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

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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.

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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.

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

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!

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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...

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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...

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💡 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.

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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.