Ep. 67, Hickory dickory … docs?
Aired May 29, 2023 | 71 min
In this episode, we have a conversation with the Microsoft Docs team, discussing the success of the Docathon at the Summit. We dive into the value of contributing to documentation and explore the various ways that we're lowering barriers to contributing. It's a content-rich episode with plenty of links to explore, and as expected, the experts of Docs have relevant documentation for everything we discussed.
Meet our guest
Sean Wheeler
Sean Wheeler has been the lead documentarian for PowerShell for the past 6 years. He plays a crucial role in ensuring that users have the content they need and supports and encourages the PowerShell community to add value through open-source contributions to the documentation. With 24 years of experience at Microsoft, he has conducted numerous workshops on scripting, debugging, and advanced troubleshooting. Leveraging his scripting expertise, he has developed tools to assist customers in collecting and analyzing data for supporting and optimizing their environments.
Mike F. Robbins
Mike F. Robbins holds the position of lead writer for Azure PowerShell at Microsoft. He's a frequent speaker at PowerShell conferences and maintains an active and successful blog, which has earned him the title of a six-time MVP. In addition to his blogging, he is an author and editor of the PowerShell Conference Book: Volume 1.
Mikey Lombardi
Mikey Lombardi, a senior content developer at Microsoft, is dedicated to crafting PowerShell Learn content. A longstanding positive influence in the community, he's not only a PowerShell enthusiast but also a connoisseur of awesome documentation and mastermind behind amazing tabletop campaigns.
Meet the hosts
Andrew Pla
Andrew Pla, a seasoned IT professional with over 10 years of experience, has spent the last 5 years mastering PowerShell. An ardent member of the PowerShell community and a Microsoft MVP, he loves sharing his knowledge and leveraging automation to solve complex problems. You can always find him connecting with others on the PDQ Discord and troubleshooting, with the firm belief that a problem shared is a problem halved.
Jordan Hammond
Jordan Hammond spent years as an exchange server administrator. One day, it dawned on him that he could automate many of those mundane tasks using PowerShell. And just like that, his journey into PowerShell began. Jordan has spent the past several years working at PDQ perfecting his automation and PowerShell skills.
