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Pester is a unit-testing framework for PowerShell, and perhaps the first open-source software product that ships with Windows itself! In this book, Adam Bertram will walk you through the Pester philosophy, syntax, and numerous real-world examples.In Part I, you will learn essential Pester concepts, like Tests, Mocks and Assersation as well as fundament Pester constructions, like Describe blocks and It blocks. The following parts will walk you through real-world unit testing examples, from which you'll learn to design and run tests accurately and efficiently. The book culminates in a cookbook, full of practical recipes for anyone working with professional-level PowerShell scripts.
About the author
Adam Bertram is a Senior Automation Engineer, independent consultant, technical writer, trainer, and presenter. He is the author of Automate the Boring Stuff with Powershell (No Starch Press) and is a 3-time Microsoft Windows Cloud and Datacenter MVP. Adam has also authored various training courses on Pluralsight on PowerShell.
Summary
Pester is a unit-testing framework for PowerShell, and perhaps the first open-source software product that ships with Windows itself! In this book, Adam Bertram will walk you through the Pester philosophy, syntax, and numerous real-world examples.
In Part I, you will learn essential Pester concepts, like Tests, Mocks and Assersation as well as fundament Pester constructions, like Describe blocks and It blocks. The following parts will walk you through real-world unit testing examples, from which you'll learn to design and run tests accurately and efficiently. The book culminates in a cookbook, full of practical recipes for anyone working with professional-level PowerShell scripts.