One thing I really appreciate learning #PowerShell is how it demystified so much for me. Actually being able to poke and query things gave me the closure my brain needed to really understand the tech I was using What accelerated that learning? Asking questions 1/2

Hobbies are good for you, crafting ones in particular. It boosts overall well-being and increases life satisfaction. Your boss should let you spend some time at work doing them - it boosts creativity and even engagement with the job. 🧪 link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Hey #PowerShell peeps! The new auto complete thing in VSCode is messing up our terminals. It doesn't auto complete actual functions. Give this an upvote to get a fix in to the backlog and (hopefully) improve it! github.com/microsoft/vs... (And share onwards for visibly. Can't have a bad terminal)

So, managed [71-and-a-bit books](blog.justpowerdown.com/what-i-read-...) this year (with a fair few re-reads) - I'm pretty happy with that! Binged Dresden, Dungeon Crawler Carl, and Sandman Slim (amongst other series), and found some new authors and books that I'm itching to explore! Here's to 2026!

A plea to junior and senior developers alike - when someone does a build from main, please ensure that git doesn't report 46 changed files. Generally speaking, any files created or updated during a build should be considered "artifacts" and artifacts should be .gitignored.

Well, that's intriguing - I feel like I should have known this!

The full stream of #AdventureX talks is up now - below is a link to mine, on story generation from first principles, in twenty minutes, with jokes. Come for the Muppet Treasure Island, stay for Bob Eurypides.

I had the absolute joy and indescribable terror of emailing 1200 of my closest coworkers to announce we would be making the GitHub repo for our PowerShell module public tomorrow. I set my alarm for 11pm to flip the switch at 8am CET. It is done! Link to GitHub in the docs: www.milestonepstools.com

Inspired by some great discussion on Q-UP from @austinwalker.bsky.social, @notquitereal.bsky.social, @sylvibullet.bsky.social, @molleindustria.org and other folks, I wrote a short piece on the design inspiration for Q-UP and what developing the game meant to me stiknork.substack.com/p/qing-up-in...

Automate user onboarding like a pro → Write a PowerShell script that: creates users, assigns groups, sets passwords → Add automatic email notifications → Log every action to a CSV This is the kind of thing managers notice. You’re not just repeating steps you’re building trust in your reliability.

I enjoyed seeing @jsnover.com talk, last year, and was reminded of it by [this article](medium.com/@sebastianca...) today. Roll on @psconf.eu next year!

I'm not saying I walked in to see @stevenjudd.bsky.social flashing this message buuut... (Great to see you!)

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If you fly a plane while maintaining a constant compass heading, you'll trace a STRAIGHT line on a Mercator projection map, but your actual trajectory on the planet will SPIRAL into one of the poles. #indiedev #gamedev #computergraphics #computationalgeometry #topology

Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage

I’m excited to share that I’ll be speaking at @powershellsummit.org 2026! 1. From Burnout to Built-to-Last: The Open Source Org Advantage 2. Markdown Madness: Static Sites for Fun & Profit Two topics I'm super passionate about! If you’re headed to #PSHSummit, let’s connect!

This went live last night - a big PDF bundle of the books I've written at Image. Includes The Wicked + the Divine, DIE, Phonogram, Ludocrats, the first Power Fantasy, We called them giants, etc. Basically, this is the stuff I got into comics to do, and a great chance to grab it.

3#\NOW.?}THEY82^_TELL@[}-ME*/} Your passwords don’t need so many fiddly characters, NIST says www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Starting today off with a new blogpost! Here's some tips to think about when you're thinking about creating new #PowerShell modules. powershellpr0mpt.com/2025-10-07-t... I'm really curious to see if there are specific topics you would want me to dive deeper into!

London #PowerShell User Group in person Meetup is tomorrow evening www.meetup.com/powershell-l...

Good news, everyone! We've released a beta version of new Pebble app for iOS and Android. It works with ALL old Pebble watches! See what's working so far: ndocs.repebble.com/changelog Pls report bugs - button in app! iOS testflight.apple.com/join/T17YYZYq Android play.google.com/apps/testing...

