Afterword

To the Authors and Editors, I would like to say thank you for spending the countless hours that it took to create this book.

To you, the reader who purchased this book and helped support a good cause: thank you, and I hope that you enjoyed it.

I was involved with the PowerShell Conference Book Volume 2, as an author and an un-official editor, two things which I never thought that I would be doing. Fast-forward to Conference Book Volume 3; I decided to take up the editing hat again as Senior Editor. As the saying goes, “Many hands make light work.” Having additional editors on hand was key to the success of this book.

Recently, Mark Kraus approached me and asked if I would be interested in continuing as Editor-in-Chief, with Mark stepping down from the Project. After some discussion with my wife, I accepted. So what does this mean? For you, the reader? Nothing. The book will still focus on delivering the same great content.

So What didn’t go well?

LeanPub margin issues continue to cause problems with producing a “printable” manuscript. There is a known intermittent bug within the compiler which ignores margins for long.pieces.of.text, code blocks, and links.

So when will the next book be out?

Short Answer: Next Year. We all need a break, the authors, the editors, and you the readers will need some time to read and reread this book!

If you are interested in becoming a future editor or author, you can follow me on @PowerShellMich1 for updates.

One Final Thought:

We are living in crazy times right now. I like to remind myself of Carl Sagan’s “Pale Blue Dot” photo to provide a perspective of the reality of our existence. After all, we are all in-this-together.

“On a Mote of Dust Suspended in a Sunbeam.”

Till then, next time,

Michael Zanatta
Senior Editor,
The PowerShell Conference Book.