Just wrote a new article to help DSC resource authors make a step from PowerShell DSC to Microsoft DSC. Not on my own blog site, but the DSC community one: dsccommunity.org/blog/how-to-... Thanks to @gaelcolas.bsky.social for the review!

Did you already spot that new task in Azure DevOps? The Bicep team created a new BicepDeploy@0 task. For me, it was finally time to try it out. In this blog post, I'll tell you all about it: www.idontlikeai.dev/deploying-bi...

There was a new project presented by @kaylacinnamon.bsky.social during MS Build 2026 , and I finally had the time to look at it (and even contribute to it). Here's a quick blog post on how Microsoft is changing Windows developer workstations: www.idontlikeai.dev/how-microsof...

Microsoft DSC v3.3.0-preview.2 has just been released, and seeing my name a bunch of times there is always cool: github.com/PowerShell/D... This release has some internal bug fixes and mostly updated documentation.

Tried to write a blog post previous week on the newly released preview version, but got a bit dragged in fixing a couple of bugs. Regardless, I managed to get the post out as well: www.idontlikeai.dev/the-future-o...

I created a new PowerShell class that easily configures your Git settings. In this blog post, I cover how you can use it: www.idontlikeai.dev/your-git-con...

Microsoft's DSC release 3.2 announcement was full of packaged features compared to 3.1. But some of them might need some attention to look at a deeper level... In this blog post, I digested the release and explained it further: www.idontlikeai.dev/digesting-mi...

Bicep had two releases the previous week, so it was time to test out some of the new functionality introduced. In this blog post, I cover them in more detail with one breaking change introduced: www.idontlikeai.dev/azure-bicep-...

What comes right after a GA release? Yes, a new preview release! 🚀 DSC just released its v3.3.0-preview.1 release right after the GA one: github.com/PowerShell/D... Interestingly enough, a new built-in resource has been shipped with this one!

A first WinGet preview build from Microsoft is finally available with my performance improvement patches! Try it now! 🚀👇 github.com/microsoft/wi...

Back in January, I tried contributing a new subcommand to the Databricks CLI. The PR was rejected. Disappointing at first, but it also pushed me to create my own GitHub organization around the idea Funny how open source works sometimes. The story: www.idontlikeai.dev/how-a-reject...

I’m incredibly proud to hit publish on my new edition of “The Microsoft DSC Handbook” After months of writing, this is a rewritten book with brand-new content! Featuring not one, but two forewords! Huge thanks to @jasonhelmick.bsky.social and @steve--lee.bsky.social ! leanpub.com/themicrosoft...

June 2025 marked the v3.1.0 release of Microsoft DSC. Fast-forwarding, and I'm happy to see v3.2.0 has just been released! Thanks to the whole DSC team for the amazing features being delivered and the callout on the official announcement at: devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/a...

New team, new challenges, but same curiosity to figure things out. After a quiet period, I'm back with a new blog post on the Rabo Tech Blog. This time, on how I stepped into a new team and what it takes to manage Unity at scale: rabobank.jobs/en/techblog/...

You probably know that Microsoft DSC intentionally left the enforcement part to other tools. Yet, there isn't one available... or is there? OpenDSC project just had a boost a couple of weeks ago, and I tried the very first pull server for Microsoft DSC: www.idontlikeai.dev/why-opendsc-...

We posted our PS7.6 Postmortem regarding the delay of GA: devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/p...

More than 10+ preview releases have been brought to us between v3.1 and the upcoming v3.2 of Microsoft DSC. And some of those important things in those releases might have easily slipped your attention. Want to know 5 important changes? I wrote about it: www.idontlikeai.dev/the-5-things...

PowerToys has a ton of settings you can configure, and often they're overlooked... So that's why I contributed a bunch of documentation on how you can configure them in a "different" way (and hopefully easier). Check it out on GitHub: github.com/microsoft/Po...

Ever wondered how you can speed up the discovery process of your PowerShell DSC resources through Microsoft's DSC engine? I wrote a short blog post on a new feature that introduced "adapted resource manifests": www.idontlikeai.dev/how-adapted-... Shoutout to @steve--lee.bsky.social for the work!

