Windows PowerShell Programming - For Developers

By Jesse Hamrick • February 15th, 2008

This is the first book (I know of) written for developers and programmers. I just ordered my copy…
I am confident that this book is well written as I have a number of WROX publications in my library: Beginning Active Server Pages; VBScript:Programmers Reference; Beginning PHP, Apache, MySQL Web development; and Professional LAMP. Not ONE of my WROX books has ever found itself in the trash can…

Word to the wise… This is a programmers book and all the code is written in C#. Prerequisite: Good knowledge of both PowerShell and C# programming language.

From the Back Cover

Professional Windows PowerShell Programming

Snap-ins, Cmdlets, Hosts, and Providers

Providing you with the programmer's approach to understanding Windows PowerShell, this book introduces you to the concepts, components, and development techniques for building software packages that leverage the power of PowerShell. This author team of PowerShell experts shows you how PowerShell makes writing code easy by providing a runtime engine with its own parser, and you'll see how PowerShell offers functionality that enables you to add custom formatting when objects are displayed.

You'll find out how PowerShell's robust SDK allows you to take advantage of PowerShell within your own applications. Plus, you'll discover that with PowerShell, all of the .NET Framework objects become accessible via scripting, making PowerShell a very powerful addition to your toolbox and a popular choice for future development. Once you begin performing the tasks associated with writing command-line utilities, you'll quickly learn how PowerShell permits you to direct your attention to the business logic of your applications.

What you will learn from this book

How to create a PowerShell snap-in
Writing your own custom cmdlets
Creating custom providers
Calling to the PowerShell execution engine
Implementing a host user interface
Extending types and formatting

Who this book is for

This book is for developers and programmers who want to extend the functionality of Windows PowerShell technologies and extend their applications by using PowerShell.

Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

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