Jordan Borean
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Yea this was such an own goal especially since the arguments just didn’t match up. I guess MS thought at the time that hell would freeze over before curl was shipped with Windows. Thankfully that changed
November 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Yea this was such an own goal especially since the arguments just didn’t match up. I guess MS thought at the time that hell would freeze over before curl was shipped with Windows. Thankfully that changed
You can also do the opposite and have your GHA step that does the publish create your release and optional artifacts if you use something else to trigger the release and not a manual release entry. I've used github.com/softprops/ac... but there are others out there github.com/pythongssapi...
GitHub - softprops/action-gh-release: 📦 GitHub Action for creating GitHub Releases
📦 :octocat: GitHub Action for creating GitHub Releases - GitHub - softprops/action-gh-release: 📦 GitHub Action for creating GitHub Releases
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November 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
You can also do the opposite and have your GHA step that does the publish create your release and optional artifacts if you use something else to trigger the release and not a manual release entry. I've used github.com/softprops/ac... but there are others out there github.com/pythongssapi...
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powers... goes into more detail around the new prediction stuff which is technically separate from tab completion.
Using predictors in PSReadLine - PowerShell
This article describes the features and usage of Predictive IntelliSense in PSReadLine.
learn.microsoft.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powers... goes into more detail around the new prediction stuff which is technically separate from tab completion.
Other prediction sources you may have installed and configured. You can control it with Set-PSReadLineKeyHandler to change what uses what. There's also ctrl+space (Windows only) that is like tab completion but opens up a menu like interface that I quite like.
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Other prediction sources you may have installed and configured. You can control it with Set-PSReadLineKeyHandler to change what uses what. There's also ctrl+space (Windows only) that is like tab completion but opens up a menu like interface that I quite like.
There are 2 types of things that are somewhat conflated in PowerShell. Tab completion uses tab by default and does things like check parameter options, available command names, etc. Then there's the new auto complete feature which by default uses the right arrow. Auto complete uses your history or
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
There are 2 types of things that are somewhat conflated in PowerShell. Tab completion uses tab by default and does things like check parameter options, available command names, etc. Then there's the new auto complete feature which by default uses the right arrow. Auto complete uses your history or
Just an FYI this only works if the executable also has this set in its manifest. PowerShell does do it but pwsh does not so you still need to use the \\?\ prefix with -LiteralPath
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Just an FYI this only works if the executable also has this set in its manifest. PowerShell does do it but pwsh does not so you still need to use the \\?\ prefix with -LiteralPath
This is because for a 32-bit process C:\Windows\System32 is really the C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folder. They do this to ensure that 32-bit dlls can be present and the assumption that C:\Windows\System32 points to dlls that it can load learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
File System Redirector - Win32 apps
The windir \\System32 directory is reserved for 64-bit applications on 64-bit Windows.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
This is because for a 32-bit process C:\Windows\System32 is really the C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folder. They do this to ensure that 32-bit dlls can be present and the assumption that C:\Windows\System32 points to dlls that it can load learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
Also don’t use the static field here as it’s UTF 8 with a BOM. Use `[Text.UTF8Encoding]::new()` instead.
November 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Also don’t use the static field here as it’s UTF 8 with a BOM. Use `[Text.UTF8Encoding]::new()` instead.
$OutputEncoding is for piping data into binaries like `"value" | foo.exe`. Using `>` to redirect to a file is an alias for `| Out-File $path` and on WinPS the default encoding here was UTF-16/Unicode. Pwsh 7 now defaults to a BOM-less UTF-8. You can use $PSDefaultParameterValues to change > on WinPS
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
$OutputEncoding is for piping data into binaries like `"value" | foo.exe`. Using `>` to redirect to a file is an alias for `| Out-File $path` and on WinPS the default encoding here was UTF-16/Unicode. Pwsh 7 now defaults to a BOM-less UTF-8. You can use $PSDefaultParameterValues to change > on WinPS
You can do both in PowerShell if you wanted to. The param block is mostly the default because parameter declarations get a bit long and honestly is there really too much of a difference doing it on the function name line or just below it.
November 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
You can do both in PowerShell if you wanted to. The param block is mostly the default because parameter declarations get a bit long and honestly is there really too much of a difference doing it on the function name line or just below it.
How long is a piece of string? Very hard question to answer without seeing what you are wanting to port.
October 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
How long is a piece of string? Very hard question to answer without seeing what you are wanting to port.
What do you have that still requires PowerShell 2.0? It's been 13 years since PowerShell 3.0 was released and nearly 10 since 5.1.
