John Lokerse | Microsoft MVP
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Are you an Azure Bicep user or enthusiast? Then @rios.engineer and I have a great group for you: Azure Bicep users on LinkedIn.
Here the community shares great insights on Azure Bicep and eveything around it.
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#azure #mvpbuzz #azurebicep #infrastructureascode
Here the community shares great insights on Azure Bicep and eveything around it.
www.linkedin.com/groups/13004...
#azure #mvpbuzz #azurebicep #infrastructureascode
💪 Hello, Bicep Enthusiasts! The 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐩 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 is happening on 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 30𝐭𝐡 (5 PM CET, 4 PM BST, 9 AM PST)!
🔗 Want an invite to the community call? Sign up here: aka.ms/armnews
🔗 Or join the call directly: aka.ms/bicepcc
#azure #azurebicep #infrastructureascode
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🔗 Or join the call directly: aka.ms/bicepcc
#azure #azurebicep #infrastructureascode
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October 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
💪 Hello, Bicep Enthusiasts! The 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐩 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 is happening on 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 30𝐭𝐡 (5 PM CET, 4 PM BST, 9 AM PST)!
🔗 Want an invite to the community call? Sign up here: aka.ms/armnews
🔗 Or join the call directly: aka.ms/bicepcc
#azure #azurebicep #infrastructureascode
🔗 Want an invite to the community call? Sign up here: aka.ms/armnews
🔗 Or join the call directly: aka.ms/bicepcc
#azure #azurebicep #infrastructureascode
🚀 New blog! A long-lived dream of many Bicep users is to extend Bicep beyond Azure by connecting it to other services. With the experimental Bicep local-deploy feature that dream is becoming a reality!
🔗 Read the blog post here: johnlokerse.dev/2025/10/20/c...
#azure #azurebicep #MVPBuzz
🔗 Read the blog post here: johnlokerse.dev/2025/10/20/c...
#azure #azurebicep #MVPBuzz
Create your own custom extension for Azure Bicep
A long-lived dream of many Azure Bicep users has been the ability to deploy outside the Azure environment, similar to what you can do with Terraform. With the experimental Bicep local-deploy featur…
johnlokerse.dev
October 20, 2025 at 6:24 AM
🚀 New blog! A long-lived dream of many Bicep users is to extend Bicep beyond Azure by connecting it to other services. With the experimental Bicep local-deploy feature that dream is becoming a reality!
🔗 Read the blog post here: johnlokerse.dev/2025/10/20/c...
#azure #azurebicep #MVPBuzz
🔗 Read the blog post here: johnlokerse.dev/2025/10/20/c...
#azure #azurebicep #MVPBuzz
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Hey Bsky! I’m up as a finalist for best blogger + azure evangelist apparently. Your support if you feel like it, would be good. But also there’s tons of good people here who deserve a vote too. www.ukcommunityawards.co.uk 🙏
UK Community Awards – Microsoft Technology UK Community Recognition Awards
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October 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Hey Bsky! I’m up as a finalist for best blogger + azure evangelist apparently. Your support if you feel like it, would be good. But also there’s tons of good people here who deserve a vote too. www.ukcommunityawards.co.uk 🙏
⚠️ Azure Resource Manager (ARM) extension for @vscode.dev is now officially deprecated! Microsoft now recommends that you use the Bicep extension instead.
#MVPBuzz #azure #azurebicep
#MVPBuzz #azure #azurebicep
October 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
⚠️ Azure Resource Manager (ARM) extension for @vscode.dev is now officially deprecated! Microsoft now recommends that you use the Bicep extension instead.
#MVPBuzz #azure #azurebicep
#MVPBuzz #azure #azurebicep
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My favourite go to Azure Bicep resources
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#azure #azurebicep #iac #devops
rios.engineer/my-favourite...
#azure #azurebicep #iac #devops
My favourite 5 Bicep resources - Rios Engineer
rios.engineer
October 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My favourite go to Azure Bicep resources
rios.engineer/my-favourite...
#azure #azurebicep #iac #devops
rios.engineer/my-favourite...
#azure #azurebicep #iac #devops
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v0.38 is out!💪🎉
OnlyifNotExists() is now GA! Many new features have been added: validate() decorator, 'any' type, several new [experimental] bicep commands, and more!
Read more here: github.com/Azure/bicep/...
Check out our September Community Call here: youtu.be/SqQi1hOnKAs
OnlyifNotExists() is now GA! Many new features have been added: validate() decorator, 'any' type, several new [experimental] bicep commands, and more!
Read more here: github.com/Azure/bicep/...
