⚡️ Azure Developer CLI August 2025 Release Announced
Microsoft has announced the August 2025 release of the Azure Developer CLI, known as azd. This post shares news about the latest version.
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Microsoft has announced the August 2025 release of the Azure Developer CLI, known as azd. This post shares news about the latest version.
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – August 2025
Announcing the August 2025 release (versions 1.18.1 and 1.18.2) of the Azure Developer CLI (azd).
⚡️ Cloud and AI Use in Frontier Firms
Frontier Firms are using Microsoft Azure for cloud and AI to change how they work. They add agents to their teams, update processes, and help workers learn new skills.
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Frontier Firms are using Microsoft Azure for cloud and AI to change how they work. They add agents to their teams, update processes, and help workers learn new skills.
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Building the Frontier Firm with Microsoft Azure: The business case for cloud and AI modernization | Microsoft Azure Blog
Learn how Frontier Firms are moving beyond experimentation and into scaled transformation, powered by human-agent teams.
⚡️ Switching from xUnit to TUnit for Testing
The text explains how the writer changed one of their libraries from using xUnit to the new TUnit testing framework. It also shares the reasons for switching and some problems faced during the move.
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The text explains how the writer changed one of their libraries from using xUnit to the new TUnit testing framework. It also shares the reasons for switching and some problems faced during the move.
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Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades
Converting an xUnit test project to TUnit
In this post I discuss the new TUnit testing framework, why I ported one of my libraries to use it instead of xUnit and related issues I had to deal with
⚡️ Run GPT-OSS with C# and Ollama
This guide explains how to use GPT-OSS with C# and Ollama. It shows how to run GPT-OSS on your own computer, so it is fast and does not need the internet.
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This guide explains how to use GPT-OSS with C# and Ollama. It shows how to run GPT-OSS on your own computer, so it is fast and does not need the internet.
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GPT-OSS – A C# Guide with Ollama
Run GPT-OSS locally with C# and Ollama to build fast, private, offline AI
⚡️ Use Your Own Language Model in Visual Studio Chat
You can now use your own language model in Visual Studio Chat by connecting API keys from OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google. This lets you try more models and change how you use the chat.
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You can now use your own language model in Visual Studio Chat by connecting API keys from OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google. This lets you try more models and change how you use the chat.
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Bring Your Own Model to Chat in Visual Studio
Learn how to bring your own model to Visual Studio Chat. Gain flexibility, control, and customization by choosing the models that best fit your workflow.
⚡️ Azure SDK Release for August 2025
Azure SDK publishes new releases each month. This post shares highlights and notes for the August 2025 update.
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Azure SDK publishes new releases each month. This post shares highlights and notes for the August 2025 update.
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Azure SDK Release (August 2025)
Azure SDK releases every month. This post includes the August 2025's highlights and release notes.
⚡️ Agent Factory and Building AI Agents
Agent Factory lets people make AI agents that can do real-world tasks. How well these agents work depends on the tools they use and the rules that guide those tools.
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Agent Factory lets people make AI agents that can do real-world tasks. How well these agents work depends on the tools they use and the rules that guide those tools.
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Agent Factory: Building your first AI agent with the tools to deliver real-world outcomes | Microsoft Azure Blog
Learn how to give agents a broad, evolving set of capabilities without locking into one vendor or rewriting integrations for each new need.
⚡️ Copilot Diagnostics for .NET in Visual Studio
Copilot is a toolset in Visual Studio for .NET that adds breakpoints, insights, exception fixes, and performance summaries using AI. These features help make debugging tasks easier inside your coding space.
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Copilot is a toolset in Visual Studio for .NET that adds breakpoints, insights, exception fixes, and performance summaries using AI. These features help make debugging tasks easier inside your coding space.
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Microsoft News
Copilot Diagnostics toolset for .NET In Visual Studio
Debugging doesn’t have to be a grind. With Copilot woven into Visual Studio, you get AI-powered breakpoints, insights, exception fixes, and performance summaries all right where you work.
⚡️ Overview of Multi-Agent AI Design
Generative AI is now being used more for important work in companies. At first, most projects used one main agent with a large language model, prompts, a vector store, and some API links.
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Generative AI is now being used more for important work in companies. At first, most projects used one main agent with a large language model, prompts, a vector store, and some API links.
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Designing Multi-Agent Intelligence
Written by: Maggie Liu, Thiago Rotta, Vinicius Souza, James Tooles, & Microsoft AI Co-Innovation Labs 1. Introduction Generative AI is moving from proof‑of‑concept pilots to mission‑critical workloads at a velocity rarely seen in enterprise technology. The…
⚡️ Microsoft Named Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Native Application Platforms
Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Native Application Platforms for the second year in a row. It was also placed furthest to the right in Completeness of Vision.
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Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Native Application Platforms for the second year in a row. It was also placed furthest to the right in Completeness of Vision.
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Microsoft is a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud-Native Application Platforms | Microsoft Azure Blog
We’re proud to announce that Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud-Native Application Platforms for a second year in a row, and the furthest to the right in Completeness of Vision. Learn more.
⚡️ MSSQL Extension for VS Code Adds New Features
The MSSQL Extension for VS Code now includes Schema Designer, Schema Compare, and Local SQL Server Containers in its version 1.35.0 release. These tools are now generally available and give users new ways to design, compare, and use SQL Server schemas in their local setup.
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The MSSQL Extension for VS Code now includes Schema Designer, Schema Compare, and Local SQL Server Containers in its version 1.35.0 release. These tools are now generally available and give users new ways to design, compare, and use SQL Server schemas in their local setup.
