Deduplicate Azure Bicep Parameter Files with Extendable Parameters

With extendable parameter files, you can define shared parameter values once in a base parameter file. Environment-specific parameter files can inherit these values via the extends keyword and override only the values that are different. In this blog, you will learn how to use extends and base to deduplicate your Bicep parameter files, override values … Continue reading Deduplicate Azure Bicep Parameter Files with Extendable Parameters →

Azure Bicep Resource-Derived Types and Member Access Explained

Azure Bicep has become much better over the years at helping you write strongly typed Infrastructure as Code. With features such as user-defined types, typed variables, and resource-derived types, you can make your templates more predictable and easier to maintain. Recently I noticed the [*] syntax which can look a bit strange when you see … Continue reading Azure Bicep Resource-Derived Types and Member Access Explained →

Testing Azure Bicep User-Defined Functions using Bicep Console and Pester

Azure Bicep User-Defined Functions are powerful tools for standardising and sharing logic across your organisation. However, changes to these functions can introduce errors that impact your deployments. In this blog, you will learn how to set up effective expectation versus reality test cases for your User-Defined Functions, using a simple and straightforward approach to testing your functions … Continue reading Testing Azure Bicep User-Defined Functions using Bicep Console and Pester →

Agent Skills for Azure Bicep with GitHub Copilot: From Manual Work to Automated Workflows

Agent Skills can have a significant impact on your workflow when using AI agents, as they are well suited for reusable tasks. In this blog post, you will learn what Agent Skills are, how to create them, and how to use them in GitHub Copilot. I will also share four Agent Skills that I use … Continue reading Agent Skills for Azure Bicep with GitHub Copilot: From Manual Work to Automated Workflows →

Experiment, Prototype, and Validate Azure Bicep with the Bicep Console

The Bicep console is a feature that helps with prototyping, experimenting, and validating Azure Bicep code snippets. Additionally, you can leverage the Bicep console to validate user-defined functions that are generated with GitHub Copilot to check if the output is as expected. In this blog, you will learn what the Bicep console is, explore a … Continue reading Experiment, Prototype, and Validate Azure Bicep with the Bicep Console →