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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. Bad luck by starfishsystems · · Score: 0, Troll

    Unless 100% of the applications that you need to integrate into your automation are driven by CLI or some kind of well-defined API, you'll be out of luck.

    Windows isn't designed for automation. It's designed for moronic pointing and clicking.

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  2. List... by frank_adrian314159 · · Score: 1, Troll

    Is there a list of should and should not dos when it comes to Windows automation?

    Yes.

    1. Do not do Windows automation.

    That is all...

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  3. Re:Don't do it... by oakgrove · · Score: 1, Troll
    Hahaha. You actually think ps is a substitute for bash, screen, puppet, openssh, expect, etc.? What a fucking joke. And you got a +5? I know you shills come here because Slashdot is the "happening" spot and fertile Astroturf ground but, trust me, it won't last. What do you do when this site has lost every shred of reputation and credibility because you and your ilk have turned it into a ms circle jerk cesspool? Go back to engadget?

    Posted as me. 'Cause I care.

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  4. Re:Don't do it... by Daniel+Phillips · · Score: 0, Troll

    Powershell is actually very powerful as it can extend or be extended by the .Net framework.

    Excuse me while I shudder.

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