⚡️ 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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Microsoft News
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.
⚡️ MVU Pattern in .NET MAUI with MauiReactor
MauiReactor uses the Model-View-Update (MVU) pattern in .NET MAUI. This pattern can work with the .NET MAUI platform to help structure apps.
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MauiReactor uses the Model-View-Update (MVU) pattern in .NET MAUI. This pattern can work with the .NET MAUI platform to help structure apps.
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MauiReactor: An MVU Approach for .NET MAUI
A look at how the Model-View-Update pattern can complement the .NET MAUI ecosystem
⚡️ Visual Studio Copilot Adds Bring-Your-Own-Model and Model Context Protocol
Microsoft now lets users add their own models to Copilot Chat in Visual Studio. The Model Context Protocol is also now ready for all, so users can connect to internal tools and data.
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Microsoft now lets users add their own models to Copilot Chat in Visual Studio. The Model Context Protocol is also now ready for all, so users can connect to internal tools and data.
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Visual Studio Copilot: BYO Model + MCP GA -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft added bring-your-own-model support to Copilot Chat in Visual Studio and made the Model Context Protocol generally available in the IDE, expanding model choice and enabling governed connections to internal tools and data.
⚡️ Entra ID Support Added to DocumentDB VS Code Extension
The new version 0.3 of the DocumentDB for VS Code extension lets users connect to Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) clusters with Microsoft Entra ID authentication. This update supports using a central identity provider.
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The new version 0.3 of the DocumentDB for VS Code extension lets users connect to Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) clusters with Microsoft Entra ID authentication. This update supports using a central identity provider.
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Secure Your Connections with Entra ID Support in the DocumentDB VS Code Extension
The DocumentDB for VS Code extension now supports Microsoft Entra ID authentication, giving enterprise developers a secure, passwordless way to connect to their Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) clusters.
⚡️ GitHub Copilot for Azure Available in Visual Studio 2022 Preview
GitHub Copilot for Azure is now in Public Preview for Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 and above. The extension lets users use Azure developer tools and run commands in Copilot Chat, with support from the Azure MCP server, all inside Visual Studio.
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GitHub Copilot for Azure is now in Public Preview for Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 and above. The extension lets users use Azure developer tools and run commands in Copilot Chat, with support from the Azure MCP server, all inside Visual Studio.
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GitHub Copilot for Azure (Preview) Launches in Visual Studio 2022 with Azure MCP Support
The GitHub Copilot for Azure extension is now in Public Preview for Visual Studio 2022 (17.14+). It brings a curated set of Azure developer tools—exposed through the Azure MCP server—directly into GitHub Copilot Agent Mode in Visual Studio.
⚡️ Solving Native Library Loading Issue with .NET Core on Alpine
The text explains how an old .NET Core version had trouble loading native libraries on Alpine Linux. It shows the steps followed and the solution found for this issue.
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The text explains how an old .NET Core version had trouble loading native libraries on Alpine Linux. It shows the steps followed and the solution found for this issue.
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Fixing an old .NET Core native library loading issue on Alpine
In this post I walk through the process of solving a native library loading issue on alpine with an old .NET runtime, showing the steps we took and the solution
⚡️ Faster Scientific Discovery with Microsoft Azure and NVIDIA
Researchers use Microsoft Azure's cloud and NVIDIA's GPUs to speed up scientific discovery. This helps them work faster and make new findings in science.
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Researchers use Microsoft Azure's cloud and NVIDIA's GPUs to speed up scientific discovery. This helps them work faster and make new findings in science.
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Transforming scientific discovery with Microsoft Azure and NVIDIA | Microsoft Azure Blog
Microsoft Azure and NVIDIA bring high-performance computing to science, enabling faster simulations and deeper insights. Learn more.
⚡️ GitHub Copilot for Azure Now in Visual Studio 2022
Microsoft has previewed a new extension that brings Copilot for Azure to Visual Studio 2022. With this tool, users can look at resources, see diagnostics and logs, use Azure CLI, and deploy from inside the IDE.
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Microsoft has previewed a new extension that brings Copilot for Azure to Visual Studio 2022. With this tool, users can look at resources, see diagnostics and logs, use Azure CLI, and deploy from inside the IDE.
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GitHub Copilot for Azure Previews in Visual Studio 2022 -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft is bringing its Azure-aware Copilot experience to Visual Studio 2022. The preview extension lets developers use Copilot to inspect resources, check diagnostics and logs, run Azure CLI, and deploy inside the IDE.
⚡️ Visual Studio 2025 August Update News
Visual Studio 2022 v17.14 August 2025 update is now ready. It adds new AI tools, better ways to find bugs, and more control for making games and other projects.
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Visual Studio 2022 v17.14 August 2025 update is now ready. It adds new AI tools, better ways to find bugs, and more control for making games and other projects.
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The Visual Studio August Update is here – smarter AI, better debugging, and more control
The Visual Studio 2022 August 2025 update (v17.14) adds GPT-5, MCP support, smarter Copilot Chat, Unreal debugging, and more developer controls.
⚡️ Agent Observability Best Practices for Reliable AI
Agent observability helps keep AI agents safe, reliable, and working well. The text lists five main ways to watch and check how AI agents behave.
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Agent observability helps keep AI agents safe, reliable, and working well. The text lists five main ways to watch and check how AI agents behave.
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Agent Factory: Top 5 agent observability best practices for reliable AI | Microsoft Azure Blog
Find out why observability is essential for delivering AI that is effective, transparent, safe, and aligned with organizational values.
⚡️ EFCore.Visualizer for Entity Framework Core Query Plans
EFCore.Visualizer is a Visual Studio extension made to show and study Entity Framework Core query plans. It lets users see how their queries run right in Visual Studio.
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EFCore.Visualizer is a Visual Studio extension made to show and study Entity Framework Core query plans. It lets users see how their queries run right in Visual Studio.
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EFCore.Visualizer – View Entity Framework Core query plan inside Visual Studio
A Visual Studio extension that helps developers visualize and analyze Entity Framework Core query execution plans directly within their development environment.
⚡️ Visual Studio AI Roadmap for September
The public roadmap for Visual Studio shares the plans for adding more AI agent features in the coming month. The roadmap lists ongoing work, but there are no promises that every part will be done this month.
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The public roadmap for Visual Studio shares the plans for adding more AI agent features in the coming month. The roadmap lists ongoing work, but there are no promises that every part will be done this month.
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Roadmap for AI in Visual Studio (September)
Visual Studio’s AI roadmap: new agent tools, Copilot Chat upgrades, MCP support, and latest models like Claude Opus 4.1 & GPT-5 Mini.
⚡️ ReSharper 2025.2 Uses New Out-of-Process Engine
ReSharper 2025.2 now runs its analysis in a separate 64-bit worker outside Visual Studio’s main process. This update cuts user interface freezes in Visual Studio by 80%.
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ReSharper 2025.2 now runs its analysis in a separate 64-bit worker outside Visual Studio’s main process. This update cuts user interface freezes in Visual Studio by 80%.
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ReSharper’s New Out-of-Process Engine Cuts Visual Studio startup UI freezes by 61% | The .NET Tools Blog
Visual Studio power users love ReSharper’s deep analysis, but the cost has been the occasional UI hiccup that breaks the flow of work. In ReSharper 2025.2, analysis runs in a separate 64-bit worker ou