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Have you ever tried to deploy to Azure with ARM templates, but found them too difficult or overwhelming to learn? Alex Frankel joins Scott Hanselman to show how Bicep—an abstraction on top of ARM templates—gives you all the same power and flexibility, but in a modern, safe, declarative language. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 03:30 - Demo - a Bicep file from scratch 16:15 - Demo - transpiling with az bicep build 19:40 - Demo - adding a parameter for a name prefix 23:40 - Demo - unplanned debugging activity 25:55 - Demo - back on track 28:00 - Demo - a few more features 35:22 - Wrap-up Recommended resources What is Bicep? Azure / bicep on GitHub Comparing JSON and Bicep for templates Frequently asked questions for Bicep Create a Pay-as-You-Go account (Azure) Create a free account (Azure) Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter: @SHanselman Alex Frankel | Twitter: @ADotFrank Azure Friday | Twitter: @AzureFriday Azure | Twitter: @Azure
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