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Get started with GitHub Copilot CLI: A free, hands-on course
Learn GitHub Copilot CLI with this free, 8-chapter hands-on course. Review code, generate tests, debug issues, and build custom agents and skills - all from your terminal. No AI experience needed. Works with GitHub Copilot Free. Clone the repo or open in Codespaces to get started.
Read moreClick to read more about this postPlatform Engineering for the Agentic AI era
For the last decade, platform engineering has relied on explicit API interaction layers: CLIs, SDKs, pipelines, wrappers, and UI workflows that translate human intent into machine‑safe API calls. AI agents are now short‑circuiting much of that stack. By combining natural language...
Read moreClick to read more about this postVisual Studio at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026
Join us at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 for a deep dive into Visual Studio, GitHub Copilot, PowerToys, and the Windows tools that speed up your daily dev workflow. We'll show how these tools work together to boost productivity and cut friction across your entire inner loop.
Session...
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Mar 11, 2026
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Temporary rollback: build identities can access Advanced Security: read alerts again
If you use build service identities like Project Collection Build Service to call Advanced Security APIs, the Advanced Security permission changes in Sprint 269 broke that. We restricted API access for build identities as a security improvement but failed to provide an early notice for...
Azure DevOps Blog
Mar 11, 2026
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DirectStorage 1.4 release adds support for Zstandard
Clarke,
Larry
Today we’re releasing the public preview of DirectStorage 1.4 and the initial public preview of the Game Asset Conditioning Library. Together, they introduce Zstandard (Zstd) compression as an option for game assets on Windows. This new support meets the needs of the gaming ecosystem,...
DirectX Developer Blog
Mar 11, 2026
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A Look Ahead at Azure Cosmos DB Conf 2026: From AI Agents to Global Scale
Join us for Azure Cosmos DB Conf 2026, a free global, virtual developer event focused on building modern applications with Azure Cosmos DB.
Date: April 28, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM–2:00 PM PT
Where: Streaming live on the Microsoft Developer YouTube channel, with additional...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Mar 11, 2026
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Announcing general availability of Azure Confidential Computing (ACC) virtual machines for U.S. government environments
Government agencies have an increased need for secure, verifiable, and compliant cloud environments that adhere to data sovereignty regulations, operate in a Zero Trust framework, and help reduce exposure to insider threats.
Today, Microsoft marks a major milestone in secure cloud...
Azure Government
Mar 11, 2026
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How do compilers ensure that large stack allocations do not skip over the guard page?
Don't take steps that are too large.
The Old New Thing
Mar 10, 2026
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.NET 11 Preview 2 is now available!
Find out about the new features in .NET 11 Preview 2 across the .NET runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, C#, .NET MAUI, and more!
.NET Blog
Mar 10, 2026
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.NET and .NET Framework March 2026 servicing releases updates
Rahul,
Tara
A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for March 2026.
.NET Blog
Mar 10, 2026
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Aspire Conf is Coming! Join us Live on March 23
Save the date and tune in for our free, livestream event on March 23. Discover Aspire and learn how it can transform the way you build and deploy your distributed apps and agents.
Aspire Blog
Mar 10, 2026
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A snappy answer when asked about dressing casually at IBM
Oh, this old thing?
The Old New Thing