James Pogran

About Me

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:13:08 -0400

I’m a Senior Software Engineer at IBM working on Terraform Cloud’s VCS and Git Services platform — a distributed system that processes thousands of webhook events per second across GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps.

Senior Software Engineer, Terraform Cloud VCS & Git Services — IBM (HashiCorp)
Founder & lead, HashiCorp Terraform VS Code Extension — 975+ stars, hundreds of thousands of active users
Co-founder & lead, Puppet VS Code Extension — 10,000+ monthly active users
Author, Learning PowerShell DSC (1st & 2nd editions) and contributor to PowerShell Conference Book 2

What I do #

I build and run developer platforms, and I’ve spent most of the last decade doing it twice over: once as an individual contributor on distributed systems, and once as the person responsible for turning a side project into a piece of infrastructure other people depend on.

What’s new with the Puppet VS Code extension

Wed, 08 Apr 2020 14:13:06 -0400

Powershell Conference Book 2

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:03:16 -0400

Forty subject matter experts have teamed up to bring you the ultimate collection of PowerShell topics that are designed to be like a conference in a book. This book not only delivers top-notch content that rivals any book on the market, but all royalties are donated to the OnRamp scholarship program which bootstraps others into the industry.

About the Book #

This book is designed to be like a conference in a book where each chapter is written by a different author who is a subject matter expert on the topic covered in their chapter. Each chapter is also independent of the others so you can read one chapter, ten chapters, or all of them. You can start with the first chapter, the last one, or somewhere in-between and not miss out on anything related to that particular topic. This book is written for the intermediate to advanced audience. Prior experience with PowerShell is highly recommended.

Puppet Pair Pogramming with VS Code

Wed, 22 May 2019 10:30:45 -0400

Puppet Pair Pogramming with VS Code Remote Extensions, Docker, WSL, Github Codespaces and Live Share

Using Powershell in a Cross Platform World

Wed, 22 May 2019 10:30:45 -0400

PowerShell used to be just for Windows, but now it installs on Linux!

Puppet PDK and Visual Studio Code - Remote Development

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 14:08:40 -0500

How to use VSCode to develop Puppet code on remote servers

Puppet PDK and Visual Studio Code - Debugging Puppet Manifests

Mon, 08 Oct 2018 14:13:06 -0400

How to debug Puppet manifests using VSCode

Puppet PDK and Visual Studio Code - Installation and Configuration

Mon, 08 Oct 2018 14:13:06 -0400

How to install VSCode and PDK

Puppet PDK and Visual Studio Code - PDK Integration

Mon, 08 Oct 2018 14:13:06 -0400

Overview of PDK integration into VSCode

Puppet, PDK and Visual Studio Code - From Zero to Productive in 5 Minutes

Mon, 08 Oct 2018 14:13:06 -0400

How to use VSCode and PDK to make Puppet code

Verify Spectre / Meltdown protections remotely with Puppet Bolt on Windows

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 14:13:06 -0400

Learning Powershell DSC Second Edition

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:00:55 -0400

About #

The main goal of this book is to teach you to configure, deploy, and manage your system using the new features of PowerShell v5/v6 DSC.

This book begins with the basics of PowerShell Desired State Configuration, covering its architecture and components. It familiarizes you with the set of Windows PowerShell language extensions and new Windows PowerShell commands that make up DSC. Then it helps you create DSC custom resources and work with DSC configurations with the help of practical examples. Finally, it describes how to deploy configuration data using PowerShell DSC. Throughout this book, we will be focusing on concepts such as building configurations with parameters, the local configuration manager, and testing and restoring configurations using PowerShell DSC.

Diagnosing DSC and Puppet Executions

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:13:06 -0400

While developing your Puppet manifests using the Puppet DSC module you might run into a problem with one of the DSC Resources.

The problem shows itself every execution, when Puppet says that the state has drifted and needs to be corrected. When you look at the state of the target node it appears to be correct, something must be wrong with Puppet, right? Well, as with most things, the answer is more complicated than it appears.

Using Puppet and DSC to Report on Environment Change

Wed, 11 Oct 2017 14:13:06 -0400

Using Puppet and DSC to Report on Environment Change

Official Puppet VS Code Extension Demo

Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:13:06 -0400

Puppet VSCode Extension PuppetConf 2017 Presentation

Announcing Puppet for Visual Studio Code!

Mon, 02 Oct 2017 14:13:06 -0400

Learning PowerShell DSC Second Edition is published!

Mon, 11 Sep 2017 14:13:06 -0400

The second edition of Learning PowerShell DSC is finally published! You can order it at these fine book sellers:

Puppet IIS module: now Puppet Supported

Sat, 17 Jun 2017 14:13:06 -0400

PuppetConf 2017 Agenda

Wed, 07 Jun 2017 14:13:06 -0400

Agenda and Speakers announced

Starting work on the Second Edition of Learning PowerShell DSC!

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 14:13:06 -0400

Starting work on the Second Edition of Learning PowerShell DSC!

DSC deep dive: Installing and configuring IIS using Puppet and PowerShell DSC

Thu, 16 Mar 2017 14:13:06 -0400

DSC deep dive: Installing and configuring IIS using Puppet and PowerShell DSC

Managing PowerShell DSC with Puppet

Mon, 03 Oct 2016 14:13:06 -0400

DSC deep dive: Installing and configuring IIS using Puppet and PowerShell DSC

Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:13:06 -0400

Managing PowerShell DSC with Puppet

Thu, 24 Mar 2016 14:13:06 -0400

Managing PowerShell DSC with Puppet

New Puppet Windows Webinar Series

Wed, 10 Feb 2016 14:13:06 -0400

New Puppet Windows Webinar Series

Author Interview by Puppet

Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:13:06 -0400

Author Interview by Puppet

PowerShell DSC module is now supported

Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:13:06 -0400

Puppet DSC module is now supported!

Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:13:06 -0400

Puppet DSC module is now supported!

Learning DSC Book Published!

Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:13:06 -0400

My new book on PowerShell DSC is published!

Learning Powershell DSC

Mon, 19 Oct 2015 16:01:03 -0400

About #

Windows PowerShell is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language designed especially for system administration. PowerShell DSC is a new management platform that enables you to deploy and manage configuration data for software services and manage the environment in which these services run.

This book begins with an overview of the basics of PowerShell DSC by covering the architecture and components of the Desired Sate Configuration. It will then familiarize you with the set of PowerShell language extensions and new PowerShell commands. It will help you understand and create DSC configurations with the help of practical examples, and to create DSC custom resources for your custom applications. Finally, you will learn to deploy a real world application using PowerShell DSC. By the end of the book, you will have better knowledge about the powerful Desired State Configuration platform, which helps you to achieve continuous delivery, and efficient management and easy deployment of data for systems.

PuppetConf 2015 PowerShell and DSC Session

Fri, 09 Oct 2015 14:13:06 -0400

PuppetConf 2015 PowerShell and DSC Session

I'm going to PuppetConf!

Sat, 03 Oct 2015 14:13:06 -0400

I’m going to PuppetConf!

PowerShell DSC Book Finished!

Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:13:06 -0400

PowerShell DSC Book Finished!

Puppet Day One

Mon, 08 Jun 2015 14:13:06 -0400

Puppet Day One

PowerShell DSC Book

Fri, 24 Apr 2015 14:13:06 -0400

PowerShell DSC Book

Hello World

Thu, 05 Mar 2015 14:13:06 -0400

Hello World

Setting Up Things

Thu, 05 Mar 2015 14:13:06 -0400

Setting Up Things