Will Velida 🇺🇦
@willvelida.com
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft 🧑💻
@Arsenal fan
Posts are mine
Blog: https://www.willvelida.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@willvelida
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/willvelida
@Arsenal fan
Posts are mine
Blog: https://www.willvelida.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@willvelida
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/willvelida
I prefer not to pay for LLM access when building agents, so leveraging GitHub-hosted models has been a great cost-effective solution. I managed to configure an agent using the MS Agent Framework and GitHub models, so I blogged about it: www.willvelida.com/posts/ms-age...
Using GitHub Models with the Microsoft Agent Framework
Almost a year ago, I wrote a blog post on how you could use GitHub Models with Semantic Kernel applications for dev and test purposes. Now that the Microsoft Agent Framework is available, I thought I’...
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January 9, 2026 at 5:00 AM
I prefer not to pay for LLM access when building agents, so leveraging GitHub-hosted models has been a great cost-effective solution. I managed to configure an agent using the MS Agent Framework and GitHub models, so I blogged about it: www.willvelida.com/posts/ms-age...
First weigh in this year. Down 2.7kg since Jan 1st. That's about 5.95lbs lost so far this year. I think that this is my body going into shock after cutting out fizzy drinks and beer.
January 8, 2026 at 10:56 PM
First weigh in this year. Down 2.7kg since Jan 1st. That's about 5.95lbs lost so far this year. I think that this is my body going into shock after cutting out fizzy drinks and beer.
Spent the day playing around with Azure SRE Agent Preview. There's some promising stuff in there, but the service is still in preview, so there's some gaps in functionality. Have feedback/questions? LMK
www.willvelida.com/posts/azure-... #Azure #SRE #agents
www.willvelida.com/posts/azure-... #Azure #SRE #agents
Exploring Azure SRE Agent Preview Service
I run various Container Apps as part of my personal health project. I want this project to be as low maintenance as possible, so I decided to take a look at Azure SRE Agent to see how it could help me...
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January 8, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Spent the day playing around with Azure SRE Agent Preview. There's some promising stuff in there, but the service is still in preview, so there's some gaps in functionality. Have feedback/questions? LMK
www.willvelida.com/posts/azure-... #Azure #SRE #agents
www.willvelida.com/posts/azure-... #Azure #SRE #agents
Hello from Melbourne! Forecasted 41°C weather today (105.8°F) - We are literally cooked 🔥
a cartoon dog is sitting in front of a fire with the words " everything is fine " below him
ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting in front of a fire with the words " everything is fine " below him
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January 6, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Hello from Melbourne! Forecasted 41°C weather today (105.8°F) - We are literally cooked 🔥
Decided to make a blog post about some goals for the upcoming year. It's been 6 days without fizzy drinks or beer, so it's a good start: www.willvelida.com/posts/happy-...
Some goals for 2026
It’s finally 2026! The New Year is upon us, and like many of you, I have a bunch of personal and professional goals I’d like to achieve this year.
New Years resolutions have always been a bit of a fad...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Decided to make a blog post about some goals for the upcoming year. It's been 6 days without fizzy drinks or beer, so it's a good start: www.willvelida.com/posts/happy-...
Welcome back to work everyone 😅(credit to bottlecap creative)
January 5, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Welcome back to work everyone 😅(credit to bottlecap creative)
It's a brand new year, and I have a bunch of goals I'd like to achieve this year. I'd like to see the other side of 95kg, I want to be able to ollie on my skateboard after 20 years, I want to be a better software engineer, do more impactful work, be a great husband, and generally be happier.
January 1, 2026 at 2:22 AM
It's a brand new year, and I have a bunch of goals I'd like to achieve this year. I'd like to see the other side of 95kg, I want to be able to ollie on my skateboard after 20 years, I want to be a better software engineer, do more impactful work, be a great husband, and generally be happier.
Parents are over for NYE, and we've decided to do a Dutch tradition and make oliebollen 😋
December 31, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Parents are over for NYE, and we've decided to do a Dutch tradition and make oliebollen 😋
2025 was a year full of challenges and highlights. But one day stood out above them all
December 31, 2025 at 12:09 AM
2025 was a year full of challenges and highlights. But one day stood out above them all
I have fallen to the Aramex/Fastway curse 😂 delivery person literally came to my address, took a picture of my door, and then said "couldn't deliver"
Only options are to wait for them to redeliver (take another photo of my door) or go to their depot to pick it up, defeating the point of delivery 😅
Only options are to wait for them to redeliver (take another photo of my door) or go to their depot to pick it up, defeating the point of delivery 😅
December 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I have fallen to the Aramex/Fastway curse 😂 delivery person literally came to my address, took a picture of my door, and then said "couldn't deliver"
Only options are to wait for them to redeliver (take another photo of my door) or go to their depot to pick it up, defeating the point of delivery 😅
Only options are to wait for them to redeliver (take another photo of my door) or go to their depot to pick it up, defeating the point of delivery 😅
Only a few more hours to make those commits kiddies! 🤣
December 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Only a few more hours to make those commits kiddies! 🤣
In Australia, I've just had to add my birthday to access my account.
