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Preparing Your .NET MAUI Apps for Google Play's 16 KB Page Size Requirement
Learn about the upcoming 16 KB page size requirement for Google Play and how to ensure your .NET MAUI apps are ready for the November 2025 deadline.
Read moreWhy didn't Windows 95 setup install a miniature Windows 95 so that it could be written as a 32-bit program?
Getting to the GUI quickly, and rebooting only once.
Read moreMicrosoft’s OpenJDK builds now ready for Java 25
We’re excited to announce that the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK binaries are now available for Java 25. As always, our builds aim to provide a high-quality, production-ready build of OpenJDK, with binaries tested across platforms (Windows, Linux, macOS) and backed by our support and...
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Oct 2, 2025
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VS Live! Orlando – Your Ultimate Learning Adventure
Imagine swapping stories with fellow developers over dinner as the Florida sun sets, then beginning the next morning with a stroll past the resort’s palm-lined walkways before catching your first session across 41 dynamic tracks. From there, immerse yourself in a full day of learning...
Visual Studio Blog
Oct 2, 2025
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Azure SDK Release (September 2025)
Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.
Azure SDK Blog
Oct 2, 2025
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What’s New in vcpkg (September 2025)
This blog post summarizes changes to the vcpkg package manager as part of the 2025.09.17 registry release, the 2025-08-29 and 2025-09-03 tool releases, as well as changes to vcpkg documentation throughout September. This month’s updates includes new binary caching sources x-azcopy and...
C++ Team Blog
Oct 2, 2025
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Leveraging Fabric Eventhouse to Store Great Expectations Validation Results
A step-by-step guide to storing data validation results into the Eventhouse & visualize data using queries and dashboard.
ISE Developer Blog
Oct 1, 2025
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The $150 Secret Hiding in Plain Sight
Picture this: I’m standing in front of 400+ developers at Visual Studio Live! Redmond, right here on the Microsoft campus in Building 33, about to reveal what I call the hidden value of a Visual Studio subscription. I pull up a simple question on the screen:
About half the hands...
Visual Studio Blog
Oct 1, 2025
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Introducing Microsoft Agent Framework (Preview): Making AI Agents Simple for Every Developer
Microsoft Agent Framework (Preview) unifies agent creation, orchestration, tooling, hosting, and observability so any .NET developer can ship production AI agents faster.
.NET Blog
Oct 1, 2025
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How do I convert a FILETIME to a C++ clock like std::system_clock or winrt::clock?
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Oct 1, 2025
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Introducing Microsoft Agent Framework: The Open-Source Engine for Agentic AI Apps
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Why agents need a new foundation
Over the last year, developers have been experimenting with AI agents in every imaginable form. Agents are not just chatbots or copilots — they are autonomous software components that can reason about goals, call tools and APIs, collaborate with other...
Azure AI Foundry Blog
Sep 30, 2025
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TypeScript 7 native preview in Visual Studio 2026
In March of this year Anders Hejlsberg announced TypeScript 7 native preview and in May Daniel posted Announcing TypeScript Native Previews. Visual Studio 2026 Insiders now supports TypeScript’s Native Preview. Use the download link below to install the latest preview of Visual Studio...
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