October 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
What do you have that still requires PowerShell 2.0? It's been 13 years since PowerShell 3.0 was released and nearly 10 since 5.1.
... I can't reconcile the willingness to provide write access to something that can generate anything. At least with it providing the queries in ask mode I can vet it by actually looking at it.
October 15, 2025 at 3:34 AM
... I can't reconcile the willingness to provide write access to something that can generate anything. At least with it providing the queries in ask mode I can vet it by actually looking at it.
To me it's just a step too far for convenience's sake. What happens if you are too liberal in your allow list and allow things like multiple statements where the first is a SELECT but the second is something that modifies the data. I'm all for using AI but ...
October 15, 2025 at 3:34 AM
To me it's just a step too far for convenience's sake. What happens if you are too liberal in your allow list and allow things like multiple statements where the first is a SELECT but the second is something that modifies the data. I'm all for using AI but ...
I still have a really hard time trusting an MCP implementation that has some sort of write access. It’s hard enough trusting 3rd party code now I need to trust something that can generate who knows what.
October 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I still have a really hard time trusting an MCP implementation that has some sort of write access. It’s hard enough trusting 3rd party code now I need to trust something that can generate who knows what.
MVP, gotta start somewhere :)
October 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
MVP, gotta start somewhere :)
Maybe they'll add support for running INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, etc first before doing SELECT :P
October 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Maybe they'll add support for running INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, etc first before doing SELECT :P
Joys of env vars being a process wide concept. Another reason why I wish pwsh had a way of setting env vars in line when executing a new process as thread jobs will step on each others toes if you tried to do a similar thing
October 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Joys of env vars being a process wide concept. Another reason why I wish pwsh had a way of setting env vars in line when executing a new process as thread jobs will step on each others toes if you tried to do a similar thing
I've heard this before, time to tell if the real world numbers actually stack up and battery life gets close to Apple's offering. Would love some actual competition in the laptop space so we aren't just forced to use Macbooks if we want decent performance and battery life.
September 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I've heard this before, time to tell if the real world numbers actually stack up and battery life gets close to Apple's offering. Would love some actual competition in the laptop space so we aren't just forced to use Macbooks if we want decent performance and battery life.
The trouble is that it can be more than just a number. A DateTime is a ValueType yet you probably wouldn't consider it to be one. Any structs are ValueTypes yet structs look more like a property bag object.
September 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The trouble is that it can be more than just a number. A DateTime is a ValueType yet you probably wouldn't consider it to be one. Any structs are ValueTypes yet structs look more like a property bag object.
That description really seems like the typical Azure module docs to me. Like what exactly is a “value” here. What scenarios are you finding it useful for determining if it’s a value vs reference type.
September 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
That description really seems like the typical Azure module docs to me. Like what exactly is a “value” here. What scenarios are you finding it useful for determining if it’s a value vs reference type.
Even that probably won’t help. Seems like Microsoft hates PowerShell
September 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Even that probably won’t help. Seems like Microsoft hates PowerShell
I still use Pester even with my binary modules. It's been good enough for me really but I've been using it since the early v4 days so I've probably gone blind from just time. PSScriptAnalyzer definitely needs some competition but try out github.com/JustinGrote/... for installing packages.
GitHub - JustinGrote/ModuleFast: A "fast and loose" way to install modules from Powershell Gallery quickly. Meant for CICD, not production
A "fast and loose" way to install modules from Powershell Gallery quickly. Meant for CICD, not production - JustinGrote/ModuleFast
github.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I still use Pester even with my binary modules. It's been good enough for me really but I've been using it since the early v4 days so I've probably gone blind from just time. PSScriptAnalyzer definitely needs some competition but try out github.com/JustinGrote/... for installing packages.
As for -EncodedCommand’s encoding. It can’t really change for backwards compatibility. There would have to be an extra arg added to control what encoding the base64 bytes represents.
September 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
As for -EncodedCommand’s encoding. It can’t really change for backwards compatibility. There would have to be an extra arg added to control what encoding the base64 bytes represents.
It’s “defacto” because it’s essentially the Unicode encoding that most modern tools default to these days. Even pwsh 7 thankfully uses it when interacting with files without a BOM. Windows and Microsoft tech from the 00s just use UTF-16 it was built at a time where UCS2 was seen as the future.
September 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
It’s “defacto” because it’s essentially the Unicode encoding that most modern tools default to these days. Even pwsh 7 thankfully uses it when interacting with files without a BOM. Windows and Microsoft tech from the 00s just use UTF-16 it was built at a time where UCS2 was seen as the future.