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PowerShell with TFS: how to perform batch-updates to WorkItems
In this post, I'll show how you can use Powershell to perform one of the most annoying and (currently impossible) tasks in an iteration planning using TFS: batch update of all non-completed items so that they are moved to the next iteration. The end result...
How to use C# typeof in Powershell
Have you ever missed C#'s "typeof" while working with PowerShell? PS C:\> [System.Type]::GetType("System.Enum") IsPublic IsSerial Name BaseType -------- -------- ---- -------- True True Enum System.ValueType PS C:\> typeof System.Enum IsPublic IsSerial...
PowerShell needs an XML namespace before it's too late
PowerShell exposes some pretty cool features via XML files, such as custom formatting and type extensions . The only problem I see right now is that those XML files have no namespace whatesoever. That may sound useless to you, but it's the very reason...
PowerShell: how to unit test your cmdlet
If you miss VS, intellisense, TD.NET , etc., you might want to try extending PowerShell with custom cmdlets, which are .NET classes deriving from Cmdlet. They allow you to extend PowerShell while still programming in your favorite language. Read Pablo...
PowerShell: vastly improved tab expansion/completion (or do you still miss VS intellisense?)
I'm an intellisense-addict. I hate doing work that my computer can do for me, and typing long namespace and class names certainly fits that category. [If you know all about PowerShell and just want to try it really quick, go get the straight dope...
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