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👨‍💻 Cloud Developer Advocate (Azure, AI, JS/TS, more) | Microsoft 📺 Pluralsight Author | codewithdan.me/ps-author ✍️ Blog | blog.codewithdan.com

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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We just released a free, OSS course - GitHub Copilot app for Beginners! 🚀 8 chapters that go from setup and sessions to worktrees, skills & custom agents, MCP & plugins, canvases, & automations. 🎓 Course: github.com/github/copil... 📝 Blog: devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/github-...
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Get started with the GitHub Copilot app: a free, hands-on course - Microsoft for Developers
Learn to direct AI coding agents, review their work, and build reliable development workflows with this free GitHub Copilot app course.
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Yohan Lasorsa @sinedied.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Just published a quick guide on hosting your Node.js MCP server on Azure Functions. Only 3 steps to get you up and running with serverless scaling! 🛠️ Take a look and let me know how you like serverless hosting for your servers using Node.js + Anthropic SDK. developer.microsoft.com/blog/host-yo...
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Host Your Node.js MCP Server on Azure Functions in 3 Simple Steps - Microsoft for Developers
Building AI agents with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is powerful, but when it comes to hosting your MCP server in production, you need a solution that’s reliable, scalable, and cost-effective.…
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Isaac Levin @isaacrlevin.com · 08/12/2025
From the @coffeeandopensource.com Archives, I chatted with @danwahlin.bsky.social about all sorts of great #tech and #oss topics. Access the stream or listen to the podcast below. Be sure to like/subscribe. Thanks for tuning in! www.coffeeandopensource.com/guest/d…
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Yohan Lasorsa @sinedied.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Join us on Dec. 10 for the OSS AI Summit! We’ll explore #LangChain, how it powers AI apps with agents & tools in Python + JS. Plus live demos and a Q&A with the LangChain team. Friendly, technical, no fluff. See you there! 👋 developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reacto...
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OSS AI Summit: Building with LangChain | Microsoft Reactor
Learn new skills, meet new peers, and find career mentorship. Virtual events are running around the clock so join us anytime, anywhere!
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Yohan Lasorsa @sinedied.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Congrats @langchain.bsky.social team on the v1 release! 🎉 I'm happy to join the celebration with this new serverless Node.js agent built with LangChain.js v1 + MCP tools: 🍔 Interacts with a burger API 🔍 Streams traces to a web UI ☁️ Deploys with azd up Repo: aka.ms/mcp-burger
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GitHub - Azure-Samples/mcp-agent-langchainjs: Serverless AI agent using LangChain.js and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration to order burgers from a burger restaurant
Serverless AI agent using LangChain.js and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration to order burgers from a burger restaurant - Azure-Samples/mcp-agent-langchainjs
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Isaac Levin @isaacrlevin.com · 24/09/2025
Had a great time chatting with @danwahlin.bsky.social on @coffeeandopensource.com today about all kinds of #tech topics. Video is live on YouTube and podcast is available wherever you find them. Take a look/listen and thanks! www.coffeeandopensource.com/guest/d…
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
🚀 New video on bringing your own remote TypeScript MCP Server to Azure Functions. Really great new preview feature! 🌟 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLKP...
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Bring Your Own Remote TypeScript MCP Server to Azure Functions
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
🚀 New "Agent Mode" adventures just landed in the GitHub Copilot Adventures repo! Explore hands-on scenarios with GitHub Copilot Agent Mode. Start your journey! 👇 github.com/microsoft/Co...
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
A lot of great new features in this release! 🌟I really like the new MCP gallery! 🚀
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Julia Muiruri @juliamuiruri.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
🚨 New program loading ...🚨 Join the JS AI Build-a-thon (from June 9 - June 30) to kick start your transition from dev to AI engineer! 💻 🛠️ Build local AI prototypes ☁️ Deploy to #AIFoundry 🤖 Create AI agents & MCP servers 👨‍💻 Join a #studyjam near you Register 👉🏽 aka.ms/JSAIBuild-a-...
