Sad Tux - Windows bias detected
This page contains Windows bias

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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.

Bias Analysis

Detected Bias Types
windows_first
windows_tools
Summary
The documentation provides a comprehensive reference for Azure Functions app settings, covering both Windows and Linux scenarios. However, there are minor signs of Windows bias: some examples and explanations mention Windows first or exclusively (e.g., environment variable delimiters, sample paths), and Windows tools (Azure PowerShell) are mentioned before Linux equivalents (Azure CLI). Most settings are OS-agnostic, and Linux-specific settings (like linuxFxVersion) are documented, but Windows is sometimes presented as the default or primary platform.
Recommendations
  • Ensure that examples and explanations consistently mention both Windows and Linux/macOS scenarios, especially for environment variables, file paths, and delimiters.
  • When referencing tools for managing app settings, mention Azure CLI before or alongside Azure PowerShell, as CLI is cross-platform.
  • Where sample values use Windows-style paths (e.g., %HOME%\typescript), provide Linux/macOS equivalents (e.g., $HOME/typescript).
  • For settings that behave differently on Windows and Linux (such as delimiters), clarify the differences in a balanced way and provide explicit Linux/macOS examples.
  • Review the ordering of OS-specific settings and ensure Linux/macOS settings are not relegated to secondary status.
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Scan History

Date Scan Status Result
2026-02-18 00:00 #394 in_progress Biased Biased
2026-02-17 00:00 #390 in_progress Biased Biased
2026-02-16 00:00 #386 in_progress Biased Biased
2026-02-15 00:00 #382 in_progress Biased Biased
2026-02-14 00:00 #378 in_progress Biased Biased
2026-02-13 00:00 #374 in_progress Biased Biased
2026-02-12 00:00 #370 in_progress Biased Biased
2026-02-11 00:00 #366 in_progress Clean Clean
2026-02-10 00:00 #362 completed Biased Biased
2026-02-09 00:00 #358 completed Biased Biased
2026-02-08 00:00 #354 completed Biased Biased
2026-02-05 00:00 #342 completed Biased Biased
2026-02-04 00:00 #338 completed Biased Biased
2026-02-03 00:00 #334 completed Biased Biased
2026-02-02 00:00 #330 completed Biased Biased
2026-02-01 00:00 #326 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-31 00:00 #322 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-30 00:00 #318 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-27 00:00 #306 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-26 00:00 #302 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-24 00:00 #294 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-23 00:00 #290 failed Biased Biased
2026-01-17 00:00 #262 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-14 00:00 #250 in_progress Biased Biased
2026-01-13 00:00 #246 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-12 00:00 #243 cancelled Biased Biased
2026-01-11 00:00 #240 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-10 00:00 #237 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-09 00:34 #234 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-08 00:53 #231 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-06 18:15 #225 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-09-16 00:00 #113 completed Clean Clean
2025-09-07 00:00 #104 completed Clean Clean
2025-08-07 00:00 #73 completed Biased Biased
2025-08-06 00:00 #72 completed Biased Biased
2025-08-05 00:00 #71 completed Biased Biased
2025-08-04 00:00 #70 cancelled Biased Biased
2025-08-03 00:00 #69 completed Biased Biased
2025-08-02 00:00 #68 cancelled Biased Biased
2025-07-23 00:00 #58 completed Clean Clean
2025-07-13 21:37 #48 completed Biased Biased
2025-07-09 13:09 #3 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-07-08 04:23 #2 cancelled Biased Biased

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