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SQL query generation from natural language

Evaluating AI agents for NL-to-SQL generation across Azure Databricks AI/BI Genie, GitHub Copilot CLI, and Microsoft Agent Framework. We achieved ~75% accuracy with schema documentation and runtime validation, while discovering that business logic errors represent a fundamental limitation requiring domain expertise.
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Durable Workflows in the Microsoft Agent Framework

Build durable AI agent workflows with the Microsoft Agent Framework. Start with in-process console apps, add durability with the Durable Task runtime, scale with parallel AI agents, and host on Azure Functions for serverless execution.
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MSVC Build Tools Preview updates - May 2026

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Microsoft SQL Security Across the MAESTRO Stack: Building Secure Agentic AI with Defense-in-Depth

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Process API Improvements in .NET 11

Adam Sitnik
Process API improvements in .NET 11, including high-level APIs for starting processes, capturing output without deadlocks, handle inheritance control, lifetime management features, and a lightweight `SafeProcessHandle`-based API surface.
.NET Blog
May 13, 2026
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.NET MAUI Moves to CoreCLR in .NET 11

David Ortinau
.NET MAUI apps on Android, iOS, and Mac Catalyst now run on CoreCLR by default in .NET 11, unifying the runtime across all of .NET.
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May 13, 2026
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Agent Skills in Visual Studio: Teach Copilot How Your Team Works

Simona Liao
Visual Studio now supports Agent Skills, which are reusable instruction sets that teach Copilot agents how to handle specific tasks like running a build pipeline, generating boilerplate, or following your team's coding standards. Define a skill once, and the agent applies it automatically...
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The case of the hang when the user changed keyboard layouts

Raymond Chen
Keeping things moving.
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May 13, 2026
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General Availability of SharePoint Framework 1.23 - Advancing the modern developer experience

Vesa Juvonen
We are excited to announce general availability for the SharePoint Framework 1.23. We are rolling out new features in extensions, preview of new CLI and addressing known npm audit issues.
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
May 13, 2026
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Introducing WinUI agent plugin for GitHub Copilot and Claude Code

Nikola Metulev
These skills enable your agent to take your ideas to a native Windows app in minutes! They are built around the end-to-end loop: scaffold, build, run, test, iterate. They've been optimized to know how to drive each stage, recognize common failures that get normal agents stuck in...
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MSVC Build Tools version 14.51 (GA) now available

Michael Price
MSVC Build Tools v14.51 GA available in Visual Studio 2026 18.6
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