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GitHub Copilot Customization Explained for Beginners: Instructions, Prompt Files, Skills, Agents, and Hooks  Introduction If you've recently started using GitHub Copilot, you've probably come across terms like Instructions , Prompt Files , Skills , Agents , and Hooks . At first glance, they all seem to do the same thing—they tell Copilot what to do. So why does GitHub have five different customization features? The answer is simple: each feature solves a different problem. Think of GitHub Copilot as a new developer joining your team. On their first day, you don't just hand them code. You explain your coding standards, give them reusable templates, teach them specialized knowledge, assign them a role, and automate repetitive tasks. That's exactly how GitHub Copilot customization works. In this article, you'll learn what each feature does, when to use it, and how they all work together. By the end, you'll know which feature to start with and which ones can wait un...

How to restore your deleted Azure App Service?

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In this blog post, let's see how to recover an accidentally deleted Azure App Service (Web App). If you hear someone saying they have accidentally deleted any Azure service and want to restore it, it gives an indication they are lacking best practices and patterns in their cloud environment. One such pattern is described in my previous blog post named Resource Lock and if you haven't still read it, highly recommend having a look at it.  Within your Azure App Service, you will have multiple hosting capabilities like Web API, Static website, Front end application, Container-based solution.  Facts to know: At this point in time, the options to restore your App Service are through PowerShell or Azure CLI, and no option available through Azure Portal. I would recommend going with PowerShell because Azure CLI is still in preview and under development Only sites deleted in the past 30 days can be restored.  Restore is not supported if the deleted app was in Free or Shared SKU ...