Functions/Get-DevTo.ps1
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function Get-DevTo { <# .SYNOPSIS This script will display news from Dev.To (dev.to) on the terminal using their JSON format (API) webpage. .DESCRIPTION A space to discuss and keep up software development and manage your software career This script fetches the latest articles from Dev.To (dev.to) and displays the title, published date, and URL in the terminal. .FUNCTIONALITY API Calls, JSON, Terminal Output .COMPONENT PowerShell, Forem.com having their newest articles in a JSON format (API) .ROLE IT Professionals, Developers .NOTES Developer: ITNinja01 Date: 12-05-2025 Version: 0.0.1 #> if (-not (Test-Connection dev.to -Count 1 -Quiet)) { Write-Error "dev.to is not reachable. Please check your internet connection." Exit 1 } Write-Host "Latest news from DEV Community 🧑💻" #Carriage return to make it easier to read in the terminal $crlf = [Environment]::NewLine $Articles = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://dev.to/api/articles" #Sorts articles by a date. Important since PowerShell will display them in the terminal at random. $SortedArticles = $Articles | Sort-Object -Property published_timestamp #Tons of information is given. However I only need the title, the published date, and the URl; if I want to read the full article. $SortedArticles | ForEach-Object { $crlf $_.title $_.published_timestamp $_.url } } |