Writing Dynamic and Random Tests Cases for Pester

I have written a module SQLDiagAPI for consuming the SQL Server Diagnostics API with PowerShell. I blogged about how I...

Using Get-SQLDiagFix to get information from the SQL Server Diagnostic API with PowerShell

The SQL Server Diagnostics Preview was announced just over a week ago It includes an add-on for SQL Server Management...

Creating a PowerShell Module and TDD for Get-SQLDiagRecommendations

Yesterday I introduced the first command in the SQLDiagAPI module. A module to consume the SQL Diagnostics API.
I have been...

PowerShell Module for the SQL Server Diagnostics API – 1st Command Get-SQLDiagRecommendations

I saw this blog post about the SQL Server Diagnostics add-on to SSMS and API and thought I would write...

VSCode – PowerShell extension 1.4.0 new command Out-CurrentFile

Yesterday David Wilson announced version 1.4.0 of the PowerShell extension for VSCode
Just released #PowerShell for VS @Code 1.4.0 with new...

dbatools at #SQLSatDublin

This weekend SQL Saturday Dublin occurred. For those that don’t know SQL Saturdays are free conferences with local and international speakers...

VS Code – Automatic Dynamic PowerShell Help

VS Code is my coding tool of choice. I love that one lightweight editor can do so much and as...

Pester for Presentations – Ensuring it goes ok

Whilst I was at PSCONFEU I presented a session on writing pester tests instead of using checklists. You can see it here
During the...

Pester Test Inception and the Show Parameter

My fantastic friend Andre Kamman b | t  and I presented at PSConfEu last week

and whilst we were there we were...

PowerShell Function – Validating a Parameter Depending On A Previous Parameter’s Value

I was chatting on the SQL Community Slack with my friend Sander Stad b | t about some functions he is writing for...