I have been using GitHub Copilot for a while now, and I love it! The AI assistant has significantly improved my coding efficiency and productivity. It suggests code snippets, assists with writing documentation (primarily descriptions and metadata), and even generates code based on my questions. What is GitHub Copilot? GitHub Copilot is a productivity tool … Continue reading Three use cases for using GitHub Copilot with Azure Bicep
Category: infrastructure-as-code
DeploymentNotFound error using Azure Bicep modules
Did you ever have the DeploymentNotFound error when using Azure Bicep without any syntax errors? I had the same problem. In this blog post, I will tell you more about the DeploymentNotFound error, its causes, and how to fix it. Example Bicep template To demonstrate and simulate the DeploymentNotFound error, I created a Bicep file … Continue reading DeploymentNotFound error using Azure Bicep modules
Run PowerShell scripts with Azure Bicep
Did you know you can run Azure PowerShell or CLI scripts with Bicep? With Microsoft.Resources/deploymentScripts you can execute scripts in a Bicep deployment. In addition, you can work with the outputs of the script that you ran. This opens loads of automation possibilities and flexibility. What are Deployment Scripts? The deploymentScript resource can run PowerShell … Continue reading Run PowerShell scripts with Azure Bicep
Azure Bicep lambda expressions
If you have a C# (or almost any other language) development background, this will be familiar to you. Recently, the Bicep team introduced lambda expressions. With the introduction of lambda expressions in Azure Bicep, you can manipulate arrays. In Bicep, the operator declaration is =>. The new functions that support lambda's and are implemented: filter() … Continue reading Azure Bicep lambda expressions
Generate Azure Bicep parameters with Azure CLI or Visual Studio Code
With version 0.7.4 of Azure Bicep, the feature “generate Bicep parameters” was introduced. In this blog, you will read about how to generate parameters from a Bicep template using the Azure CLI or Bicep Visual Studio Code extension. Example Bicep template To illustrate how generating parameters works, I have created an example Bicep template. The … Continue reading Generate Azure Bicep parameters with Azure CLI or Visual Studio Code