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Debugging PowerShell script in Visual Studio Code – Part 1

February 6, 2017 Feb 6, 2017 02/6/17
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Here's a look at the many features of the PowerShell debugger for Visual Studio Code. In previous blog posts, we covered how to get started with PowerShell development in Visual Studio Code and the editing features of Visual Studio Code and the PowerShell extension.  If you don’t already have Visual Studio Code configured with ...

Visual Studio Code editing features for PowerShell development – Part 1

January 11, 2017 Jan 11, 2017 01/11/17
Doctor Scripto
Summary: The editing features of Visual Studio Code come in handy as you develop your PowerShell scripts. Note: This post includes animated gifs. For best results, view the post in Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge. In the previous blog post, we explained how to get started with PowerShell development in Visual Studio Code. If you don’t ...

Make Visual Studio Code more like the integrated scripting environment

December 7, 2016 Dec 7, 2016 12/7/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn some handy tips to make Visual Studio Code work more like the ISE. I was very intrigued with the release of Visual Studio Code last year. An editor that is light-weight and integrated with Git is something worth considering. Well, any new tool that could be added to the tool box is worth considering. In the past, I used the ...

Get started with PowerShell development in Visual Studio Code

December 5, 2016 Dec 5, 2016 12/5/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn about the features in Visual Studio Code that help you write PowerShell code. Since the PowerShell integrated scripting environment (ISE) shipped with Windows PowerShell 2.0 in 2009, the PowerShell landscape has changed significantly. In November 2014, Microsoft took .NET open source and cross-platform. Given PowerShell’s ...