006 | API First: Lessons Microsoft 365 Can Learn from Azure

In this episode, Julie Turner and Andrew Connell share the latest enhancement in Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines with federated identity login via the Microsoft 365 CLI, thanks to Martin Lingstuyl. This new feature simplifies the login process and eliminates the need for app registrations and certificates. The main focus of the episode was the critical discussion of the frustrations and challenges faced by developers due to the lack of robust API support in Microsoft 365.

They also discuss the importance of both delegated and application permissions, and why every new feature in Microsoft 365 should be supported by APIs from day one. Understand the impact of missing APIs on business processes and the necessity for comprehensive API coverage in modern development.

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News:

• Add login through federated identity for Azure Devops
• Nested App Authentication: Now generally available across Microsoft 365
• Announcing the updated Teams AI Library and MCP support
• TypeSpec 1.0 GA: API First, Made Practical
• Dev Proxy v0.27 with generating TypeSpec files and configuring using natural language
• Show HN: An MCP server for understanding AWS costs
• Microsoft Copilot Studio ❤️ MCP
• The Azure MCP Server, bringing the power of Azure to your agents

Picks:

• AC: Private Japanese lunar lander enters orbit around moon ahead of a June touchdown
• Julie: Netflix's Chefs Table | Legends

🎙️ PODCAST

🔗 https://codedeploygo.live, LinkedIn, Bluesky

🎙️ HOSTS

Julie Turner

Andrew Connell: 🔗 LinkedIn, YouTube, Bluesky, Newsletter

SPONSORS

Sympraxis (by Julie Turner)
🔗 Website, Ask Sympraxis, YouTube

Voitanos (by Andrew Connell)

🔗 Website, LinkedIn, Bluesky

Music Credit: Ken Bagley

• (00:41) - News
• (19:10) - API First - Lessons Microsoft 365 Can Learn from Azure
• (52:36) - AC's & Julie's Picks