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Bicep Tips and Tricks | #5 | From Documentation to Deployment-Time Validation: Conditional Parameter Requirements

Overview In Bicep templates, we sometimes encounter scenarios where certain parameters should be mandatory based on the value of another parameter. For example, when deploying to production environments, you might require additional configuration parameters that are optional for development …

Posted by Andrew Wilson on Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Bicep Tips and Tricks | #4 | Shared Variables

Overview This week is a simple one, but works wonders in maintainability and consistency. There are often cases where you will need to define static values that don’t change frequently, if at all, and more importantly, you seem to be setting these up frequently for multiple templates. Here are …

Posted by Andrew Wilson on Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Bicep Tips and Tricks | #3 | Naming Convention and Functions

Overview One of my bugbears is seeing either a complete lack of naming conventions or manual naming mechanisms that introduce human error through mistakes and misunderstandings. Naming conventions are incredibly important, but equally critical is how they’re implemented and maintained. …

Posted by Andrew Wilson on Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Bicep Tips and Tricks | #2 | Centralize Core Parameters with Types, Constructors, and Imports

Overview When building IaC templates we strive to enable them to be environment agnostic, configurable even. One of the mechanisms that we do this is through lots of “Core Parameters” that disseminate the fundamental details of our deployment and resources. The number of core parameters …

Posted by Andrew Wilson on Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Bicep Tips and Tricks | #1 | Template Versioning and Applying to Azure Resource Tags

The first of many For those who know me well, starting a bicep tips and tricks series would not be a surprise to them. The moment the Bicep language was introduced, I knew I would be completely obsessed. I love writing bicep templates and even more the clever refinement to make them reusable, …

Posted by Andrew Wilson on Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Working With Azure Function Apps (4 posts)