PowerShell for beginners : learn Powershell 7 through hands-on mini games / Ian Waters.

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PowerShell for beginners : learn Powershell 7 through hands-on mini games / Ian Waters.

9781484270646 (electronic bk.)
1484270649 (electronic bk.)
9781484270639
1484270630

[Berkeley] : Apress, [2021]

©2021

English

1 online resource : illustrations

10.1007/978-1-4842-7064-6 doi

QA76.76.M52 W38 2021

005.4/22

Learn the basic tools and commands to write scripts in PowerShell 7. This hands-on guide is designed to get you up and running on PowerShell quickly - introducing interactive menus, reading and writing files, and creating code that talks over the network to other scripts, with mini games to facilitate learning. PowerShell for Beginners starts with an introduction to PowerShell and its components. It further discusses the various tools and commands required for writing scripts in PowerShell 7, with learning reinforced by writing mini games. You will learn how to use variables and conditional statements for writing scripts followed by loops and arrays. You will then work with functions and classes in PowerShell. Moving forward, you will go through the PowerShell Console, customizing the title and text colors. Along the way you will see how to read a key press and make sound in PowerShell. The final sections cover game engine layout, how to build a title screen, and implementing the game design using code flow, title screens, levels, and much more. After reading the book you will be able to begin working with PowerShell 7 scripts and understand how to use its tools and commands effectively. You will: Use Microsoft Visual Studio Code to develop scripts Understand variables, loops and conditional statements in PowerShell Work with scripts to develop a game Discover and use ASCII art generators Comprehend game objects and code Create client-server scripts that communicate over a network Read and write to files Capture input from the keyboard Make PowerShell speak words to help the visually impaired Create text-based adventure games.

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