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Microsoft News
MSSQL Extension for VS Code: Schema Compare, Schema Designer, Local SQL Server Container GA
Explore what’s new in the MSSQL Extension for VS Code v1.35, including GA for Schema Designer, Schema Compare, and Local SQL Server Containers—plus performance, accessibility, and query result enhancements.
⚡️ Improved Control of Copilot Code Suggestions
Copilot gives code suggestions in the editor to help you work faster and finish lines of code. User feedback showed that keeping a good balance between helpful tips and control over your workspace is important.
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Copilot gives code suggestions in the editor to help you work faster and finish lines of code. User feedback showed that keeping a good balance between helpful tips and control over your workspace is important.
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Better Control over Your Copilot Code Suggestions
enhanced control over your Copilot experience, so you can decide when suggestions show up and how much you accept, right inside your editor.
⚡️ Improved dotnet test in .NET 10
The new dotnet test uses Microsoft.Testing.Platform in .NET 10. This change gives faster results and better tools to check problems.
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The new dotnet test uses Microsoft.Testing.Platform in .NET 10. This change gives faster results and better tools to check problems.
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Enhance your CLI testing workflow with the new dotnet test
Learn how .NET 10 transforms dotnet test with native Microsoft.Testing.Platform integration, delivering better performance and enhanced diagnostics.
⚡️ Local Embeddings with ONNX in SQL Server 2025 RC0
SQL Server 2025 RC0 lets users make text embeddings on Windows using a local ONNX model. This new setup works without needing network traffic outside the local system.
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SQL Server 2025 RC0 lets users make text embeddings on Windows using a local ONNX model. This new setup works without needing network traffic outside the local system.
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Create embeddings in SQL Server 2025 RC0 with a local ONNX model on Windows
Azure SQL Devs’ Corner - Azure SQL Create embeddings in SQL Server 2025 RC0 with a local ONNX model on Windows
⚡️ Agents Panel Adds Copilot Coding Features in Visual Studio and VS Code
GitHub Copilot’s coding agent can now be used in Visual Studio and VS Code by way of a new agents panel. This lets users leave coding tasks to AI and see results in GitHub.
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GitHub Copilot’s coding agent can now be used in Visual Studio and VS Code by way of a new agents panel. This lets users leave coding tasks to AI and see results in GitHub.
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Visual Studio Magazine
New Agents Panel Brings Copilot Coding Tasks to Visual Studio and VS Code -- Visual Studio Magazine
GitHub Copilot’s upgraded coding agent, now accessible through a new agents panel, lets Visual Studio and VS Code developers offload coding chores to AI and track results across GitHub’s ecosystem.
⚡️ Microsoft’s Open Source History and Growth
Microsoft started using open source by adding 20,000 lines of code to the Linux system. Over time, the company expanded its open source work and now uses AI with open source tools around the world.
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Microsoft started using open source by adding 20,000 lines of code to the Linux system. Over time, the company expanded its open source work and now uses AI with open source tools around the world.
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From 20,000 lines of Linux code to global scale: Microsoft's open-source journey | Microsoft Azure Blog
From Linux kernel code to AI at scale, discover how Microsoft’s open source evolution shapes cloud, AI, and developer innovation. Learn more.
⚡️ Vibe Coding in AI-Assisted Development
Vibe coding is a way of using AI during programming where you talk about what you want in plain words and the assistant builds most of the base and connections. You only write code yourself when you need to fix details or make changes.
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Vibe coding is a way of using AI during programming where you talk about what you want in plain words and the assistant builds most of the base and connections. You only write code yourself when you need to fix details or make changes.
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Everyone is talkin’ bout vibes
Vibe coding, proven: a one-hour demo built with VS Code, Copilot, and the Azure Cosmos DB Linux Emulator—plus copyable prompts and a quick validation loop.
⚡️ FsiX: New F# REPL with Hot Reloading
A new F# REPL called FsiX has been released. It adds hot reloading, which lets users see code changes right away.
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A new F# REPL called FsiX has been released. It adds hot reloading, which lets users see code changes right away.
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F# Weekly #34, 2025 – FsiX: new F# REPL with hot reloading
Welcome to F# Weekly, A roundup of F# content from this past week: News Enhance your CLI testing workflow with the new dotnet test – .NET Blog Copilot Diagnostics toolset for .NET In Visual S…
⚡️ Song Recommendations Using F# Free Monads
This text is part of a series about different ways to use functional programming. It looks at how to find song suggestions from lots of playback records using F# free monads and large computation expressions.
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This text is part of a series about different ways to use functional programming. It looks at how to find song suggestions from lots of playback records using F# free monads and large computation expressions.
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Song recommendations with F# free monads
With an extensive computation expression.
⚡️ Git Worktree: Multiple Working Directories
Git worktree lets you use more than one working directory with one repository. You can check out different branches in separate folders at the same time, without copying the whole repository again.
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Git worktree lets you use more than one working directory with one repository. You can check out different branches in separate folders at the same time, without copying the whole repository again.
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Git Worktree: Managing Multiple Working Directories
Learn how to use Git worktree to manage multiple working directories from a single repository, enabling parallel development workflows.
⚡️ Azure Cloud Security from Silicon to Systems
Microsoft starts secure design with the silicon parts of its computers and continues this protection across every layer of its cloud systems.
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Microsoft starts secure design with the silicon parts of its computers and continues this protection across every layer of its cloud systems.
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Protecting Azure Infrastructure from silicon to systems | Microsoft Azure Blog
At Microsoft, secure design begins at the foundation of our computing stack—the silicon level—and extends through every layer of the cloud. Learn more.