Ok, I have to start this by saying, that I’m not that kind of person who gets really enthusiastic about new tech stuff. I didn’t have an iPhone 1, I didn’t sell my aunt to get ChatGPT access and I don’t believe that AI will rule this world someday, but.. I do believe in cool things, that can change the world (what iPhone did), or even define what is the …

Sometimes even the simplest tasks seems almost impossible to complete. Deleting build pipeline at Azure DevOps can be one of those tasks. In theory you have the Delete button at the triple dot menu that you need to click and that’s it, but in most cases you will encounter an error message “One or more builds associated with the requested pipeline(s) are retained by a release. The pipeline(s) and …

Choosing proper names for Azure resources is a crucial aspect of maintaining an organized and manageable cloud environment. A well-thought-out naming convention simplifies resource identification, reduces confusion, and enhances collaboration among teams. In this post I’m going to share 5 tips for good resource naming.

1. Defining Your Naming Strategy

Defining a solid naming strategy is a crucial step in creating an organized and manageable Azure environment. A well-defined naming …

When GitHub Copilot was originally launched over year ago (October 2021), it didn’t work really well with the Visual Studio Intellisense. Sometimes it blocked the Intellisense suggestions and sometimes other way around. However now things have changed and Copilot plays nicely with it’s older brother Intellisense.

Visual Studio Copilot extension 1.84.X version has received a significant improvement that binds the Intellisense and Copilot together. You can check and update …

Microsoft published a set of interesting tools at Build 2023 to aid software development. One of the most interesting announcement was a new Windows 11 feature called Dev Drive. Dev Drive is a new form of storage volume available to improve performance on key software development workloads. Dev Drive is built on ReFS filesystem, that is targeted file system optimization over the good old NTFS. This means that to …

I have been using Opera as my main browser from early 2000 and I have seen it’s ups and downs at the browser war. At the early days Opera had its own browser engine, which caused some rendering problems, especially if the page had not been tested properly. In 2013 Opera switched from its own Presto engine into Chromium and is not part of large “Chrome based browser” family. This …

Migrating from Azure DevOps Pipelines to GitHub Actions can be a challenging task, especially if you have a large project with complex build definitions. However, the process can be simplified with the help of the GitHub CLI Migration Extension. In this blog post, we will go through the steps involved in using this extension to migrate from Azure DevOps Pipelines to GitHub Actions.

Before We Get Started

Before we jump …