Thomas Thornton

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

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

[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

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

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

[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

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

Nice little package from Logitech ! #logilumi

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

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

Annual leave mode: ON 🤘✅

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

#holiday #annualleave

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...

[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.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

I’m liking the new Copilot Lego! 🤘

#GitHub #Copilot #GitHubUniverse

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

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

#GitHub #GitHubUniverse

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

#GitHub #GitHubUniverse

@github.com copilot has certainly been busy! 👀

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

#github #githubuniverse

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

#GitHub #GitHubUniverse

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…

[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

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.”…

[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

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

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

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

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[New Blog Post] Why You Should Setup Terraform MCP Server with GitHub Copilot 🚀

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

#Terraform #GitHubCopilot #InfrastructureAsCode #DevOps #IaC #GitHub

Met these two on Rainbow mountain - 5200m!

#peru #rainbowmountain

Get your containers here - 50% off! 🤘😂

#IThumour #joke #Devhumour

Cheers mate! Looking forward to it

Annual leave officially started ✅

On the way to Cusco to hike the Inca Trail 🏔️

Let the adventure begin! 💪🇵🇪

#IncaTrail #Cusco #AnnualLeave #HikingAdventures

Kindle book recs needed! Got a 12-hour flight ahead and a Kindle ready to go.

What should I read? 🤘😂

#BookRecommendations #KindleReads

Celebrating 5 years as a Microsoft MVP! 🎉 Thrilled to be accepted for the 5th year in a row.
Becoming a 5x MVP is a huge milestone! 🙌 Thanks to everyone who’s supported me on this journey. Let’s keep going! 🌟💙 #MicrosoftMVP #Microsoft #ThankYou #Milestone #Gratitude

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Have seen a few tweets lately saying, "how did I ever work without this and AI?"

Honestly, I do wonder how I ever managed before all things AI. The game has completely changed! 🤖✨

#AI #GamerChanger #LETSGO