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Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

Have you used the GitHub Copilot SDK yet?

If not… you probably should 👀

Repo 👉 github.com/github/copil...

Tonight I had a bit of fun wiring it into some GitHub Actions workflow..

Example workflow screenshot below 👇
#GitHub #Copilot #DevEx #PlatformEngineering #AIinDevOps #GitHubActions

February 9, 2026 at 9:37 PM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

[Repo Update] Terraform on Azure

I’ve just pushed quite a number of updates to my Terraform on Azure repo.

github.com/thomast1906/...

#Terraform #Azure #IaC #DevOps #PlatformEngineering #CloudEngineering #Microsoft #Tutorial

GitHub - thomast1906/terraform-on-azure: A repo self-lead to give you an understanding on deploying Terraform on Azure

A repo self-lead to give you an understanding on deploying Terraform on Azure - thomast1906/terraform-on-azure

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February 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

Very happy to share that I’ve been renewed as a @github.com Star for the third consecutive year!

Huge thanks to the GitHub team and to everyone in the community who’s supported and collaborated with me along the way ✅

#GitHubStar #Community #OpenSource #DevOps #PlatformEngineering #Azure #GitHub

February 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

Updating my Slack/Discord channels 👀

What communities should I join around AI, agentic development, AI-powered dev workflows etc?

Drop your recommendations 👇

#AI #AgenticAI #DeveloperCommunity #DevTools #Slack #Discord

January 31, 2026 at 12:15 PM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

[New Blog Post] The Future of IaC: How AI Is Changing the Way We Build

This post isn’t a prediction - it’s a reflection on where I feel IaC is today when you design it with AI in mind.

👉 thomasthornton.cloud/2026/01/29/t...

How do you see AI reshaping cloud automation?

#IaC #DevOps #AI #GitHub

The Future of IaC: How AI Is Changing the Way We Build

The future of Infrastructure as Code isn’t about writing more Terraform. It’s about teaching agents how your platform works, letting AI handle the repetitive parts, and spending more time reviewing…

thomasthornton.cloud

January 31, 2026 at 8:35 AM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

Took a full month away from evening building and learning - and it was needed.

Back to it on Monday though 💪

Notes are stacked with AI topics I’m excited to explore 🤘🙌

#AI #DevOps #PlatformEngineering

January 8, 2026 at 9:34 PM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

Nice little package from Logitech ! #logilumi

January 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

2025 has been another busy year across all things Azure - plenty of learning, building, and shipping along the way. ✅

Grateful for the people, projects, and conversations that made it happen!

Excited to see what 2026 has in store! 🙌☁️👀

#HappyNewYear #Azure #DevOps #Microsoft #GitHub #Terraform

December 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

I love the Christmas holidays 🎄

Switching off from all things work and just gaming A LOT.

Tonight: ARC Raiders, finished off with some CoD 2

#gaming

December 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

Annual leave mode: ON 🤘✅

Miami ➜ Caribbean ➜ Mexico… let’s gooooo 🚢🌞

#holiday #annualleave

November 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

[New Blog Post] @github.com Universe 2025: A Front-Row Seat to the Future of Coding

Discover how Agent HQ, Mission Control, Custom Copilot Agents & more are reshaping how we build software today.👇
thomasthornton.cloud/2025/11/10/g...

#GitHubUniverse #GitHub #Copilot #DevEx

GitHub Universe 2025: A Front-Row Seat to the Future of Coding

Discover highlights from GitHub Universe 2025, including AI-driven Agent HQ, Mission Control, custom agents, smarter code reviews, and enterprise AI governance. Explore how AI is reshaping developer w...

thomasthornton.cloud

November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

@github.com coding agent is just 🔥🔥🔥

Gave it 10 issues across my personal projects tonight… went for coffee ☕️ - came back - all ✅ and I merged.

#GitHub #AI #AgenticDevelopment

November 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

I’m liking the new Copilot Lego! 🤘

#GitHub #Copilot #GitHubUniverse

November 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

Travelling home today - had an absolute blast at @github.com Universe!

Great few days of learning, connecting, and future-looking announcements 🤘

#GitHub #GitHubUniverse

October 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

“Dream it in the morning, build it in the afternoon” kicking off day 2 of @github.com Universe with Martin Woodward

#GitHub #GitHubUniverse

October 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

@github.com copilot has certainly been busy! 👀

1 MILLION pull requests created by Copilot merged in five months 👌

#github #githubuniverse

October 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

Can’t show up to @github universe without a hacked badge - booting with a matrix-y @github logo 👀🔥

#GitHub #GitHubUniverse

October 28, 2025 at 5:32 AM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

[New Blog Post]Cross-Tenant Azure API Management Authentication with Federated Credentials

Learn how to set up passwordless cross-tenant auth using User-Assigned Managed Identities + Federated Credentials

🔗 thomasthornton.cloud/2025/10/22/c...

#azure #apim #entra #devops #federatedcredentials

Cross-Tenant Azure API Management Authentication with Federated Credentials: A Complete Guide

Working with Azure API Management across multiple tenants? Tired of managing service principal secrets and certificates? In this blog post, I’m going to show you how to set up passwordless cross…

thomasthornton.cloud

October 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

[New Blog Post] GitHub Copilot Custom Chat Modes: AI Personas that Match Your Needs

Read more 👉https://thomasthornton.cloud/2025/09/10/github-copilot-custom-chat-modes-ai-personas-that-match-your-needs/

#GitHub #Copilot

GitHub Copilot Custom Chat Modes: AI Personas that Match Your Needs

If you’ve been using GitHub Copilot Chat in Visual Studio Code, you already know how good it is at answering questions and generating code. But sometimes it feels a little too “one-size-fits-all.”…

thomasthornton.cloud

September 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

Got sent this, this morning - nice to see Claude making use of my blog for reference! Always cool seeing my blog content as a go-to resource!

Check it out:
"Why You Should Setup Terraform MCP Server with GitHub Copilot"

thomasthornton.cloud/2025/07/10/w...

#GitHub #Copilot #Terraform

August 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

This mornings thought -

Wild to think how mind-blowing GitHub Copilot’s autocomplete felt just a couple years ago.

Now look at where AI has taken us 💭- and it’s only just getting started.

The next few years are going to be something else 👀

#AI #GitHubCopilot #GitHub

August 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM

Thomas Thornton

@thomast1906.bsky.social

Recently hit 1.2M views on my blog! 🎉

I share insights on Azure, Azure DevOps, GitHub & Terraform.💡

Check it out & subscribe for updates!🙌
🔗 thomasthornton.cloud #azuretime

#Microsoft #Azure #DevOps #GitHub #Terraform #TechBlog #Milestone

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July 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM