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Ask Slashdot: Moving From *nix To Windows Automation?

Posted by timothy on from the setting-expectation-levels dept.

Zubinix writes "I have a background in doing automation in a Unix/Linux environment using scripting languages such as perl and bash shell, as well as ssh for remote scripting. My next project will be in the Windows environment so what approach and methodology is best for developing, say, the automation required for a test system? I don't want to use things like Cygwin, as I need to integrate with Windows applications such as Exchange and Sharepoint. Is there a list of should and should not dos when it comes to Windows automation?"

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  1. Heres how you do it! by a_n_d_e_r_s · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Since you already knows how to do it on a *nix computer I advice you to:

    1. Buy a Slackware Linux 13.37 CD
    2. Install Slackware on your windows computer.
    3. Do as you did when doing automation on a Linux computer.
    4. Profit from your old knowledge !

    Never change whats perfect.

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    Just saying it like it are.