Three use cases for using GitHub Copilot with Azure Bicep

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 →

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 →

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 →

Azure Bicep output and accessing nested child resources

In this post, I am going to write about what an Azure Bicep output is and how you can work with output, and how you can access nested child resources in Azure Bicep. Using outputs can be useful to retrieve specific resource or module properties (for example resourceIds or names) and pass these to input … Continue reading Azure Bicep output and accessing nested child resources →