Microsoft DSC v3.2.0-preview.9 has been released with some amazing highlights. This update introduces a new MCP tool for configuration documents, improves parameter merging, and introduces new ARM functions. Check out the release at: github.com/PowerShell/D...

Today's the official start of the "Festive Tech Calendar 2025," and I wanted to be on time. Thanks to Gregor Suttie for his amazing support and work. Here's my blog post for today: www.idontlikeai.dev/declarative-... #festivetechcalendar2025

One of my readers asked me about a previous article I wrote about diagrams: "Why haven't you added any visuals?" It was a fair question! I went back to the D2 documentation and grabbed the pen again. Now, I created a step-by-step guide with visuals: www.idontlikeai.dev/d2-in-action...

WinGet Studio was publicly released during Ignite and replaces a core component of the retired DevHome. I have written a short blog on getting started with WinGet Studio: www.idontlikeai.dev/getting-star...

Over the weekend, I released a couple of updates to the DatabricksDsc module. It now includes four more DSC class-based resources to manage identities and configurations in Unity. To see the full changelog, check out: github.com/Gijsreyn/Dat...

Did you know there's a new experimental feature (not released yet) in Azure Bicep? You can now use `this()` namespace in your Bicep files. I wrote a short blog post around it: www.idontlikeai.dev/how-to-use-t...

I have just published a new PowerShell module: DatabricksDsc. This module allows you to create specific configurations in Databricks. If you want a quick introduction, I wrote a blog post on it: www.idontlikeai.dev/how-to-deplo...

Two major updates: WinGet Studio launched, and I was able to be one of the early testers. Then, because I participated early in the process, I added it to my book "WinGet and Beyond". leanpub.com/wingetandbey... A huge thanks to @denelon.bsky.social for his foreword!

I wish I'd known this before writing four books on Leanpub... My writing setup, explained in a short blog post: www.idontlikeai.dev/the-ultimate...

I wondered if it's easy to hook my scripts into the Azure Pipelines formatting commands without too much hassle... In my new blog, I wrote a simple wrapper function. Check it out: www.idontlikeai.dev/how-to-auto-...

I always find it quite a tedious task to calculate IP ranges, CIDRs, gateways, and more in my network configurations... That's why I can now rely on the same functionality Bicep uses in Microsoft DSC. I wrote a quick how-to use it: www.idontlikeai.dev/automation-i...

I've worked on multiple open-source projects and encountered issues restoring from private feeds. That's why I went a little deep dive and actually found out quickly a feature I didn't know existed. Check out my new blog on how I solved it: www.idontlikeai.dev/how-to-manag...

DSC v3.2.0-preview.8 is out! I've been chipping away at this one for a while. Added some network functions (CIDR parsing!), array helpers, and parameter validation. Also documented tryGet(), which I'd been meaning to do: github.com/PowerShell/D...

Ever find yourself choosing between three Databricks tools and not know which to choose? We debated about it for a while and thought of writing up a small blog post with the lessons learned: www.idontlikeai.dev/i-tried-thre...

Are you wrestling with PowerShell module installations across your environment? In the weekend, I had time to play with an unreleased DSC resource that drastically simplified this process and wrote about it: www.idontlikeai.dev/stop-wrestli...

Still manually updating your Azure diagrams? There’s a better way. You can easily automate them. Here's how: www.idontlikeai.dev/how-to-fix-y...

I finally had time to play with the new functionality @jan.ohmyposh.dev created in Oh My Posh and contributed some docs on it as well. If you're looking for an automated way to configure your terminals, I wrote a quick blog about it: www.idontlikeai.dev/i-documented...

Bicep already has a couple of ways to provide secure parameter values, but in the upcoming v0.39+ release, another might be added. I thought I would give this one a try and wrote a blog about it: www.idontlikeai.dev/using-inline...

Declaring parameters in PSDSC has always been a struggle. But Microsoft DSC changes this, and there are multiple ways of doing it. In this short blog post, I'll show you how: www.idontlikeai.dev/working-with...

Finished writing my new course: " From Bicep Local Deploy Fundamentals to Custom Extensions" It takes you from setup to advanced extension development with bicep-local-docgen for testing & documentation. Plus knowledge checks in every module. www.idontlikeai.dev/courses/buil...

I use WSL instances on my machine in VSCode to test and develop scripts, as well as to easily test Linux-based applications on my Windows machine. In this blog post, I will show how the Module works and make managing WSL easier. #PowerShell #WSL powershellisfun.com/2025/10/31/m...

Having struggles maintaining multi-scope RBAC assignments in Bicep? There's now one module to rule them all, developed in the AVM repository. I took a quick look at how it works and wrote about it: www.idontlikeai.dev/how-to-perfo...

I was able to pick up the pen again and continue writing "Testing your Bicep Local Deploy extension" in my module course. If you're interested in how you can test your Local Deploy extensions, take a look: www.idontlikeai.dev/courses/buil...

The worlds of Bicep and Microsoft DSC are colliding together, positively... Authoring configuration documents has been hard, but with Bicep types, it's getting better and better. Check out my post where I do a deep dive: www.idontlikeai.dev/how-bicep-is...

PowerShell DSC v3.2.0-preview.7 is out! New functions like trim(), items(), last(), json(), and more, better schema handling, and significant improvements to GitHub workflows. Shoutout to Mikey on the MS team. Glad to have pushed in many myself Read the full release at: github.com/PowerShell/D...