In the next release of WinUIShell, I'm sorting out multi-threaded event callbacks. This example shows three concurrent progress bars with a pause button for each: github.com/mdgrs-mei/Wi... I hope the code feels much easier than WPF in PowerShell🙏

#PowerShell is global, but most modules still speak only English. I wrote a blog post (gilbertsanchez.com/p...#PowerShell on how to fix that with surprisingly simple built-in tools and community-driven translation workflows that actually work:

🚨New Microsoft MVP Alert🚨 Robert Prust Award Category: Microsoft Azure Technology Area: PowerShell Country: Netherlands

Wake up, babe - new Powers Hell merch just dropped. #PowerShell #MVPBuzz @psconf.eu #SWAG

Every terminally online person should have at least one grass-touching friend to whom they can send screenshots of internet convos so the grass-toucher can go "Respectfully, I have no idea what is going on here". Keeps you grounded.

Email addresses are very simple, and you will score highly in this quiz. e-mail.wtf

And we are ready to start with #DevOpsDays KC!

Last week, @dotdot.horse and I launched PSInclusive, a new GitHub org dedicated to publishing tools that support differently abled folks. We kicked things off during #PSWednesday with the Accessibility #PowerShell module, a collection of functions designed to help differently abled folks. 1/3

I added some best practices around the cache in PowerShell Universal. We had a user caching 65k+ Entra ID users in a single cache item and it led to very poor performance of the server in general. Just be careful with complex objects. docs.powershelluniversal.com/config/best-...

It was never about the code we shipped. The real gift was the pipelines we broke along the way.

working on a windows 95 themed automation game about making powerpoint decks #gamedev

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PSConfEU turns 10! 🎉 Our 2026 logo celebrates this milestone with gold accents, the number 10 hidden in #Wiesbaden, and 3 fleur-de-lis from the city’s crest. Same purple. New city. Same world-class content. #PSConfEU # #PowerShell #automation #IT #conference #Germany

I just realized that I could add the following to my GH actions, I can get debug output when re-running actions with debug logging: ```yaml env: DEBUG: ${{ runner.debug == '1' }} ``` ```pwsh if($env:DEBUG -eq 'true' -or $env:DEBUG -eq '1') { $DebugPreference = 'Continue' } ```

Pro: Lots of PowerShell-related event session recordings have been posted recently. Con: My YouTube "Watch Later" playlist is now entirely too long.

I hope upper management somewhere looks at all the hosting costs for their games, and concludes "you know, we could save thousands on hosting and moderation costs if we made the players host their own infrastructure and do their own moderation!", thereby accidentally reinventing dedicated servers

Hey! I'm presenting to London #PowerShell User Group TOMORROW (July 23,20205) on creating modern, beautiful UIs in #PowerShell using WinUIShell. The session will be held virtually, in Gather, which is a really cool interactive platform. You can get information to join us at:

⏳ Few days left! # PowerShell Meetup – Tues 23 July @ 6pm (BST) 🎨 CTRL+ALT+Beautiful: PowerShell GUIs with #WinUI (@steviecoaster.dev) 🧭 PSConfEU 2025 Recap – Key insights from Malmö with @steviecoaster.dev 🎟️ Free, register here: www.meetup.com/powershell-l... #WinUI #PSConfEU #Meetup

#PowerShell tip from #PSConfEU 2025 🧵 Are your functions truly pipeline-friendly? @psfred.bsky.social showed how to: ✔ Use ValueFromPipeline correctly ✔ Embrace Begin/Process/End ✔ Avoid output arrays ✔ Use steppable pipelines for perf 🎟️ Tickets for 2026 → psconf.eu

Heaven's Vault (2019) | @inkle.co | PC #aliyaelasra #archaeologist #mural #heavensvault #inkle #scifi #adventuregame #narrativegame #puzzlegame #indiegame #indiegames #games #gaming #gamephotography #ingamephotography #virtualphotography #screenshot

🎯 PowerShell Meetup – 23rd July @ 6pm (BST) 🎙️ PowerShell GUIs with WinUI – @steviecoaster.dev 📣 PSConfEU 2025 Roundup – @steviecoaster.dev 💬 Talks, community & informal chats 📝 Info & registration: www.meetup.com/powershell-l... #PowerShell #Meetup #ITCommunity

Word of the day is ‘forwallowed’ (15th century): extremely weary from tossing and turning all night.

WinUIShell v0.4.0 is now a self-contained release which means you don't need to install any other dependencies. Install-PSResource WinUIShell. You are ready to create a WinUI 3 window from PowerShell. github.com/mdgrs-mei/Wi...

Super excited for this!

My thoughts on @joeydantoni.com's blog on remote user groups. www.linkedin.com/posts/justin...

The PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2025 videos are now live on YouTube! Catch up on all the sessions you missed or rewatch your favorites. Amazing content from the community's top experts. bit.ly/444P7nI #PowerShell #DevOps #PSHSummit