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Building a Secure MCP Server with OAuth 2.1 and Azure AD: Lessons from the Field
How we built a production-ready MCP server with OAuth 2.1 authentication and On-Behalf-Of flow for Microsoft Graph, navigating a rapidly evolving specification.
Read moreClick to read more about this postThe Dongle Died at Midnight – WinForms Agent Saved my German Mom's Business Trip
Vibe Coding. IntelliSense on Steroids. Intention-Based Development. Call it what makes you happy - it's "just" the next evolutionary step in software development for me. Which let me build my stranded 82-year-old retirement-resistant mom an ersatz time-study app when her dongle died at midnight.
Read moreClick to read more about this postMSSQL Extension for VS Code: Query Profiler, ADS Migration Toolkit & More
The MSSQL Extension for VS Code continues to evolve, delivering features that make SQL development more integrated, more powerful, and more developer-friendly. In version v1.40.0, we're introducing the ADS Migration Toolkit, Basic Database Management, Flat File Import, Database Backup...
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Feb 27, 2026
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Updates to Team Calendar extension
We are excited to release a new update to the Team Calendar extension.
This update includes a series of visual refinements across the extension, introducing a more consistent design language, smoother transitions when expanding and collapsing sections, improved contrast for better...
Azure DevOps Blog
Feb 27, 2026
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Intercepting messages inside IsDialogMessage, fine-tuning the message filter
Making sure it triggers when you need it, and not when you don't.
The Old New Thing
Feb 27, 2026
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JCON Europe 2026: Java Modernization, Performance, and AI
Bruno,
Sandra
Java is the backbone of enterprise software engineering, and the conversations happening around it right now are the most exciting they've been in years. From AI-assisted development workflows to Kubernetes performance tuning, the community is moving fast - and JCON Europe 2026 is one of...
Microsoft for Java Developers
Feb 26, 2026
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Azure DocumentDB: A Fully Managed MongoDB-Compatible Database
Running MongoDB at scale eventually forces a trade-off: invest heavily in managing your own infrastructure or move to a managed service and risk losing the compatibility and portability your team depends on.
Azure DocumentDB is a fully managed, MongoDB-compatible database on...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Feb 26, 2026
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Measuring actual AI Impact for Engineering with Apache DevLake
If you want to skip the explain and get started super quick with adoption + impact insights, use gh-devlake to deploy a GitHub Copilot impact dashboard in a few CLI commands.
So! You've rolled out GitHub Copilot to your engineering teams. You've got the built-in dashboards. You...
All things Azure
Feb 26, 2026
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Announcing Shader Model 6.9 Retail and New D3D12 Improvements
Amar,
Serena
Today, we are pleased to announce that Shader Model 6.9 and other features have been officially released with Agility SDK 1.619 and complementary DXC 1.9.2602.16. Many of these features have been in preview status since 2025. Simultaneously, we are releasing a handful of new preview...
DirectX Developer Blog
Feb 26, 2026
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PIX 2602.25 and 2602.25-preview - support for new D3D features and misc quality-of-life improvements
Today we released PIX 2602.25 and 2602.25-preview, which can be downloaded here. These releases include everything in the previous 2601.15 release, plus:
2602.25: includes support for all of the new D3D12 features released today in Agility SDK 619.0, including Shader Model 6.9, DXR...
PIX on Windows
Feb 26, 2026
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Vector Data in .NET - Building Blocks for AI Part 2
Discover how Microsoft.Extensions.VectorData brings unified vector database access to .NET - one interface for semantic search across any vector store with built-in support for embeddings, filtering, and RAG patterns.
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