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Build scripts are finally being treated as first-class development citizens, thanks to tools like psake, FAKE, and Rake + Albacore. Ian Davis explores the Ruby-based, open source Albacore DSL. Borne ...

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To avoid errors, it's important to write PowerShell scripts that prevent code from running on an unintended platform. Luckily, this is easier to do than it sounds. Up until a few years ago, PowerShell ...

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The creation of a parameterized Jenkins build is one of the easiest ways to add flexibility and customization to your continuous integration pipelines. In this Jenkins parameterized build example with ...

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Automox Inc., the maker of a cloud-native platform for managing Windows, macOS and Linux endpoint devices, is adding generative artificial intelligence capabilities that enable users to create ...