Check out our September Community Call here: youtu.be/SqQi1hOnKAs
Release v0.38.3 · Azure/bicep
Highlights
onlyIfNotExists GA! (#17996)
@onlyIfNotExists()
resource onlyDeployIfNotExists 'Microsoft...' = {
name: 'example'
location: 'eastus'
properties: {
...
}
}
[Experimental] ...
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October 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
v0.38 is out!💪🎉
OnlyifNotExists() is now GA! Many new features have been added: validate() decorator, 'any' type, several new [experimental] bicep commands, and more!
Read more here: github.com/Azure/bicep/...
Check out our September Community Call here: youtu.be/SqQi1hOnKAs
OnlyifNotExists() is now GA! Many new features have been added: validate() decorator, 'any' type, several new [experimental] bicep commands, and more!
Read more here: github.com/Azure/bicep/...
Check out our September Community Call here: youtu.be/SqQi1hOnKAs
Reposted by John Lokerse | Microsoft MVP
Managing Cost Center in GitHub is currently something only an Enterprise or Billing Administrator can do. We wanted Org
Owners and Repo Admins to be able to set this too.
I achieve this by combining Custom Properties and PowerShell in an Actions Workflow.
jessehouwing.net/github-billi...
Owners and Repo Admins to be able to set this too.
I achieve this by combining Custom Properties and PowerShell in an Actions Workflow.
jessehouwing.net/github-billi...
GitHub Billing - Let Organization and Repository admins set the Cost Center in GitHub
We rely on GitHub Cost Centers to split the GitHub bill across the different entities that make up our company. What resource is tied to which cost center is managed in the GitHub Enterprise Settings.
jessehouwing.net
September 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Managing Cost Center in GitHub is currently something only an Enterprise or Billing Administrator can do. We wanted Org
Owners and Repo Admins to be able to set this too.
I achieve this by combining Custom Properties and PowerShell in an Actions Workflow.
jessehouwing.net/github-billi...
Owners and Repo Admins to be able to set this too.
I achieve this by combining Custom Properties and PowerShell in an Actions Workflow.
jessehouwing.net/github-billi...
🚀 Need your help! With Bicep local-deploy, we can create extensions outside the Azure environment. I have developed an extension that integrates 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬, allowing you to configure Azure DevOps using Azure Bicep IaC!
#MVPBuzz #azure #azurebicep #azuredevops
#MVPBuzz #azure #azurebicep #azuredevops
September 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🚀 Need your help! With Bicep local-deploy, we can create extensions outside the Azure environment. I have developed an extension that integrates 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬, allowing you to configure Azure DevOps using Azure Bicep IaC!
#MVPBuzz #azure #azurebicep #azuredevops
#MVPBuzz #azure #azurebicep #azuredevops
Going back to Seattle next year for the annual MVP Summit! Looking forward to meeting up with the product groups and MVPs!
#MVPBuzz #Microsoft #azure
#MVPBuzz #Microsoft #azure
September 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Going back to Seattle next year for the annual MVP Summit! Looking forward to meeting up with the product groups and MVPs!
#MVPBuzz #Microsoft #azure
#MVPBuzz #Microsoft #azure
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Custom Azure Bicep chat modes for GitHub Copilot by John Lokerse #PowerShell #Azure johnlokerse.dev/2025/09/08/c...
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 c…
johnlokerse.dev
September 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Custom Azure Bicep chat modes for GitHub Copilot by John Lokerse #PowerShell #Azure johnlokerse.dev/2025/09/08/c...
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📣 Myself & @johnlokerse.dev have now taken control of the previously abandoned r/AzureBicep and looking to give it some love for the @biceplang.bsky.social community! It offers a different medium than LinkedIn, that I know some folks will prefer to engage through 🙏
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From the AzureBicep community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the AzureBicep community
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September 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
📣 Myself & @johnlokerse.dev have now taken control of the previously abandoned r/AzureBicep and looking to give it some love for the @biceplang.bsky.social community! It offers a different medium than LinkedIn, that I know some folks will prefer to engage through 🙏
www.reddit.com/r/AzureBicep...
www.reddit.com/r/AzureBicep...
🚀 New blog! Improve the quality of Azure Bicep Infrastructure as Code generation with GitHub Copilot custom chat modes.
🔗 Read the blog here: johnlokerse.dev/2025/09/08/c...
#github #githubcopilot #azure #infrastructureascode #azurebicep #cloudmarathoner #MVPBuzz #MCP
🔗 Read the blog here: johnlokerse.dev/2025/09/08/c...
