Would you mind reviewing this?

[We’ve closed the commenting period for this excerpt and removed the file – if you’re interested in reviewing chapters, please see http://www.sapien.com/blog/current/2007/4/25/new-powershell-book-early-reviewer-program.html]

Click on “Files” in the right-hand column to download “Excerpt.pdf.” I’m looking for feedback, which you can just leave in comments here. This file is an excerpt from a new PowerShell book I’m working on; this chapter covers PowerShell’s formatting capabilities and walks you through creating various types of custom format views.

Here’s what I’d like to hear from you in your comments:

  • Is this readable? Understandable?
  • Does this cover what you need to know about the topic? Too much? Not enough?
  • Is this well-organized, or would you present things in a different order (and what would that order be)?

This is obviously a very rough first draft, and I appreciate your taking the time to review it and provide some feedback. It does assume that you know about PowerShell’s Format-* cmdlets, so if you haven’t used those before, give them a whirl first (this chapter would be considered “advanced” material – so if you’re a beginner and it’s over your head, that’s okay for right now – you haven’t seen the rest of the book, yet!)

Thanks!! BTW… if you know anyone who is interested in, or works with PowerShell, send ‘em over to take a look, too!

(BTW, if we get a good response from this “online draft” review, we’ll do it with other chapters in the future… so keep that in mind! It’s all about the quantity and quality of the comments we receive!)