From EntraAuth to PSConfEU with Fred Weinmann

The PowerShell Podcast

In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, host Andrew Pla reunites with PowerShell legend Fred, diving deep into productivity with hotkeys and key bindings, EntraAuth, C# integration, and community reflections from PowerShell Conference EU. Fred shares practical advice for improving your daily workflow, how to extend PowerShell with C#, and why participation in the community—whether through conferences or contributing modules—can be a game-changer for your career.
What You’ll Learn:

• How to improve your coding efficiency with advanced hotkeys and key bindings
• The difference between hotkeys and key bindings and how to create your own
• Insights into Fred’s EntraAuth module and why federated credentials matter
• When it makes sense to use C# alongside PowerShell
• How community involvement can elevate your career
• What makes PowerShell Conference EU a unique experience
• Tips for new speakers interested in submitting conference talks

Bio & Links:
Fred Weinmann is a seasoned Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft and a renowned PowerShell expert with years of experience designing and implementing scalable solutions. A prolific creator, Fred has developed key tools like PSFramework, PSModuleDevelopment, PSUtil, and PSFramework.Nuget, which empowers developers and IT professionals to optimize their workflows. Passionate about technology and problem-solving, Fred’s innovative approach to PowerShell module development and his commitment to community-driven open-source projects have made him a respected figure in the PowerShell community.

• https://github.com/FriedrichWeinmann/EntraAuth
• https://github.com/PowershellFrameworkCollective/PSFramework.NuGet
• https://github.com/FriedrichWeinmann/string
• https://andrewpla.tech/links
• https://psconf.eu
• https://github.com/PowershellFrameworkCollective/psframework
• Fred's PSConfEU PSFramework.Nuget talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMSOVwmBXrk
• Check out PDQ Connect https://pdq.com/podcast
• Join the PowerShell Scripting channel: https://discord.gg/pdq
• The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TZPy4X6yLjM
• The PowerShell Podcast hub: https://pdq.com/the-powershell-podcast