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GitHub Copilot Testing for .NET Brings AI-powered Unit Tests to Visual Studio 2026
GitHub Copilot testing for .NET is now available in Visual Studio 18.3, offering AI-powered tools to quickly create, build, and run unit tests. With flexible prompts and full IDE integration, it supports testing from single methods to entire solutions, helping reduce repetitive tasks and speed up feedback. Try it and share your feedback to shape its future.
Read moreClick to read more about this post.NET 11 Preview 1 is now available!
Find out about the new features in .NET 11 Preview 1 across the .NET runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, C#, .NET MAUI, and more!
Read moreClick to read more about this postDPO Fine-Tuning Using Microsoft Foundry SDK
In the rapidly evolving landscape of large language models (LLMs), achieving precise control over model behavior while maintaining quality has become a critical challenge. While models like GPT-4 demonstrate impressive capabilities, ensuring their outputs align with human...
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Feb 17, 2026
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PowerShell, OpenSSH, and DSC team investments for 2026
Planned team investments for 2026 for PowerShell, OpenSSH, DSC, and related tooling.
PowerShell Team
Feb 17, 2026
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JMESPath support comes to azd JSON output
Run JMESPath queries on azd JSON output, including error messages.
Azure SDK Blog
Feb 17, 2026
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Dear Copilot, can you help me with SQL?
Perhaps we missed it at first, but Copilot is more than comfortable with SQL. This goes beyond autocomplete. This is moving from nothing to a working database without leaving our tools. Have we really arrived? Yes, sort of. For database engineers and app engineers alike, we have crossed...
Azure SQL Devs’ Corner
Feb 17, 2026
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Meet the First Round of Speakers for Microsoft JDConf 2026
We're excited to announce the first wave of speakers for Microsoft JDConf 2026, our flagship community event for Java at Microsoft. Whether you’re architecting enterprise microservices, modernizing legacy systems, or building intelligent applications, JDConf 2026 will equip you with the...
Microsoft for Java Developers
Feb 17, 2026
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Microspeak: Escrow
Final build, final, final, final 2, ship this one.
The Old New Thing
Feb 16, 2026
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Condensed views on Kanban and Sprint boards
One of the challenges teams face when working with large boards or displaying multiple fields on work item cards is limited screen space. This became even more noticeable with the rollout of the New Boards hub, which introduced additional spacing and padding for improved readability....
Azure DevOps Blog
Feb 16, 2026
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It rather involved being on the other side of the airtight hatchway: Tricking(?) a program into reading files
Is it really a trick when reading the file is the purpose of the program?
The Old New Thing
Feb 13, 2026
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DPO Fine-Tuning Using Microsoft Foundry SDK
In the rapidly evolving landscape of large language models (LLMs), achieving precise control over model behavior while maintaining quality has become a critical challenge. While models like GPT-4 demonstrate impressive capabilities, ensuring their outputs align with human...
Microsoft Foundry Blog
Feb 13, 2026
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Go 1.26.0-1 Microsoft build now available
A new release of the Microsoft build of Go is now available for download.
Microsoft for Go Developers