⚡️ Visual Studio 2026 Arrives in Insiders Channel
Microsoft unveiled Visual Studio 2026 Insiders at VSLive! San Diego, introducing deep GitHub Copilot integration, performance and productivity upgrades, a Fluent UI redesign with new themes, and the new Insiders Channel to replace Preview.
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Microsoft unveiled Visual Studio 2026 Insiders at VSLive! San Diego, introducing deep GitHub Copilot integration, performance and productivity upgrades, a Fluent UI redesign with new themes, and the new Insiders Channel to replace Preview.
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Visual Studio 2026 Arrives in Insiders Channel -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft unveiled Visual Studio 2026 Insiders at VSLive! San Diego, introducing deep GitHub Copilot integration, performance and productivity upgrades, a Fluent UI redesign with new themes, and the new Insiders Channel to replace Preview.
⚡️ Azure Cosmos DB Account Overview Hub Launched
The Azure Cosmos DB Account Overview Hub gives users a single place in the Azure portal to see setup help, ways to access data, monitoring tools, learning materials, and tips. This new hub is made to be simple to use for both new and experienced users.
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The Azure Cosmos DB Account Overview Hub gives users a single place in the Azure portal to see setup help, ways to access data, monitoring tools, learning materials, and tips. This new hub is made to be simple to use for both new and experienced users.
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Introducing the Azure Cosmos DB Account Overview Hub
A Simpler Way to Navigate, Learn, and Optimize your Azure Cosmos DB Account within the Azure Portal.
⚡️ .NET 10 Performance Improvements
.NET 10 brings many updates that make programs run faster and use less memory. There are hundreds of small changes aimed at improving how .NET works.
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.NET 10 brings many updates that make programs run faster and use less memory. There are hundreds of small changes aimed at improving how .NET works.
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Performance Improvements in .NET 10
Take a tour through hundreds of performance improvements in .NET 10.
⚡️ Agent Factory Links Agents, Apps, and Data Using New Standards
Agent Factory uses open standards such as MCP and A2A to let agents connect with each other, with apps, and with business data and systems. These links help agents work together and share information.
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Agent Factory uses open standards such as MCP and A2A to let agents connect with each other, with apps, and with business data and systems. These links help agents work together and share information.
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Agent Factory: Connecting agents, apps, and data with new open standards like MCP and A2A | Microsoft Azure Blog
Find out why integration is what transforms an agent from a clever prototype into a force multiplier across a business.
⚡️ Azure Storage APIs Add Entra ID and RBAC Support
Microsoft Azure Storage data plane APIs now support Microsoft Entra ID and role-based access control. This update follows security best practices and is generally available.
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Microsoft Azure Storage data plane APIs now support Microsoft Entra ID and role-based access control. This update follows security best practices and is generally available.
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Azure Storage APIs gain Entra ID and RBAC support
Entra ID and RBAC support for Get Account Information and other supplemental APIs for Azure Storage is now GA.
⚡️ Mermaid Diagram Support in Visual Studio Markdown Editor
Visual Studio can now show Mermaid diagrams in its Markdown editor. Users can write or let Copilot create Mermaid syntax, making it easier to see data and workflows in the editor without needing another extension.
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Visual Studio can now show Mermaid diagrams in its Markdown editor. Users can write or let Copilot create Mermaid syntax, making it easier to see data and workflows in the editor without needing another extension.
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Generating and Viewing Mermaid Diagrams with Copilot
Use Copilot Chat to generate Mermaid diagram and preview it in your markdown editor to help visualize complex concepts!
⚡️ Copilot Profiler Agent Launches in Visual Studio 2026 Insiders
The Copilot Profiler Agent is now available in Visual Studio 2026 Insiders. It is an AI-powered performance assistant built into Visual Studio to help users understand code performance more easily.
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The Copilot Profiler Agent is now available in Visual Studio 2026 Insiders. It is an AI-powered performance assistant built into Visual Studio to help users understand code performance more easily.
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Democratizing Performance: The Copilot Profiler Agent in Action on Real Code
Discover how the Copilot Profiler Agent in Visual Studio 2026 makes performance tuning easier. Get AI-driven insights, identify bottlenecks, and apply real fixes with guided validation—no profiling expertise required
⚡️ Visual Studio Code 1.104 Update Adds New Features
Microsoft released Visual Studio Code 1.104. The update brings Auto model selection, support for contributed language models in chat, and improvements for security, productivity, and Model Context Protocol.
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Microsoft released Visual Studio Code 1.104. The update brings Auto model selection, support for contributed language models in chat, and improvements for security, productivity, and Model Context Protocol.
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VS Code Update Helps Devs Select, Contribute AI Models -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft released Visual Studio Code 1.104, adding Auto model selection and support for contributed language models in chat, alongside security, productivity, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) improvements.
⚡️ F# Weekly #37
.NET 10 Release Candidate 1 is out. The update also highlights news about FScrobble.
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.NET 10 Release Candidate 1 is out. The update also highlights news about FScrobble.
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F# Weekly #37, 2025 – .NET 10 RC1 & FScrobble
Welcome to F# Weekly, A roundup of F# content from this past week: News FScrobble is a Linux and MPRIS-Compatible music scrobbling service that captures your listening habits(built from the ground …
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⚡️ Open Windows Explorer to a Folder with C#
The text explains how to make Windows Explorer open to a chosen folder from a C# program. It shows how to use the Windows Shell API with the Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 package, and also mentions another way using Meziantou.Framework.FullPath.
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The text explains how to make Windows Explorer open to a chosen folder from a C# program. It shows how to use the Windows Shell API with the Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 package, and also mentions another way using Meziantou.Framework.FullPath.
