Barbara Forbes

With GitHub Codespaces, you can enjoy coding effortlessly, straight from your browser! Use whatever device to write your code. No installation, no fuss. Codespaces are avaliable for everyone with a GitHub account for free. A great opportunity to get a better development experience, whether you are a developer or an operations expert. In this session, I'll walk you through the ins and outs of Codespaces and show you how to create one from your GitHub repo. We'll cover a range of use cases, settings, and how to work with Visual Studio Code to get the most out of your Codespace. By the end of this session, you'll be all set to dive in and start using Codespaces with ease!

A session on dealing with imposter syndrome

With GitHub Codespaces, you can have a consistent development experience right in your browser! Write your code from every device without worrying about installing anything. Codespaces are avaliable for everyone with a GitHub account for free. A great opportunity to get a better development experience, whether you are Dev or Ops. In this session, I'll show you how Codespaces work and how you create one from your GitHub repository. We will walk through use cases, configurations and the options to work with Visual studio code, so you can make the most of of your codespaces. After this session you will be able to get started straight away!

"If you're working with infrastructure as code and Azure, you've likely heard about Bicep. Still waiting for the right moment to dive in? Well, your opportunity has arrived! Join me as we start a journey through Visual Studio Code to discover Bicep. We'll start with the basics and gradually unveil the full spectrum of features Bicep offers, from conditions and loops to modules, registries, and testing opportunities. This session is packed with demos and real-life examples. By the end, you'll be just as thrilled as I am to get started with Bicep!"

"If you're working with infrastructure as code and Azure, you've likely heard about Bicep. Still waiting for the right moment to dive in? Well, your opportunity has arrived! In this session, I'll show you how Visual Studio Code can be of great help. Even with no experience at all, you will have templates ready to deploy in no time. We will start with the basics and then look through the awesome features that Bicep offers, from conditions and loops to modules. By the end, you'll be just as thrilled as I am to get started with Bicep!"

GitHub Copilot was the first to be released in the growing Copilot family. Since it's start, it has been greatly improved and GitHub Copilot Chat has been added. But PowerShell has often had it's own special challenges with tools like these. Is GitHub Copilot worth it? Let's find out. In this session, we will see how we can use GitHub Copilot for PowerShell scripting in Visual Studio Code.

I am part of the organizing team for the Dutch PowerShell conference

session in Dutch: Herinner je je nog toen we productiescripts op onze lokale machine draaiden? Of toen we een scripts-server beheerden met taakplanner? Het is tijd om te evolueren! Azure biedt geweldige mogelijkheden, maar het kan lastig zijn om de juiste resources te kiezen, zelfs als je al een tijdje met Azure hebt gewerkt. In deze sessie gaan we kijken naar de opties om je PowerShell-scripts uit te voeren. Automatiseringsaccounts, Azure Functions, Azure DevOps, keuzes, keuzes!