I don’t think that’s quite accurate. V5.1 is the current version of PowerShell for Windows.
V6.0 is the cross-platform version of PowerShell, still in beta. The Windows version isn’t going anywhere – at least, anytime soon. I expect to continue to see security fixes to it. Right now, there are significant differences in behavior and it doesn’t work well to have 5.1 installed side-by-side with 6.0. That’s being worked on. When PS 6.0 RTMs, you’ll be able to have both installed and target the engine you want to use. But I expect syntactic divergences to grow. Do note that v5.1 uses FullCLR and v6.0 uses CoreCLR (.NET standard 2.0). That means, at least for a while, you can do quite a bit more (on a Windows machine) using v5.1. From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Katherine M. Moss Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 3:00 PM To: powershell@lists.myitforum.com Subject: RE: [powershell] RE: What are the best PowerShell books out right now? Interesting … I didn’t know that V 5.0 was the last version for Windows. In other words, I think then that my library is indeed updated. The cool thing wil be using PowerShell on all systems even Linux and appliances and what not. That’s what I can’t wait for. From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Devin Rich Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 2:11 PM To: powershell@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:powershell@lists.myitforum.com> Subject: Re: [powershell] RE: What are the best PowerShell books out right now? There are a few things going on here. Powershell (the windows version) stops with v5.x. As far as MS is concerned, it is complete and has been great. They do not anticipate ever making a v6 of it. Powershell Core (which doesn't have all of the special windows hooks) will start with version 6. This is still a work in progress. They hope to get to Beta release sometime..... So... the best books for v5 may feature capabilities that Posh Core will not have at all. Typically related to loading dlls, system.drawing, etc. Books for posh core are not available because we don't have posh core yet either. Personally, I think powershell in a month of lunches is a great "learn how to use powershell and start to feel its true power" resource. I would add that the Powershell irc channel (on freenode) and Powershell slack team are awesome. We have like 3000+ people lurking between them (they are bridged too). People are happy to help, even with noob questions. This is an incredibly powerful resource when you don't understand a line of code or want help doing a specific task. Thanks, Thanks, Devin Rich Systems Administrator On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 6:26 AM, Daniel Ratliff <dratl...@humana.com<mailto:dratl...@humana.com>> wrote: It doesn’t go up to PowerShell 6.0, but PowerShell in a Month of lunches still holds true in many scenarios and is a fantastic resource for someone getting into PowerShell. Daniel Ratliff From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] On Behalf Of Katherine M. Moss Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 8:16 AM To: powershell@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:powershell@lists.myitforum.com> Subject: [powershell] What are the best PowerShell books out right now? This might be a very subjective question, but I’m curious. I’m looking for a book that begins at the beginning and progresses through the intricacies of PowerShell 6. I have the latest edition of Step by Step, version 5.0, but is there a later one? Or is 5.0 material good to begin with and then slowly move up to version 6 through other means? I’m particularly interested in becoming proficient so that I can sell the PowerShell pitch to my Linux-intoxicated friends and associates. The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this material/information in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. The information contained in this message is privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, printing, dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer.