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Open Windows Explorer to a Specific Path in C#
Learn how to programmatically open Windows Explorer to a specific folder using C# and the Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 package. This post explains the required setup, provides sample code, and discusses alternative approaches for improved developer experience.
⚡️ Azure Container Storage Gets Major Speed Boost and Open Source Release
The latest release of Azure Container Storage is now open source and offers up to 7 times higher IOPS and 4 times less latency than earlier versions. This upgrade helps speed up work with AI and databases.
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The latest release of Azure Container Storage is now open source and offers up to 7 times higher IOPS and 4 times less latency than earlier versions. This upgrade helps speed up work with AI and databases.
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Accelerating AI and databases with Azure Container Storage, now 7 times faster and open source | Microsoft Azure Blog
With built-in support for local NVMe drives, learn how ACStor now delivers our fastest, most powerful Kubernetes storage platform on Azure.
⚡️ .NET Aspire 9.4 Updates: CLI, Dashboard, and AI Integrations
.NET Aspire 9.4 brings a command-line tool, an interactive dashboard, and new AI integrations. These updates help users manage tasks and use AI features more easily.
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.NET Aspire 9.4 brings a command-line tool, an interactive dashboard, and new AI integrations. These updates help users manage tasks and use AI features more easily.
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What’s New in .NET Aspire 9.4: CLI, Interactive Dashboard, and New AI Integrations - ByteHide
Microsoft has released .NET Aspire 9.4, its biggest update to date. This version introduces a native AOT Command Line Interface (CLI), new interactive
⚡️ Application Insights Code Optimizations for .NET Apps
Application Insights Code Optimizations helps .NET app users find parts of their code that run slow. It also gives advice and works with GitHub Copilot to give ideas on what to change.
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Application Insights Code Optimizations helps .NET app users find parts of their code that run slow. It also gives advice and works with GitHub Copilot to give ideas on what to change.
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Application Insights Code Optimizations for .NET Apps
Learn how Application Insights Code Optimizations helps .NET developers identify performance bottlenecks and get AI-powered recommendations through GitHub Copilot integration.
⚡️ Spec-Driven Development With GitHub Spec Kit
Developers are using AI agents to make new software and add to current projects. A key challenge is making sure the AI has clear context to give the right results.
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Developers are using AI agents to make new software and add to current projects. A key challenge is making sure the AI has clear context to give the right results.
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Diving Into Spec-Driven Development With GitHub Spec Kit
Developers are increasingly relying on AI agents to both build new software as well as extend capabilities of existing projects that they support. One challenge with AI-based systems, however, is that to produce the right output you need to first establish…
⚡️ TDD and Its Place Between White-Box and Black-Box Testing
Test-driven development (TDD) is a way of making software that is not fully white-box or black-box testing. TDD sits between these two methods, and its exact place can change based on the situation.
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Test-driven development (TDD) is a way of making software that is not fully white-box or black-box testing. TDD sits between these two methods, and its exact place can change based on the situation.
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Greyscale-box test-driven development
Is TDD white-box testing or black-box testing?
⚡️ Platform-Specific .NET Tools and Older SDKs
The new platform-specific .NET tool feature was added in .NET 10. The text looks at what this brings, what must be considered, and how these tools can work with older .NET SDKs.
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The new platform-specific .NET tool feature was added in .NET 10. The text looks at what this brings, what must be considered, and how these tools can work with older .NET SDKs.
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Supporting platform-specific .NET tools on old .NET SDKs
In this post I look at the advantages, trade-offs, and implications of the new platform-specific .NET tool feature added in .NET 10, and how to support old SDKs
⚡️ FabCon Vienna: New Microsoft Fabric Features for 2025
Microsoft announced new features and upgrades for Microsoft Fabric at FabCon Vienna 2025. These changes help make it easier to build agents that use a lot of data and work well for big organizations.
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Microsoft announced new features and upgrades for Microsoft Fabric at FabCon Vienna 2025. These changes help make it easier to build agents that use a lot of data and work well for big organizations.
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FabCon Vienna: Build data-rich agents on an enterprise-ready foundation
Learn about the new features and enhancements announced for Microsoft Fabric at FabCon Vienna 2025.
⚡️ Azure Boards Joins GitHub Copilot in Private Preview
GitHub Copilot now connects with Azure Boards in a private preview. Copilot can get GitHub Issues, use details from the issue or chat, make code changes, and send a pull request.
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GitHub Copilot now connects with Azure Boards in a private preview. Copilot can get GitHub Issues, use details from the issue or chat, make code changes, and send a pull request.
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Azure Boards integration with GitHub Copilot (Private Preview)
Learn how Azure Boards now integrates with GitHub Copilot, allowing users to send work items directly to the Copilot coding agent for tasks.
⚡️ .NET STS Releases Supported for 24 Months
.NET Standard Term Support (STS) releases will have support for 24 months. This means each STS release will get updates and fixes for two years.
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.NET Standard Term Support (STS) releases will have support for 24 months. This means each STS release will get updates and fixes for two years.
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.NET STS releases supported for 24 months
.NET STS releases will be supported for 24 months
⚡️ Prompt and Instruction Files for GitHub Copilot and .NET
The text explains how prompt files and instruction files work with GitHub Copilot in .NET projects. It shows what these files do and how they help set up Copilot with .NET code.
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The text explains how prompt files and instruction files work with GitHub Copilot in .NET projects. It shows what these files do and how they help set up Copilot with .NET code.
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Prompt Files and Instructions Files Explained
Unlocking the Power of GitHub Copilot for .NET Developers with Instruction Files and Prompt Files