One more preview release to go to yet another official release of Microsoft Desired State Configuration (DSC), but v3.2.0-preview.13 just dropped yesterday! This release is packaged with new built-in resources for Windows and two for SSH! github.com/PowerShell/D...

After switching internally in Rabobank, I didn't have much time to write around Bicep. But, having missed some editions to write, I wrote a blog post covering v0.41.2 and v0.40.2 with some real-world use cases: www.idontlikeai.dev/azure-bicep-...

Was it truly actually gone, or... Microsoft's DSC Bicep support was dropped in 3.2.0-preview.12, but that was the extension-based model. Behind the scenes, @andyleejordan.com worked on something else! I wrote about it on my blog post: www.idontlikeai.dev/bicep-never-... #bicep #microsoftdsc

Just fresh from the shelf, a new Microsoft DSC preview.12 release brought to you by the DSC team: github.com/PowerShell/D... Now the new PowerShell adapters are correctly shipped, new helper functions, gRPC for Bicep, and many more. Go check it out!

Are you still sitting on these old legacy MOF files for Desired State Configuration (DSC)? It was time to do something about it, and that's why I wrote a PowerShell module to transition from this formation. Here's how I did it: www.idontlikeai.dev/how-to-effor...

You give someone your house keys. You get them back. Turns out they still have access. That’s what happened in our Azure Databricks environment. Here’s how we fixed it with Azure Functions + Python www.idontlikeai.dev/how-to-use-a...

My VS Code Completion Extension for DSC is officially here! Say goodbye to typos and hello to easily getting suggestions while you type: Check out my blog how it works: www.idontlikeai.dev/i-developed-...

Tonight, I will give a session at the Azure Bicep community call. It will cover an update on the Bicep console and how you can use it with GitHub Copilot agents! ⌚️ 9 AM PST / 6 PM CET / 5 PM BST 🔗 Sign up here: github.com/Azure/bicep/...

Bicep extension support for Microsoft Desired State Configuration (DSC) was deprecated and will not be coming in the next releases. So, what do you do if that was the authoring experience you were looking for? You build yourself a VSCode "completer provider" extension:

It was time to remake one of the most popular DSC PowerShell module seen in the community: SQLServerDSC. The module still stands strong as of today, but it was time to put it in a "new jacket." www.idontlikeai.dev/remaking-sql...

If you ever have that thought to contribute to open-source, but find it pretty nerve-wracking... I had the same. However, I still did it as I wanted to rewrite my own module on purpose, and this article was the result of it: www.idontlikeai.dev/i-rewrote-my...

Is there a new competitor for managing Windows Updates? ... or is it just looking at it with a different lens? Microsoft's DSC project just launched a new resource to retrieve and manage Windows Update. I wrote a small blog post on it: www.idontlikeai.dev/using-the-ne...

A small list of changes, but with a new built-in resource (Windows Update) and two improved adapters (single mode/configurable adapters). Check out the release at: github.com/PowerShell/D...

I just created a quick tutorial on how you can easily perform post-configurations after you've created an Azure VM with Windows Server 2025 using WinGet and Microsoft DSC: www.idontlikeai.dev/how-to-confi...

Did you know you can now use .bicepparam files in Microsoft DSC? Yes, preview.9 already gave us a glimpse, but the extension manifest was not packaged. With the new release published yesterday, the file is packaged, and you can use it with tons of improvements: github.com/PowerShell/D...

Ever joined a new company and been told: "Just set up Databricks like production." There were no docs, no automation, just months of UI clicks. What if you could export the entire Databricks configuration as code instead? I created a quick blog post: i-dont-like-ai.ghost.io/ghost/#/post...

There's an experimental big deal in one of the newer versions of Databricks' CLI... The Terraform provider is no longer required for Asset Bundles. It was about time: www.idontlikeai.dev/no-more-terr...

Python DABs has officially launched GA, and I wanted to test it out with the new mutator functionality with a focus on platform engineers. I wrote about it on: www.idontlikeai.dev/the-platform...

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...