RTFM

I just got my copy of Powershell TFM by SapienPress.  I was lucky enough to get an advance copy last year at TechED, but it only had the first 4 chapters.  Anyway, the book is beautiful, and very complete.  I've only spot-checked the final copy, but I already know that reviewing it will almost be perfunctory.  Don Jones wrote this, and not only have I never seen him put ou

I just got my copy of Powershell TFM by SapienPress.  I was lucky enough to get an advance copy last year at TechED, but it only had the first 4 chapters.  Anyway, the book is beautiful, and very complete.  I've only spot-checked the final copy, but I already know that reviewing it will almost be perfunctory.  Don Jones wrote this, and not only have I never seen him put out crap, I've thoroughly enjoyed everything I've seen from him.  I reviewed his VBScript videos a while back, and you can see it here. 

There are a couple things I like about this book.  First of all, I'll read anything with such an enjoyable title:  Powershell TFM.  Can you get a better title than that?  Of course, on the cover they have a definition of TFM, which they translate as 'The Foremost Manual'.  That's the only thing that gets me.  If you're going to have such a great title, go all the way.  Don't hide behind your mother's skirt and peek out from behind.  We all know that it really stands for 'The F'ing Manual'.  They even make mention of the old saying RTFM (without translation I might add) right on the front cover.  So I say, if you're going to have a TFM, have a proper one... go all the way with it and say what it really is.  And for those of you who don't know, RTFM is 'Read The F'ing Manual'.  It's what you tell someone when they ask you a really basic question about something.

The other thing I like about it is Don Jones.  Like I said, I've enjoyed his stuff for quite some time and he really has a way of explaining things in not only an easy-to-understand, and complete way, he also tends to go in the right order.  I've reviewed many books and videos, and sometimes the order people choose to teach things in is really confusing.  Jeffery Hicks co-wrote this with Don, and I'm sorry to say I'm not familiar with his work at all... sorry Jeff.