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John Papa
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Family, Catholic, Disney, StoryTeller 🎭, technology leader, Siena College grad. DevRel @ MSFT - he/him {@IG _john.papa} and co-host of Web Rush podcast https://webrush.io
🚀 GitHub Copilot for Azure is now GA — and it’s got Agent Mode! 🤖⚡

🧠 Ask Azure questions in plain English
🛠️ Get CLI commands, ARM templates, and more
🧪 Learn as you build — it’s like pair programming with the cloud

Try it now 👉 devblogs.microsoft.com/all-things-a...
Announcing General Availability of GitHub Copilot for Azure—Now with Agent Mode | All things Azure
Unlocking a New DevOps Era GitHub Copilot for Azure was first introduced at Ignite 2024 as a public preview, empowering developers, IT operators, and
devblogs.microsoft.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Big step forward: GitHub Copilot Chat is going open source under MIT.

The Copilot Chat extension is being broken into core AI features that will live inside VS Code.

More transparency. More contributions. A real open source AI editor.

Open dev > closed dev.
code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/0...
VS Code: Open Source AI Editor
We will open source the GitHub Copilot Chat extension. It’s the next step towards making VS Code an open source AI editor.
code.visualstudio.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Reposted by John Papa
2 hour stream tomorrow!
VS Code Live: Agent Mode Day is tomorrow, April 16th!

And we've got a special guest joining us - @wesbos.com will be closing out the stream with a live coding session! You won't want to miss this.

Stream starts at 9 AM PT: youtube.com/live/HNly8eN...
April 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Enjoyed the Celebration half marathon - finally getting out of the 30s in the mornings!
February 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
There’s dozens of AI models, vector databases, and libraries to communicate with AI. And every week there’s a new one. How do you keep up?

Easy - don’t!

Instead, pick one and get your work done. If you later found there was a better option, learn and move forward.
February 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Reposted by John Papa
Announcing GitHub Copilot Free!

A new free tier for GitHub Copilot, available for everyone today in VS Code.

No trial. No subscription. No credit card required.

Learn more in our blog: aka.ms/copilot-free
December 18, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Reposted by John Papa
Get started with the all-new free plan for GitHub Copilot, available for everyone today in VS Code.

All you need is a GitHub account, and you'll have access to:
✨ 2000 code completions per month
✨ 50 chat messages per month
✨ Models like Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GPT-4o

aka.ms/copilot-free
December 19, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Reposted by John Papa
I'm doing a stream takeover on the @vscode.dev channels! that's an exciting new launch coming, and my friends @cassidoo.co, @jherr.dev, and @shaundai.com are going to help me build something festive from scratch 🎄

see you there!
Who likes presents? 🎁

Join @jason.energy and friends this Wednesday, December 18th at 10:30 AM PT for a very special livestream.

This is the one show you definitely do not want to miss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CijH...
December 16, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Beautiful castle at Disney world for the holidays. So peaceful at night too.
November 30, 2024 at 1:55 AM
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Are you looking to accelerate & automate provisions and deployments on Azure with Infrastructure as Code assets?

Check out awesome-azd template gallery for e2e starter code for project PoC's, with reusable configuration files, that you can deploy in one-click and customize 👉🏽 aka.ms/projects-wit...
Kickstart projects with azd Templates
Navigating today’s software development challenges requires streamlined tools and frameworks. The Azure Developer CLI (azd) simplifies provisioning and...
aka.ms
November 26, 2024 at 5:40 AM
Reposted by John Papa
💡 Tip: You can set your website as your username on Bluesky!

This is one form of self-verification, and we especially encourage official organizations and brands to do this! Examples include @npr.org @react.dev @duolingobrasil.com.br.

Here's our guide for how to do this:
How to set your domain as your handle - Bluesky
Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.
bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 10:04 PM
May 30, 2023 at 1:30 AM
Reposted by John Papa
time to dust off that domain you've been hoarding for years and set it as your handle. easy tutorial up on our blog now!

https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/4-28-2023-domain-handle-tutorial
How to set your domain as your handle
Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.
blueskyweb.xyz
April 28, 2023 at 11:22 PM
My notifications badge seems to have hallucinations
April 25, 2023 at 8:59 PM
Reposted by John Papa
We’re hiring Go and Typescript devs btw. Things are crazy over here, apply if you want to:

- write a lot of code
- ship fast
- juggle protocol and product
- be an agentic player on a small tight-knit team
- create this thing with us
why.bsky.team Why @why.bsky.team · Apr 23
Trying to lol, hiring is hard as hell
April 23, 2023 at 6:08 AM
Hello there! 👋

I’m a Disney fan, storyteller 📖, runner 🏃 , Catholic, and I work at Microsoft in Developer Relations. I love the web, AI, and making great customer experiences ❤️.

Hoping for a better Twitter alternative, just like y’all.
April 24, 2023 at 2:23 AM
Hello there!
April 24, 2023 at 1:56 AM