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James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 1d

I believe everyone needs to share their knowledge:

You can't take it with you, and hoarding your knowledge hurts the human race.

James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 1d

💯

I helped build a language ( #PowerShell ), and I am still _constantly_ having to double-check a thing.

Just because I know a language like the back of my hand doesn't mean I know _everything_ about it.

Even if you make languages, you'll be constantly surprised by them.

James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 1d

For nerdy reference / understanding...

STL is basically a series of triangles. There are two "unfortunate" parts of this.

1. It repeats intersecting coordinates
2. It does not make the vertices clear

So 3MF uses less space, and is more clear to read.

Application Publishing and Client Interaction (Windows 10/11) - Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack

James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 1d

#TodayILearned #TIL #Microsoft #AppV is a zip file in a trenchcoat.

This one is probably pretty useful, since it lets us peer inside of an app in #Virtualization:

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...

Learn technical information about common App-V Client operations and their integration with the local operating system.

learn.microsoft.com

GitHub - fredatgithub/FamilyShow: Fork of the Family show project from CodePlex. This is a genealogy application.

James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 1d

#TodayILearned #TIL that family trees are also Zip Files in a Trenchcoat, at least if you use Family.Show.

Also learned "Family.Show" is still a thing:

github.com/fredatgithub...

Anyone have a family tree in this format that's not the Windsors?

Fork of the Family show project from CodePlex. This is a genealogy application. - fredatgithub/FamilyShow

Open Packaging Conventions - Wikipedia

James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 1d

#TodayILearned #TIL that .3mf files are just a .zip file in a trenchcoat.

This one I like 😉

A .3mf file is "mostly" just a compressed #XML file representing the model.

It mainly contains the vertices and triangles between them.

Very simple and easier to understand than STL. 😀

#3DPrinting

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James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 1d

Exactly what I mean.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Pa...

(wrote an OpenXML module the other day, and seeing what else in this area might be useful)

en.wikipedia.org

James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 1d

Yep, and I'm just trying to encourage and hopefully steer anyone away from the rocks.

Some things in tech are easy.

Lots of things in tech are an endless rabbit hole to wonderland, and it helps to have a friend holding a rope to the real world.

a gnome statue in a garden with imgflip.com written on the bottom right

James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 1d

I feel like #Gnome "recent" menu is judging me and no longer showing music I play too often.

Anyone else feel that way about #Gnome judging them?

Alt: Seriously, Gnome, I just played that song an hour ago and it's no longer in my recent menu because...? I know I've listened to the song a dozen times... recently!

media.tenor.com

James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 1d

Yeah, I feel like a bunch of that list is "I use this most weeks", and the rest of that list is "what file format is this and does anyone actually use it nowadays?"

(hence asking the internets)

James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 1d

Today I learned that #PowerBI files (*.pbix, *.pbit) are zip files in a trenchcoat.

😀

Sadly, I also learned that they are (mostly) full of byte[]s

🤔😞

Any PowerBI geeks know how I might decode those bytes?

Open Packaging Conventions - Wikipedia

James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 1d

Hey #PowerShell people:

How many of these file formats do you use? Which ones?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Pa...

Thinking about making a module for Open Packaging.

en.wikipedia.org

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James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 1d

Yeah, I wasn't suggesting copy/paste.

I was suggesting looking at the techniques being used.

And I'm serious about the compliment.

Learning to dev is all about minmaxing pain of implementation vs gain of functionality.

And it's an endless process.

You're getting better.

Keep at it!

James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 1d

To highlight a compliment:

I think that GUST is the most useful tool I've seen from you yet.

Part of why is that it builds upon existing technology (git), to do something that's of everyday use (simplifying interactivity).

It's not reinventing the wheel.... it's improving it's traction.

James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 1d

One should always be open to inspiration, wherever you find it.

And one should always look at similar tools, even if you've made your own, just to understand differences in approach and technique.

Also, since I put stuff out as MIT, you can probably grab functionality it has that you don't yet.

GitHub - StartAutomating/ugit: Updated Git: A powerful PowerShell wrapper for git that lets you extend git, automate multiple repos, and output git as objects.

James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 1d

Cool idea! Have had a tool like this for a few years you might want to check out if you want to automate #git in #PowerShell:

Gust _might_ be a better name.

github.com/StartAutomat...

You might want to take a look at some of the magic it does to intercept git input and output.

Updated Git: A powerful PowerShell wrapper for git that lets you extend git, automate multiple repos, and output git as objects. - StartAutomating/ugit

GitHub - PowerShellWeb/OpenXML: Automate OpenXML with PowerShell

James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 1d

Ok, I added a new entry to the party yesterday.

Can crack open Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Can get cells from all worksheets.

Doing more is gonna require more work on the module.

So now is the time to call out what you want, _exactly_.

github.com/PowerShellWe...

Automate OpenXML with PowerShell. Contribute to PowerShellWeb/OpenXML development by creating an account on GitHub.

James Brundage | MVP @mrpowershell.com · 2d

Kinda crazy to note, but `[DateTime]::MaxValue.Year -eq 9999`

Makes me wonder why they switched.

We could represent any StarDate in a `[DateTime]`, if they were consistent enough to calculate (hint, hint @mdowst.dowst.dev )