EPISODE 022 How We Use AI in Our Personal and Work Lives In this end-of-year episode, Andrew and Julie dive into how AI has become an integral part of their daily lives. They discuss the various AI tools they rely on for personal tasks, business operations, and software development, including Gemini, Claude, and GitHub Copilot. The conversation covers when and why they choose specific platforms, how AI assists in their writing processes, and the role of AI coding assistants in their...
18 days ago • 1 min read
EPISODE 021 Why Not All Copilot Experiences Are Created Equal In this episode of Code Deploy GoLive, hosts Julie Turner and Andrew Connell explore why Microsoft 365 Copilot experiences vary significantly depending on where you access them—whether in Outlook, Word, Teams, or the standalone Copilot app. Through real-world examples and technical insights, they explain how different orchestrators power various Copilot experiences, from the App Chat orchestrator to the SharePoint and Copilot...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
EPISODE 020 Ignite 2025: Agents, Copilot APIs & Security Copilot Join Andrew Connell and Julie Turner as they recap Microsoft Ignite 2025, diving deep into the latest announcements for developers. They discuss Agent 365's new governance capabilities, Copilot API updates, including retrieval and search features, and exciting declarative agent enhancements. The hosts also cover Security Copilot's inclusion with E5 licenses and share their thoughts on Microsoft's evolving AI and agent ecosystem....
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
EPISODE 019 SharePoint Framework Ditches Gulp for Heft - How This Impacts You In this episode of the Code Deploy Go Live Podcast, hosts Julie Turner and Andrew Connell discuss significant changes in the SharePoint framework, particularly the transition from Gulp to Heft in v1.22. They share frustrations with Microsoft Graph and PowerShell, emphasizing the importance of community engagement in influencing Microsoft’s decisions. The episode also covers the new build tool chain, customization...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
EPISODE 018 Getting Started with Azure Functions Dive into the fundamentals of Azure Functions with Julie and Andrew as they explain this powerful serverless computing service for Microsoft 365 developers. Learn about event-driven architecture, automatic scaling, various trigger types (HTTP, timer, queue, Event Grid, and more), and common use cases like document library monitoring, automated provisioning, and building Copilot connectors.We also cover hosting and pricing models—from...
2 months ago • 1 min read
EPISODE 017 Microsoft Teams AI SDK Naming Nightmare Solved In this episode, Andrew Connell and Julie Turner tackle the confusion surrounding Microsoft's Teams AI SDK naming conventions and help developers understand which tools to use for building Copilot extensions and AI agents. We break down the differences between the Teams AI Library, M365 Agents SDK, Azure AI Foundry, and Teams Toolkit, explaining when to use each framework and how they all fit together in Microsoft's AI development...
3 months ago • 1 min read
EPISODE 016 SharePoint Framework Roadmap: Future Developments This episode of "Code Deploy Go Live" with Julie Turner and Andrew Connell examines Microsoft's recently announced SharePoint Framework (SPFx) Public Roadmap from September 2025. The hosts share insights about the upcoming SPFx releases, the new community advisory committee, and frequently asked questions about the roadmap changes. Listen / Watch Episode 016! 🎧 https://aka.codedeploygo.live/e016📺 https://aka.codedeploygo.live/v016...
3 months ago • 1 min read
EPISODE 015 Navigating Microsoft Graph's SDK Future… and Struggles In episode 15, Andrew & Julie examined the maintenance status of various Microsoft Graph SDKs. While some SDKs like .NET, Java, PHP, PowerShell, and Go receive regular monthly updates, the JavaScript SDK has not been updated in approximately two years (since September 2023). This creates significant issues for developers as the Graph endpoints have certainly changed during this time, but the typings and SDK haven't been...
4 months ago • 1 min read
EPISODE 014 Microsoft 365 Developer News: Tools, Deprecations & Fixes In episode 14 of the Code Deploy Go Live podcast, hosts Julie Turner and Andrew Connell cover the latest news for full-stack developers in the Microsoft ecosystem, including updates to Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft 365 Copilot, SharePoint Framework, and several notable deprecations. Listen / Watch Episode 014! 🎧 https://aka.codedeploygo.live/e014📺 https://aka.codedeploygo.live/v014 🔗 LINKS News: 🔗 Node.js v22.18.0 Runs...
4 months ago • 1 min read