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Using Bicep Functions in C#, if you really want to...

Using Bicep Functions in C#, if you really want to...

This week, I discovered that it is possible to use the functions that are in Bicep (and ARM) templates in C# code. Why would you want to do this? Well, for the most part, you wouldn’t. Basic functions like concatenate, split etc., already have equivalents in C# code that would produce the same results. However, I had a specific scenario where it did prove useful. In my scenario, I needed to generate a unique string identifier for some resource naming.
Azure Container Hosting Demystified - 2022 Edition

Azure Container Hosting Demystified - 2022 Edition

Back in the mists of time (otherwise known as 2018), I wrote a post called Azure Container Hosting Demystified which looked at the different container hosting options in Azure, what they are and why you might use them. Four years have passed since I wrote that article. Things have moved on a lot, so it’s time for an updated version. If you have container workloads you want to host in Azure, then there are many different options for doing that, and it can be pretty confusing trying to pick out which one is right for your project.