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 →

Custom Azure Bicep chat modes for GitHub Copilot

In GitHub Copilot, you have three built-in chat modes: Ask, Edit, and Agent. With a custom chat mode, you can create your own mode by extending the agent with your own behaviour. For example, you can add behaviour so the agent acts as a coding planner, prompt optimiser, or PowerShell expert, etc. In this blog, … Continue reading Custom Azure Bicep chat modes for GitHub Copilot →

From Prompt to Bicep: GitHub Copilot for Azure in Action

Over two years ago, I wrote about GitHub Copilot for the first time. Back then, it was powered by OpenAI Codex models, not the models we know today. GitHub Copilot has come a long way since then, where we now have frontier models such as GPT-4.1 and Sonnet 4, agent mode, extensions, and GitHub Copilot … Continue reading From Prompt to Bicep: GitHub Copilot for Azure in Action →

Connect Grok from Azure AI Foundry to GitHub Copilot Chat

Now that Grok-3 from xAI is available in Azure AI Foundry, I wanted to try it out with GitHub Copilot Chat. This is possible through the Bring Your Own Key feature released in Visual Studio Code. This feature allows you to connect other AI Platforms such as Anthropic, Ollama (local), Azure, and many more to … Continue reading Connect Grok from Azure AI Foundry to GitHub Copilot Chat →

Improve code generation with custom instructions for GitHub Copilot

If you are using GitHub Copilot, there is an exciting feature you should try: GitHub Copilot custom instructions. With custom instructions, GitHub Copilot can better align with your coding style and workflow, making code generation even faster and more seamless. In this blog, you will learn about custom instructions and how to use them with … Continue reading Improve code generation with custom instructions for GitHub Copilot →