AI June Jams with JavaScript at the JS AI Build-a-thon bannerAre you ready .. teaser
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
🚀 Check out the AI Repo of the Week: MCP for Beginners. A must learn topic for AI developers! 🌟 👉 github.com/microsoft/mc... #GitHub #AI #MCP
MCP for Beginners
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Check out the latest Azure AI Foundry docs and samples and get started using AI completions and agents using the new QuickStart: learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-fou... Samples repo: github.com/azure-ai-fou...
Example of JavaScript code used to work with agents - from the Azure AI Foundry QuickStart.
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Super excited that the GitHub Copilot Chat extension in VS Code is going open-source! 🎉 ✅ Inspect & contribute to the AI experience in VS Code ✅ Full support for other AI providers ✅ Build your own custom chat-based AI extensions Learn more 👇 code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/0...
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VS Code: Open Source AI Editor
We will open source the GitHub Copilot Chat extension. It’s the next step towards making VS Code an open source AI editor.
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Trying out AI Foundry Local on my Mac! 🚀 You can build cross-platform AI apps with local models (running on your machine), MCP tools, agents, and SDK support. Now in preview for Windows and macOS. #AI #MicrosoftAI devblogs.microsoft.com/foundry/unlo...
Running AI Foundry Local from a terminal window
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
🌟AI Repo of the Week: GitHub Copilot Adventures blog.codewithdan.com/ai-repo-of-t...
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Copilot ask, edit, and agent modes: What they do and when to use them github.blog/ai-and-ml/co...
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Copilot ask, edit, and agent modes: What they do and when to use them
An introduction to GitHub Copilot's three distinct modes and a practical guide for integrating them effectively into your workflow.
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
New Tutorial! 🌟 Build a LangChain.js agent with Azure AI Search by Dina Berry. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
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Azure Cosmos DB @azurecosmosdb.com · 23/04/2025
New #Python series for #AzureCosmosDB is live! 🐍 Learn how to get started with NoSQL on Azure—fast. Start with the 5-minute setup and follow along with real code examples: aka.ms/AzureCosmosD...
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Azure Cosmos DB Python Basics - YouTube
The Azure Cosmos DB Python Basics series provides Python developers with essential skills for working with Azure Cosmos DB through focused short tutorials. S...
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Refactored the DC Comics MCP server to break tools out into their own subfolders. Makes them more independent and the associated schemas are easier to find. Moving forward (having tried various patterns now), this structure works really well with a lot of API endpoints. github.com/DanWahlin/dc...
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
I needed a visual way to explain AI model parameters and weights so I asked ChatGPT to create a comic for me. It did a great job! Easy to understand and follow.
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Prompting is the New Scripting: Meet GenAIScript - Yohan Lasorsa - dotJS 2025 microsoft.github.io/genaiscript/...
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Alvin Ashcraft @alvinashcraft.com · 09/04/2025
Microsoft Copilot in Azure is now generally available. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurein... #copilot #cloud #azure #microsoft #ai
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Microsoft Copilot in Azure is now generally available | Microsoft Community Hub
Today, we are excited to announce General Availability (GA) of Copilot in Azure. We are also thrilled to share that the current capabilities of Copilot in...
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Was able to get the DC Comics MCP Server running. It's not perfect - but a good start. youtube.com/watch?v=vBoq... Here's the repo. Overall idea is to show how MCP can wrap APIs and expose them to AI systems. github.com/DanWahlin/dc... Appreciate the DC Comics API provided by Comic Vine!
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DC Comics AI MCP Server Example - Wraps the Comic Vine API
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Streamline Azure Tasks in VS Code Using GitHub Copilot! 🚀 12 scenarios you can learn from. 👉 techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurede...
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Top 12 scenarios to Streamline Azure Tasks in VS Code Using GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot for Azure is a powerful VS Code extension that simplifies managing Azure resources using natural language prompts. Integrated with GitHub...
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
New post! 🌟 Integrating AI with External APIs: Building a Marvel MCP Server blog.codewithdan.com/integrating-...
