PowerShell+ 2019 - Don't do that, do this instead: PowerShell worst practices and.. by Chris Gardner
0Don't do that, do this instead: PowerShell worst practices and how to solve them by Chris Gardner
In past years the 3 furies have shared their insights on various things people do wrong in PowerShell. Let's take that one step further and demo all those things and what you should do instead. We'll explain why it's bad and the other way is better, because code without context doesn't help anyone.
A lot of talks about "Best Practice" are aimed at showing you what you should be doing but not many take the approach of showing what you shouldn't be doing and how to change it. This can make it more difficult to grasp as it might not easily relate to how someone is currently working or has been working, showing the wrong way to do things is more approachable as everyone was a beginner at some point and many people made the same mistakes. Taking this one step further and providing reasoning why one approach is the wrong or worse way to handle something can also allow people to make an informed decision on using that approach anyway, if their circumstances require it.
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