In this chapter, we covered DSC Resource structure, syntax, and definitions. We covered how to find DSC Resources to fit our needs, and how to author useful DSC Resources if we do not find what we need. We covered the differences between PowerShell v4 and v5 DSC Resources and some reasons you will likely want to move toward v5 DSC Resources sooner rather than later.

In the next chapter, we will cover the first way to actually execute DSC configuration scripts: the DSC push model.