The new Terraform module Azure GitHub Environment Bootstrap developed by the DevEx team, has finally left the beta status by reaching its first major version release!

This module is useful for anybody that has just created a new repository and wants to focus quickly on their goals rather than spending hours in setting up everything around the new repository. The module focuses on projects which leverage Azure, GitHub, and a single environment (production). After applying this module, the repository will have:

• completed the setup needed to launch GitHub Actions workflows
• a dedicated private GitHub Runner to connect to private Azure resources from GitHub pipelines
• an Azure resource group to deploy resources generally contained in infra/resources
• the required permissions to operate on domain resources
• a secure and smooth configuration

The digital services we provide interact through REST APIs that are documented using OpenAPI specifications.

Using API clients requires the code that handles HTTP requests and responses to strictly adhere to the OpenAPI specifications. This is crucial to ensure that the exchanged data is valid and consistent with the defined schemas. Similarly, when providing APIs through NodeJS services, such as Express or similar frameworks, it is important to follow the same standards. This ensures that the APIs are reliable, scalable, and easy to maintain.

Imagine being able to release the first API for a new digital service into production in minutes instead of weeks, having fewer decisions to make, less code to interpret and maintain, onboarding new team members with zero downtime: this is the goal we set for ourselves with the Developer Experience (DevEx) initiative.

At the heart of the Engineering Area, a group of Senior, Cloud, and Staff Engineers has decided to tackle the daily challenges that slow down our work. We're here to break down barriers, simplify processes, and make software development smoother and more rewarding for everyone.