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Modernize .NET applications in the GitHub Copilot app
Modernize .NET applications in the GitHub Copilot app. Follow your upgrade from assessment through execution in an interactive upgrade canvas.
Read moreClick to read more about this postAgent Harness: Scaling the claw or harness capabilities
Part 3 of Build your own claw and harness with Microsoft Agent Framework.
In Part 2 our personal finance assistant learned to work with your data safely: it reads your portfolio, asks before it trades, and remembers what matters across sessions. It's useful - but everything it knows is...
Read moreClick to read more about this postDon't rewrite your CLI for agents
There's advice making the rounds: replace your CLI args with a single --json payload so agents can use your tool more effectively. The thinking being, that agents already think in structured formats, and nested data maps cleanly to JSON. Flat args on the other hand, force awkward...
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Jul 15, 2026
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MSVC Build Tools Preview updates - July 2026
Try the latest updates to MSVC Build Tools Preview
C++ Team Blog
Jul 15, 2026
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MSSQL Extension for VS Code: Shortcuts Configuration, Enhanced Results Grid Experience, and More
The MSSQL extension for VS Code v1.44 continues to improve the SQL development experience with features that help you work faster and customize your workflow. In this release, we're introducing the Public Preview of Shortcuts Configuration and an Enhanced Results Grid experience....
Azure SQL Dev Corner
Jul 15, 2026
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Agent Skills for Python Is Now Released
Your Python agents can now pick up reusable bundles of domain expertise (instructions, reference material, and scripts that load only when a task calls for them) through a stable, production-ready API. Agent Skills for Python in Microsoft Agent Framework is stable and shipping: the...
Microsoft Agent Framework
Jul 15, 2026
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Pick, manage, and get the most from your models
You open the model picker, scroll past a dozen options, and pause. How are these models different? Which one should you actually use? And once you're a few hundred messages deep, how much capacity is even left before things start dropping off?
We've all been there. These are the kinds...
Visual Studio Blog
Jul 15, 2026
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The case of the invalid function pointer when shutting down the display control panel
Watching the bits disappear.
The Old New Thing
Jul 15, 2026
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Building AX evals that actually work
This is the eighth and final article in a series about Agent Experience (AX): the practice of making AI coding agents work correctly with your technology. The series covers what you can and can't control in the agent stack, how to measure whether your extensions are helping or hurting,...
Microsoft for Developers
Jul 14, 2026
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Rethinking C++ Performance: Faster Code Navigation and GitHub Copilot Tools with Whole Codebase Indexing
Alexandra,
Henrique,
Sinem
In large C++ codebases, your code understanding and navigation depend on quickly determining how symbols, declarations, definitions, and references are connected across your project.
In Visual Studio Insiders 18.9, the new whole codebase indexing (WCI) enhances the existing browse...
C++ Team Blog
Jul 14, 2026
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.NET and .NET Framework July 2026 servicing releases updates
Rahul,
Tara
A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for July 2026.
.NET Blog
Jul 14, 2026
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CoreCLR Progress and the Mono Timeline for .NET MAUI
CoreCLR is now the only runtime for .NET MAUI mobile apps in .NET 11 Preview 6. Here is where we are, and why we need you to test today.
.NET Blog