I spent the last week playing around with GitHub Copilot and vibe coding a couple of apps and tools. While I’ve been using GitHub Copilot for hobby projects since 2023, I’m not writing code in my day job anymore. It was great to see how far the tools have come. I’ve used the early versions […]
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How to configure LangChain to use Azure OpenAI in Python
I spent some time last week running sample apps using LangChain to interact with Azure OpenAI. Most (if not all) of the examples connect to OpenAI natively, and not to Azure OpenAI. It took a little bit of tinkering on my end to get LangChain to connect to Azure OpenAI; so, I decided to write […]
Development containers in Visual Studio code are awesome
As part of my job, I work with multiple languages and multiple tools on a daily basis. Keeping environments up to date and having all the right tools installed can sometimes become a bit of a burden. I recently started using development containers in Visual Studio Code (VS Code) to help manage this burden. Development […]
Exploring the new GitHub Actions continuous delivery functionality
At GitHub Universe in early December 2020, some new functionalities for GitHub Actions focused on continuous delivery were introduced. In this blog post, we’ll explore them in the context of a simple web-app deployment to a Kubernetes cluster. Before diving into what’s new, let’s have a look at what GitHub Actions are: What are GitHub […]
How to connect GitHub Codespaces to a local Visual Studio Code
I’m a huge fan of GitHub Codespaces. Codespaces deliver a fully powered and customizable Visual Studio Code (VS Code) instance in the browser. I’ve started using Codespaces recently to do my Covid analysis. It’s a great tool because I don’t need to install anything locally, I can simply use Codespaces straight from the browser. Codespaces […]