This was intentionally a small article.
I wanted to write the kind of guide that helps a new developer get unstuck: create the Azure OpenAI resource, deploy a model, set up a local Python project, put credentials in an environment file, and run the first chatbot loop.
Those details can look too basic from the outside, but they are often where beginners lose momentum. A useful tutorial should respect that friction.
For me, this post was a reminder that developer education is not only about advanced architecture. Sometimes the most valuable thing is helping someone reach the first working state without hiding the setup.
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