlets between Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell Core 6+. See how some basic web scraping can be done.
Why spend 90 minutes of your time learning about the Web Cmdlets? Because you deserve to get the most out of these feature rich Cmdlets. Knowing what features are available, when to use them, and how these Cmdlets work will improve your workflows, simplify your code, and empower your growth with the constantly changing API based landscape of IT.
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