Turtles All the Way Down: PowerShell and Graphics with James Brundage

James Brundage returns to The PowerShell Podcast to talk about his new project, Turtle, which brings the classic concept of Turtle graphics into PowerShell. From simple shapes to fractals, animations, and more, James shows how PowerShell can be a powerful and fun tool for exploring programming concepts. Tune in for insights on the history of Turtle, its modern applications, and how it can inspire both new learners and seasoned pros.

 

Guest Bio: James Brundage is a Microsoft MVP who has been heavily involved in PowerShell for over 18 years. He is a former member of the PowerShell team, working there during v2 and v3. He now works as a consultant with Start-Automating, applying his PowerShell expertise to organizations to help solve large-scale problems all around the world. He also has a lot of great projects on GitHub and regularly shares his knowledge at user groups and conferences.

 

Resource Links:

• PSTurtle Project & Documentation: https://psturtle.com/
• GitHub – Start-Automating: https://github.com/StartAutomating
• James Brundage on BlueSky (@MrPowerShell): https://bsky.app/profile/mrpowershell.com
• MrPowerShell.com: https://mrpowershell.com/
• PowerShell Web Organization (for PowerShell + Web projects): https://github.com/PowerShellWeb
• Turtles in PowerShell talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8l_bQRvMkg
• Follow Andrew: https://andrewpla.tech/links
• Join the PDQ Discord: https://discord.gg/pdq
• The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oGG6bKXsdrg
• The PowerShell Podcast hub: https://pdq.com/the-powershell-podcast