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
🦸‍♂️ Spent some time this weekend building out a Marvel MCP server. It makes access to the Marvel API accessible from Claude Desktop, GitHub Copilot in VS Code, or other MCP hosts. github.com/DanWahlin/ma... The main goal was to provide an example of using MCP to wrap APIs. ✨
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Yohan Lasorsa @sinedied.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
🚀 Live in 1 hour! Join us for a deep dive into Building Generative AI Apps with JavaScript! Whether you're new to AI or an experienced dev, this session will give you the tools to build smarter, AI-powered apps. Don’t miss it! aka.ms/BGAI-327-L #AI #JavaScript #GenerativeAI
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Building Generative AI apps with JavaScript | Microsoft Reactor
Learn new skills, meet new peers, and find career mentorship. Virtual events are running around the clock so join us anytime, anywhere!
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Julia Muiruri @juliamuiruri.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
This week, we focus on #challenges faced while implementing #GenAI apps in #production Expect a video each day diving deeper into the unique challenges shared by customers as they enrich their app with #LLMs, but for today, let's have a high level intro techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurede...
Take full control of your AI APIs with Azure API Management Gateway
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pamelafox.bsky.social @pamelafox.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Finally ready to announce our next hackathon + live stream series! 🚀 AI Agents Hackathon 2025 A FREE 3-week virtual hackathon, Apr 8 – 30. Learn from 30+ live streams across multiple languages, then build and submit your agent for a chance to win cash prizes! 💸 Join now: aka.ms/agentshack
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TypeScript @typescriptlang.org · 11/03/2025
Watch Anders Hejlsberg demo the incredible progress so far! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNlq...
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A 10x faster TypeScript
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TypeScript @typescriptlang.org · 11/03/2025
Today we're thrilled to announce our effort to port the TypeScript compiler and language service to native code, gaining a 10x speed boost in build times and editor responsiveness! devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/t...
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A 10x Faster TypeScript - TypeScript
Embarking on a native port of the existing TypeScript compiler and toolset to achieve a 10x performance speed-up.
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Yohan Lasorsa @sinedied.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
New blog: Using DeepSeek-R1 on Azure with JavaScript 🚀 #DEVCommunity dev.to/sinedied/usi...
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Using DeepSeek-R1 on Azure with JavaScript
Learn how to deploy and use the DeepSeek-R1 models in your JavaScript applications on Azure. Discover how to switch between Azure AI, GitHub Models, or local models with Ollama, and start using DeepSe...
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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 12/02/2025
Introducing the next evolution of completions in GitHub Copilot: Next Edit Suggestions (preview). Learn more: code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/02…
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Wassim Chegham @wassim.dev · 03/02/2025
Build intelligent applications that harness LLMs and RAG with Azure Container Apps, Azure OpenAI, and Azure AI Search. From real-time data generation to GPU-powered fine-tuning, this setup delivers powerful AI capabilities for modern apps. Learn more www.youtube.com/shorts/aIDkX...
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Intelligent Apps with Azure Container Apps – in 1 Minute #azuredeveloper #azure
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pamelafox.bsky.social @pamelafox.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Want to dive deep into Azure's most popular RAG solution? Join our 10-part live stream series: developer.microsoft.com/reactor/seri... We'll cover: 🚀 Deploying 🔎Azure AI Search 🖼️ Multimedia ingestion 💁🏼‍♀️ User login 📗 Chat history 🎤 Speech 🔒 VNet 💯 Evaluation 📈 Monitoring
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
LlamaIndex TypeScript now supports Azure AI Search as a vector store! techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-a... Excellent work on this project @wassim.dev, Farzad Sunavala and team!
Image providing an overview of the Azure AI Search in LlamaIndex TypeScript functionality.
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Spent the weekend getting our new Legends Ultimate arcade machine configured with Launchbox/BigBox & a new GMKTEC mini PC. It’s been a bit of a learning curve to figure out retroarch cores & more but a fun learning process. We got everything working...fun!