#github #githubcopilot #azure #infrastructureascode #azurebicep #cloudmarathoner #MVPBuzz #MCP
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 c…
johnlokerse.dev
September 8, 2025 at 6:11 AM
🚀 New blog! Improve the quality of Azure Bicep Infrastructure as Code generation with GitHub Copilot custom chat modes.
🔗 Read the blog here: johnlokerse.dev/2025/09/08/c...
#github #githubcopilot #azure #infrastructureascode #azurebicep #cloudmarathoner #MVPBuzz #MCP
🔗 Read the blog here: johnlokerse.dev/2025/09/08/c...
#github #githubcopilot #azure #infrastructureascode #azurebicep #cloudmarathoner #MVPBuzz #MCP
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Who’s funding open-source in 2025? A guide for maintainers.
Feel free to share your resources. I'll add them to the article.
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Feel free to share your resources. I'll add them to the article.
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Who’s funding open-source in 2025? A guide for maintainers.
Discover who funds open-source in 2025 and learn how maintainers can secure support for their vital projects.
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September 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Who’s funding open-source in 2025? A guide for maintainers.
Feel free to share your resources. I'll add them to the article.
www.eliostruyf.com/whos-funding...
Feel free to share your resources. I'll add them to the article.
www.eliostruyf.com/whos-funding...
🚀 2600 Azure Bicep enthusiasts! A LinkedIn community where you can share Bicep experiences, blogs, tips and tricks and ask questions!
💪🏼 Happy to be running this with @rios.engineer for the Bicep community.
#azure #azurebicep #MVPBuzz
💪🏼 Happy to be running this with @rios.engineer for the Bicep community.
#azure #azurebicep #MVPBuzz
September 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
🚀 2600 Azure Bicep enthusiasts! A LinkedIn community where you can share Bicep experiences, blogs, tips and tricks and ask questions!
💪🏼 Happy to be running this with @rios.engineer for the Bicep community.
#azure #azurebicep #MVPBuzz
💪🏼 Happy to be running this with @rios.engineer for the Bicep community.
#azure #azurebicep #MVPBuzz
It's so cool what we can do right now with GitHub Copilot. Grounding my infrastructure planning document with Bicep MCP, Azure MCP and GitHub Copilot for Azure tool calls.
Very easy to do with custom chat mode. Blog post on this next week!
#bicep #azure @biceplang.bsky.social
Very easy to do with custom chat mode. Blog post on this next week!
#bicep #azure @biceplang.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It's so cool what we can do right now with GitHub Copilot. Grounding my infrastructure planning document with Bicep MCP, Azure MCP and GitHub Copilot for Azure tool calls.
Very easy to do with custom chat mode. Blog post on this next week!
#bicep #azure @biceplang.bsky.social
Very easy to do with custom chat mode. Blog post on this next week!
#bicep #azure @biceplang.bsky.social
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Two new examples: Azure Deployment Stack output references + Resource Derived Types. Check it out #azurebicep #azure github.com/riosengineer...
GitHub - riosengineer/Bicepify: Simplify getting started with Bicep through easy to digest examples🦾
Simplify getting started with Bicep through easy to digest examples🦾 - riosengineer/Bicepify
github.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Two new examples: Azure Deployment Stack output references + Resource Derived Types. Check it out #azurebicep #azure github.com/riosengineer...
🚀 Azure DevOps Bicep local-deploy (experimental) has been updated! You can now deploy with Bicep:
• Projects
• Repos
• Artifacts feeds
• Federated service connections
👉 Check out the sample folder: github.com/johnlokerse/...
#MVPBuzz #azure #azurebicep
• Projects
• Repos
• Artifacts feeds
• Federated service connections
👉 Check out the sample folder: github.com/johnlokerse/...
#MVPBuzz #azure #azurebicep
azure-devops-bicep-local-deploy/Sample at main · johnlokerse/azure-devops-bicep-local-deploy
An Azure Bicep local-deploy extension for Azure DevOps - johnlokerse/azure-devops-bicep-local-deploy
github.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🚀 Azure DevOps Bicep local-deploy (experimental) has been updated! You can now deploy with Bicep:
• Projects
• Repos
• Artifacts feeds
• Federated service connections
👉 Check out the sample folder: github.com/johnlokerse/...
#MVPBuzz #azure #azurebicep
• Projects
• Repos
• Artifacts feeds
• Federated service connections
👉 Check out the sample folder: github.com/johnlokerse/...