I'm sure that most under 16s would be able to figure that one out if that's all you need to do.
I'm sure that most under 16s would be able to figure that one out if that's all you need to do.
December 9, 2025 at 3:32 AM
In Australia, I've just had to add my birthday to access my account.
I'm sure that most under 16s would be able to figure that one out if that's all you need to do.
I'm sure that most under 16s would be able to figure that one out if that's all you need to do.
So the social media ban for under 16s in Australia is almost here, and the news media is talking about the dopamine withdrawals like it's going to be a zero day event 🤣😂
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 AM
So the social media ban for under 16s in Australia is almost here, and the news media is talking about the dopamine withdrawals like it's going to be a zero day event 🤣😂
Reposted by Will Velida 🇺🇦
Olivia Nuzzi wrote an entire story based on unnamed sources about Biden's decline, reinvigorating calls for him to leave the race -- and the whole time, she was working on RFK Jr.'s behalf, according to her ex-fiance. newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Olivia Nuzzi’s Real Victims
More than her fiancé, or fellow female journalists, the public will pay the price for these misdeeds. RFK Jr. will see to that.
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Olivia Nuzzi wrote an entire story based on unnamed sources about Biden's decline, reinvigorating calls for him to leave the race -- and the whole time, she was working on RFK Jr.'s behalf, according to her ex-fiance. newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Renewed for 1 more year:
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Renewed for 1 more year:
I got the Dapr Docs Contributor badge from @daprdev.bsky.social! www.holopin.io/userbadge/cm...
I got the Dapr Docs Contributor badge from Dapr!
@willvelida has earned the Dapr Docs Contributor badge from Dapr.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I got the Dapr Docs Contributor badge from @daprdev.bsky.social! www.holopin.io/userbadge/cm...
Go to turn Windows Features on or off
Deselect Recall
Restart your machine.
Deselect Recall
Restart your machine.
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Go to turn Windows Features on or off
Deselect Recall
Restart your machine.
Deselect Recall
Restart your machine.
Any CFPs open for upcoming conferences in New Zealand?
It's been far too long
It's been far too long
November 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Any CFPs open for upcoming conferences in New Zealand?
It's been far too long
It's been far too long
Yesterday I had my first skateboarding lesson. I managed to ride fakie (going backwards) properly, do a 180 kickturn, drop-in, and pump the bowl (going back and forth). It's amazing how much progress you can make with a little help.
November 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Yesterday I had my first skateboarding lesson. I managed to ride fakie (going backwards) properly, do a 180 kickturn, drop-in, and pump the bowl (going back and forth). It's amazing how much progress you can make with a little help.
When you travel all the way to the other side of the world and its the same temperature 🫠
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
When you travel all the way to the other side of the world and its the same temperature 🫠
Newcastle is a nice little beach town.
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Newcastle is a nice little beach town.
Will blog about this soonish, but I've been playing around with an Azure Principal Architect custom GitHub Copilot Agent that examines a repository, provides recommendations on the codebase based on WAF principals, and then creates issues based on them: github.com/willvelida/b...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Will blog about this soonish, but I've been playing around with an Azure Principal Architect custom GitHub Copilot Agent that examines a repository, provides recommendations on the codebase based on WAF principals, and then creates issues based on them: github.com/willvelida/b...
I'm finally one of the cool kids 😊 My session on Platform Engineering in the age of Generative AI has been voted in for @dddmelbourne.bsky.social! If you're attending, I'll see you there! www.dddmelbourne.com/agenda?sessi...
Agenda - DDD Melbourne | 21st February 2026
DDD Melbourne agenda.
www.dddmelbourne.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I'm finally one of the cool kids 😊 My session on Platform Engineering in the age of Generative AI has been voted in for @dddmelbourne.bsky.social! If you're attending, I'll see you there! www.dddmelbourne.com/agenda?sessi...
BREAKING: General Zod has just endorsed Cuomo
November 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
BREAKING: General Zod has just endorsed Cuomo