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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 18/12/2024
Announcing GitHub Copilot Free! A new free tier for GitHub Copilot, available for everyone today in VS Code. No trial. No subscription. No credit card required. Learn more in our blog: aka.ms/copilot-free
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GitHub @github.com · 17/12/2024
Prepare to take flight 👀
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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 16/12/2024
Who likes presents? 🎁 Join @jason.energy and friends this Wednesday, December 18th at 10:30 AM PT for a very special livestream. This is the one show you definitely do not want to miss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CijH...
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
🚀 Great collection to check out with AI engineering learning resources and sample apps! Azure Samples & OSS Curricula for AI Engineers 👉 learn.microsoft.com/en-us/collec...
Developer sitting at a desk learning about AI engineering.
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
The Future of AI: Unlocking the Power of Azure AI with the Book of AI techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/aiplatf...
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Unlock Azure AI with the Book of AI: A Developer's Journey by Rob Chambers
Discover how Rob Chambers leveraged Azure AI and OpenAI's GPT-4 to create the Book of AI—a comprehensive guide packed with tutorials, code samples, and best...
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Aaron Powell (@slace) @aaron-powell.com · 13/11/2024
Over the past few months I've been leading the team as we built out a new community project for .NET Aspire and I'm super excited that it's finally launched - devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/intro... If you're building with #dotnet #aspire go check out all the awesome additions to Aspire! #dotnetconf
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I've been spending more time researching AI agents lately and just learned about this new QuickStart for those who want to dive into agents more. Multi-agent applications using Azure OpenAI learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
Multi-agent creative writing copilot architecture diagram
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
🚀 Ready to supercharge your JavaScript skills with AI? Check out Generative AI with JavaScript! 🤖💻 ✨ Dive into hands-on code samples, videos, LangChain.js magic, and Azure power! Build cool stuff while having fun with AI! 🌟 github.com/microsoft/ge... #AI #JavaScript #Coding
Generative AI with JavaScript repo
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David Fowler @davidfowl.com · 12/11/2024
Announcing .NET 9 devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/annou... #dotnet
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Wassim Chegham @wassim.dev · 07/11/2024
Been dogfooding the GitHub Copilot for Azure for the last 6 months and it's extremely useful for me. It enabled me to boost my productivity when deploying and configuring my Azure resources. Make sure to check out these 6 Must-Try features 👇🏽
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
🌟 Get started building AI applications in minutes with the new AI App Template Gallery! 🚀 devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/bu...
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Build AI applications with the new AI App Template Gallery
Get started building AI applications in minutes with the new AI App Template Gallery. AI App Template Gallery, a new resource designed to help you build and deploy AI applications. This collection inc...
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Dan Wahlin @danwahlin.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
Need help navigating the vast world of Azure services? 🌟 Check out our new video to see how GitHub Copilot for Azure in VS Code makes it easy to find, learn, and deploy with the right tools and resources. 💻🚀 #Azure #CloudExploration #GitHubCopilot youtube.com/watch?v=OEJw...
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Dan Wahlin on LinkedIn: GitHub Copilot for Azure: Discovering Azure Services and AI Templates
Need help navigating the vast world of Azure services? 🌟 Check out our new video to see how GitHub Copilot for Azure in VS Code makes it easy to find, learn…
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Wassim Chegham @wassim.dev · 06/11/2024
New repo featuring examples, tutorials, and projects built with different languages and frameworks on #AzureStaticWebApps 🌐✨ Kudos to my teammates @glaucialemos.bsky.social and Julia Muiruri for this amazing work! Check it out, star it ⭐️, and let’s build together! 💻 github.com/microsoft/st...
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GitHub - microsoft/static-web-apps-examples: A community showcase of projects built with Azure Static Web Apps 🎉
A community showcase of projects built with Azure Static Web Apps 🎉 - GitHub - microsoft/static-web-apps-examples: A community showcase of projects built with Azure Static Web Apps 🎉
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