#MVPBuzz #azure #azurebicep
🚀 Feature request is implemented in Azure Bicep! The validate parameter decorator checks if parameters are valid with a certain value or format. If not, a (custom) error is thrown.
I believe it will be available in v0.38 as experimental 💪
🔗 github.com/Azure/bicep/...
I believe it will be available in v0.38 as experimental 💪
🔗 github.com/Azure/bicep/...
Feature request: parameter validation decorator · Issue #16988 · Azure/bicep
Hi Bicep team, I have been experimenting with the new fail() function to see how I can implement this in my templates/modules. However, I discovered that a fail() inside a parameter default only ru...
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September 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🚀 Feature request is implemented in Azure Bicep! The validate parameter decorator checks if parameters are valid with a certain value or format. If not, a (custom) error is thrown.
I believe it will be available in v0.38 as experimental 💪
🔗 github.com/Azure/bicep/...
I believe it will be available in v0.38 as experimental 💪
🔗 github.com/Azure/bicep/...
Did you know Azure Bicep modules don’t need deployment names? These are optional! Check out this tip from @danonazure 👇
🔗 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#bicep #azure
🔗 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#bicep #azure
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August 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Did you know Azure Bicep modules don’t need deployment names? These are optional! Check out this tip from @danonazure 👇
🔗 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#bicep #azure
🔗 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#bicep #azure
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Integrating Companies House API with Azure AI Agent in Foundry with OpenAPI tool rios.engineer/integrating-... #azure #openai #azureaifoundry #aiagent
Integrating Companies House with Azure AI Agent in Foundry Using OpenAPI - Rios Engineer
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August 19, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Integrating Companies House API with Azure AI Agent in Foundry with OpenAPI tool rios.engineer/integrating-... #azure #openai #azureaifoundry #aiagent
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This weeks bicep did you know? Is now up! @johnlokerse.dev showcases the new fail function! A really useful function to leverage. Check it out www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #biceplang #azure #iac
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August 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM
This weeks bicep did you know? Is now up! @johnlokerse.dev showcases the new fail function! A really useful function to leverage. Check it out www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #biceplang #azure #iac
🚀 GPT-5 in GitHub Copilot combined with the features in
@vscode.dev, is so good. Copilot has made me more productive during working hours and more creative during side projects.
As a long-time GitHub Copilot user, I highly recommend taking a look at this amazing product and decide for yourself.
@vscode.dev, is so good. Copilot has made me more productive during working hours and more creative during side projects.
As a long-time GitHub Copilot user, I highly recommend taking a look at this amazing product and decide for yourself.
August 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
🚀 GPT-5 in GitHub Copilot combined with the features in
@vscode.dev, is so good. Copilot has made me more productive during working hours and more creative during side projects.
As a long-time GitHub Copilot user, I highly recommend taking a look at this amazing product and decide for yourself.
@vscode.dev, is so good. Copilot has made me more productive during working hours and more creative during side projects.
As a long-time GitHub Copilot user, I highly recommend taking a look at this amazing product and decide for yourself.
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I’m mentoring a group of new bloggers. What is your best blogging tip that I can share with them?
August 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I’m mentoring a group of new bloggers. What is your best blogging tip that I can share with them?
🎯 New #BicepDidYouKnow by @rios.engineer! Save time with resourceInput<> and resourceOutput<> by eliminating the need to create custom Bicep User-Defined Types:
🔗 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#azure #bicep #infrastructureascode
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#azure #bicep #infrastructureascode
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August 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🎯 New #BicepDidYouKnow by @rios.engineer! Save time with resourceInput<> and resourceOutput<> by eliminating the need to create custom Bicep User-Defined Types:
🔗 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#azure #bicep #infrastructureascode
🔗 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#azure #bicep #infrastructureascode
𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐩 ❤️ 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬! With the experimental Bicep local-deploy feature, it’s possible to connect Bicep to services like Azure DevOps. Check out the samples in the repo: github.com/johnlokerse/...
#azuredevops #azurebicep #bicep
#azuredevops #azurebicep #bicep
GitHub - johnlokerse/azure-devops-bicep-local-deploy: An Azure Bicep local-deploy extension for Azure DevOps
An Azure Bicep local-deploy extension for Azure DevOps - GitHub - johnlokerse/azure-devops-bicep-local-deploy: An Azure Bicep local-deploy extension for Azure DevOps
github.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐩 ❤️ 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬! With the experimental Bicep local-deploy feature, it’s possible to connect Bicep to services like Azure DevOps. Check out the samples in the repo: github.com/johnlokerse/...
#azuredevops #azurebicep #bicep
#azuredevops #azurebicep #bicep