{"id":1344,"date":"2011-04-14T08:49:23","date_gmt":"2011-04-14T12:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=1344"},"modified":"2011-05-02T08:56:15","modified_gmt":"2011-05-02T12:56:15","slug":"what-made-the-scripting-games-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/scripting\/1344\/what-made-the-scripting-games-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"What Made the Scripting Games Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I can easily say that the quantity and caliber of script submissions in this year's Scripting Games has been amazing. I congratulate all of you on your hard work and trust it will pay off. I'd say a primary goal is education. Not only will you pick up tips from the judges but also from looking at the other script submissions.  Another area that I'm curious about is tools: what did you use primarily to develop or write your PowerShell scripts and functions?  There are a number of scripting editors available to you and if you were still using Notepad I hope you'll follow up on some of these products. Some are free and others have extensive features and corresponding  benefits. I'm pretty sure all of the commercial products offer a free download and trial period so I always encourage people to try them all out and find one that meets your needs and budget.<\/p>\n<p> [wpsqt_survey name=\"PowerShell Editor\"]<br \/>\n<strong>Final Results 5\/2\/2011 8:00AM EST<\/strong><br \/>\nHere are the final results, which probably won't surprise too many people.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/editorsurvey-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/editorsurvey-4-300x201.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"editorsurvey-4\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/editorsurvey-4-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/editorsurvey-4.png 511w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nResults 4\/25\/2011 8:00AM EST<\/strong><br \/>\nHere are updated survey results.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/editorsurvey-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/editorsurvey-3-300x204.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"editorsurvey-3\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/editorsurvey-3-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/editorsurvey-3.png 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Results as of 4\/15\/2011 11:00AM EST<\/strong><br \/>\nStill not too many surprises.  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