PowerShell IDE recommendations?

undomielundomiel Member Posts: 2,818
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I've finally decided to get a bit more serious about my PowerShell work rather than using vim for all of my editing needs. The scripts I've been working on lately have gotten pretty massive so I figure an IDE should help speed things up and make for some easier debugging as well. Does anybody have any recommendations for a good IDE? I've looked at the PowerShell ISE and just feels like it comes up a bit lacking. Perhaps I'm just spoiled by Intellij IDEA when I'm doing my Java work. I've just started looking at PowerSE as well.
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  • ptilsenptilsen Member Posts: 2,835 ■■■■■■■■■■
    PowerShell is the only language I do anything serious in for work, and all I use is PowerShell ISE. I would strongly recommend upgrading to PS 3.0 though, specifically for the updated ISE, which behaves much more like Visual Studio.

    Visual Studio with the POSH extension is what I'd use if it were an option and I had more complex scripts to write.
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  • ClaymooreClaymoore Member Posts: 1,637
    I use the PowerGUI script editor that's part of the PowerGui download. Although the best reason I can give is that's what I have used since I started using PowerShell, before PoSh 2 and the MS ISE. I like how it checks my syntax and has inline command suggestions and help. I used it to help me learn PoSh and I have just stuck with it.
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  • XcluzivXcluziv Member Posts: 513 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Actually, I think that PowerShell ISE is alot better than the normal PowerShell Management console...IMO. As Claymoore alluded, PowerGUI is also a nice alternative if you are not comfortable with PowerShell ISE or the Management console
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  • dbrinkdbrink Member Posts: 180
    I use the ISE in PS3.
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  • dmoore44dmoore44 Member Posts: 646
    I use the ISE as well. I started using it with v2.0 and have stuck with it. Definitely makes scripting a lot easier.
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  • the_hutchthe_hutch Banned Posts: 827
    The ISE is great. I second the upgrading to PS3 though. Way more powerful...and less bugs
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  • About7NarwhalAbout7Narwhal Member Posts: 761
    I would also stand behind the default ISE. Be sure to upgrade to 3.0; stock with Windows 8, can download for Windows 7, no dice on XP. You can check the ISE version by using the $psversiontable command.
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  • jmritenourjmritenour Member Posts: 565
    Here's yet another recommendation for PowerShell ISE. And as stated, the version included with PS 3.0 is best.
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