WinGet 1.12 is out. Release notes: github.com/microsoft/wi...

It was time to expand the courses, but this time around Bicep... If you like the Bicep Local Deploy feature just the same as I do, but don't know where to get started, this free crash course gets you up to speed: www.idontlikeai.dev/courses/buil...

I recently added a doc to the Bicep reo's docs: "bicep-rpc-client.md" Writing articles is awesome: you learn, you reflect, you share. But when you push a contribution and it gets merged, you get a "different" feeling. You can see the article here: github.com/Azure/bicep/...

Did you know WinGet now has MCP integration? In my latest post, I'll walk you through how you can accelerate your learning with MCP integration for WinGet: www.idontlikeai.dev/accelerate-l...

I was pretty fed up with configuring PowerToys on multiple machines, so I made a step-by-step guide on how I automated it with the new v0.95.0 version: www.idontlikeai.dev/i-auomated-m...

What’s better than just watching and reading a course? Actually doing the exercises and testing what you’ve learned! I’ve just added hands-on exercises and a knowledge check to my course. This makes learning even more fun and engaging. Check it out at: www.idontlikeai.dev/courses/the-...

Do you want to test Bicep functions and types safely in your console? Anthony updated the `bicep console` command and added this support. I created a small blog around it: www.idontlikeai.dev/how-to-safel...

I've just written my first two course lessons for free on my blog site: www.idontlikeai.dev/courses/ Planning to build more course content as I go!

The new PowerShell DSC v3.2.0-preview.6 is out! Highlights: - --what-if alias and delete support - Expression validation for resource names - New ARM functions - Better securestring/secureObject handling - invoke_dsc_resource() tool Full changelog at: github.com/PowerShell/D...

Still find it challenging to start with Bicep Local Deploy? Or are you looking for an easy template to get started from? I got you covered. In this blog post, I'll show you my new Bicep.LocalDeploy.Templates project package: www.idontlikeai.dev/how-to-easil...

Over the weekend, I had time to play with the new JSON-RPC library brought in Bicep release v0.38.5. In this blog post, I cover the library and why you should use it today: www.idontlikeai.dev/getting-star...

Bicep dropped two releases in two days. Highlights: ✅ @onlyIfNotExists GA ✅ New @validate() decorator ✅ loadDirectoryFileInfo function ✅ JSONRPC client for CLI integration My breakdown here 👇 www.idontlikeai.dev/azure-bicep-...

Already two weeks in on NuGet, and both CLI and library around Bicep.LocalDeploy doc generation has already reached 2k+ downloads. That's why I thought to hit up a behind-the-scenes developer guide on my new blog: www.idontlikeai.dev/behind-the-s...

Azure Bicep v0.38.3 is out! This release delivers GA support for onlyIfNotExists, experimental REPL + CLI deploy/teardown commands, the @validate() decorator, and more. If you're working with Bicep, check out the official release at: github.com/Azure/bicep/...

How can you privately install Python packages and dependencies on an Azure Databricks cluster? Luckily, it wasn't that tough to do so, and I wrote about it: www.idontlikeai.dev/how-to-priva...

It has been a while since I did a "Bicep did you know", so it was time for a new one. This one was rather special... Over the weekend, I had time to play with the new experimental `bicep deploy` subcommand. I blogged about my findings on my new site: www.idontlikeai.dev/native-bicep...

I was tired of going through GitHub's UI every time to see which pull requests were outdated and if they were mergeable (or not). GitHub CLI and PowerShell to the rescue. If you encounter the same problem as I did, I've written up a short blog post on it: www.idontlikeai.dev/finding-outd...

I've just published a new PowerShell module on blogged about it... Making Office installations feel like a breeze, the OfficeDsc module gives you exactly this. Check out my blog post at: www.idontlikeai.dev/office-insta...

Have you struggled with learning the new commands from Microsoft DSC v3? With the new MCP integration, you can let the MCP server do the work and learn the commands side-by-side. Want to learn how to get started? I wrote a blog post about it: www.idontlikeai.dev/learn-micros...

On my new site, I wanted to display the monthly visitors. Sending Google Analytics Data is easy. Retrieving it, not so much. For anyone who wants to show the monthly visitors in their Theme, here's a step-by-step guide and lessons learned: www.idontlikeai.dev/how-i-integr...

I haven't been very active lately on socials and for good reasons... I finally put the final touches on my new blogging site. The old one is turned off, and you'll now find me blogging on: idontlikeai.dev

🚀 I've just released my first CLI utility: bicep-local-docgen v1.0.0! Generate local documentation for your Bicep modules with ease. Repo: github.com/Gijsreyn/bic...

Contributed once again to DSC v3.2.0-preview.5! Also, many thanks to @steve--lee.bsky.social for his work on bringing the MCP server to DSC. Check out the release: github.com/PowerShell/D...

Spent the weekend on a major refactor of my Bicep Databricks extension: - Cleaner code for easier contributions - Richer docs to help you get started - Added three new Unity resources Now it’s easier than ever to use and extend. github.com/Gijsreyn/bic...

While we sometimes discuss whether to use Windows PowerShell v5 or PowerShell 7, PowerShell v2.0 is being removed in the newer builds of Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025. In this brief blog post, I will share some information about this topic. #PowerShell #v2 powershellisfun.com/2025/09/05/n...