In this document we'll cover the following: installing PowerShell, samples walkthrough, PowerShell editor, debugger, testing tools and a map book for experienced bash users to get started with PowerShell faster. The exercises in this document are intended to give you a solid foundation in how to use PowerShell. You won't be a PowerShell guru at the end of reading this material but you will be well on your way with the right set of knowledge to start using PowerShell. If you have 30 minutes now, let’s try it.
First you need to set up your computer working environment if you have not done so. Choose the platform below and follow the instructions. At the end of this exercise, you should be able to launch the PowerShell session.
For this tutorial, you do not need to install PowerShell if you are running on Windows. You can launch PowerShell command console by pressing Windows Key and typing PowerShell, and clicking on 'Windows PowerShell'.
PowerShell command has a Verb-Noun structure with a set of parameters. It's easy to learn and use PowerShell. For example, `Get-Process` will display all the running processes on your system. Let's walk through with a few examples by clicking on the [PowerShell Beginner's Guide](powershell-beginners-guide.md).
Now you have learned the basics of PowerShell. Please continue reading: Editor, Debugger, and Testing Tool if you want to do some development work in PowerShell.
In this section, you will create a PowerShell script using PowerShell editor. You can certainly use your favorite editor to write scripts. As an example, we use Visual Studio Code (VS Code) which works on Windows, Linux, or OS X. Click on the following link to create your first PowerShell script.
Assuming you have written a PowerShell script which may contains a software bug, you would like to fix the issue by using debugging. As an example, we use VS Code. Click on the link below to learn more about debugging:
We recommend using Pester testing tool which is initiated by the PowerShell Community for writing test cases. To use the tool please read [ Pester Guides](https://github.com/pester/Pester) and [Writing Pester Tests Guidelines](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/master/docs/testing-guidelines/WritingPesterTests.md).
