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Awesome GitHub Copilot just got a website, and a learning hub, and plugins!
Back in July, we launched the Awesome GitHub Copilot Customizations repo with a simple goal: give the community a place to share custom instructions, prompts, and chat modes to customize the AI responses from GitHub Copilot. We were hoping for maybe one community contribution per...
Read moreClick to read more about this postWhen Infrastructure Scales But Understanding Doesn't
We all know this, even if we don't like to admit it: modern infrastructure can scale infinitely, but human understanding doesn't.
We've all seen it happen - organizations going from managing dozens of servers to thousands of containers, from deploying weekly to deploying hundreds of...
Read moreClick to read more about this postAuthentication Tokens Are Not a Data Contract
Authentication tokens exist to answer one question: is this caller authorized to do this?
They are not intended to be a stable data interface, a schema you can depend on, or an input into application logic.
If your application decodes tokens and reads claims from them, this is an...
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Mar 24, 2026
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📢LangChain4j got a new video series
We recently released a step-by-step course from simple chat to AI agents using LangChain4j 👉http://aka.ms/LangChain4j-for-Beginners
Now watch the new 6️⃣part Video series with tons of hands-on demos.
Let's break down what you'll learn.
Introduction to...
Microsoft for Java Developers
Mar 23, 2026
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SQL code analysis in VS Code: Configure rules without editing your project file
SQL code analysis has been part of the SSDT workflow for a long time. Before deploying a schema change, you could run a set of static analysis rules against your project to catch potential issues, things like missing primary keys, deprecated syntax, or objects that could break under...
Azure SQL Dev Corner
Mar 23, 2026
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Agentic Platform Engineering with GitHub Copilot
Diego,
Ray
We've talked about the human scale problem and what happens when infrastructure scales but understanding doesn't. If you've been following along, you know the thesis: our tools have outpaced our ability to operate them, and platform engineering is how we're fighting back.
But here's...
All things Azure
Mar 23, 2026
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Manage SQL database schemas in VS Code: Publish dialog and item templates
Making schema changes often means jumping between tools. You write code in VS Code, then switch to a separate tool to deploy your changes : exporting a script, running it manually, or copy-pasting into a query editor. Either way, it pulls you out of your flow.
With the latest updates to...
Azure SQL Dev Corner
Mar 23, 2026
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Generative AI for Beginners .NET: Version 2 on .NET 10
Pablo,
Bruno
Announcement of Version 2 of Generative AI for Beginners .NET, a free course rebuilt for .NET 10 with Microsoft.Extensions.AI, updated RAG patterns, and new agent framework content across five structured lessons for building production-ready AI apps.
.NET Blog
Mar 23, 2026
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From code to cloud: Deploy an AI agent to Microsoft Foundry in minutes with azd
Deploy and monitor an AI agent on Microsoft Foundry using the Azure Developer CLI (azd). This tutorial covers infrastructure scaffolding with Bicep, one-command deployment, local development, and real-time log streaming—all from Visual Studio Code.
Azure SDK Blog
Mar 23, 2026
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Announcing TypeScript 6.0
Today we are excited to announce the availability of TypeScript 6.0!
If you are not familiar with TypeScript, it's a language that builds on JavaScript by adding syntax for types, which enables type-checking to catch errors, and provide rich editor tooling.
You can learn more about...
TypeScript
Mar 23, 2026
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Announcing Aspire 13.2
Maddy,
David
Aspire 13.2 brings TypeScript AppHost authoring, an agent-native CLI, Foundry integration, and more.
Aspire Blog
Mar 23, 2026
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Ten Months with Copilot Coding Agent in dotnet/runtime
After ten months using GitHub Copilot Coding Agent (CCA) in dotnet/runtime, the .NET team shares data-driven lessons on cloud-AI-assisted development.
.NET Blog