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.NET AI Essentials - The Core Building Blocks Explained

Learn how Microsoft.Extensions.AI provides a unified API for building intelligent .NET applications with any LLM provider - one interface, endless possibilities, with built-in middleware, telemetry, structured outputs and more.

Build AI Agents with GitHub Copilot SDK and Microsoft Agent Framework

Microsoft Agent Framework now integrates with the GitHub Copilot SDK, enabling you to build AI agents powered by GitHub Copilot. This integration brings together the Agent Framework's consistent agent abstraction with GitHub Copilot's capabilities, including function calling, streaming...

How can I retain access to the data in a `SAFEARRAY` after my method returns?

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Feb 6, 2026

What’s New in vcpkg (Nov 2025 - Jan 2026)

Augustin Popa

This blog post summarizes changes to the vcpkg package manager as part of the 2025.12.12 and 2026.01.16 registry releases and the 2025-11-13, 2025-11-18, 2025-11-19, 2025-12-05, and 2025-12-16 tool releases. These updates include support for targeting the Xbox GDK October 2025 update,...

C++ Team Blog

Feb 6, 2026

Mastering User Settings in SharePoint Framework

Paolo Pialorsi

User preferences and settings are fundamental components of modern web applications. When developing SharePoint Framework (SPFx) solutions, the ability to store and manage user-specific configurations across devices and sessions becomes crucial for delivering personalized experiences....

Microsoft 365 Developer Blog

Feb 6, 2026

Building an AI Skills Executor in .NET: Bringing Anthropic's Agent Pattern to the Microsoft Ecosystem

Matt Kruczek

We welcome guest author, Matt Kruczek, to share how to build a complete Skills Executor in .NET, combining Azure OpenAI with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) C# SDK to bring the same agentic patterns to the Microsoft ecosystem. You’ll see how to define reusable skills, connect local and external tools, and orchestrate intelligent agent loops—so enterprise teams can standardize AI behavior without hardcoding business logic.

Microsoft Foundry Blog

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Feb 6, 2026

Masking Sensitive Data in Azure SQL

Jerry Nixon

Applications often need access to data without needing access to everything. Social Security numbers, email addresses, and phone numbers are common examples. Storing them is required. Exposing them broadly is not. This is especially valuable when exposing a database to an AI agent through...

Azure SQL Devs’ Corner

Feb 6, 2026

How can I prevent the user from changing the widths of ListView columns in version 5 of the common controls?, part 2

Raymond Chen

Preventing the resize cursor from appearing.

The Old New Thing

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Feb 5, 2026

Enable Soft Delete in Azure SQL

Jerry Nixon

Sometimes applications need to remove data without actually losing it. Soft delete keeps rows in the database while making them invisible to normal application access. This is especially valuable when exposing a database to an AI agent through MCP servers like SQL MCP Server, where safety...

Azure SQL Devs’ Corner

Feb 5, 2026

Securing Aspire Apps with Microsoft Entra ID

Jean-Marc Prieur

Learn to secure Aspire distributed applications with Microsoft Entra ID authentication. Use AI skills with GitHub Copilot for a 5-minute setup, or follow the detailed guide to understand JWT Bearer protection, OIDC sign-in, and automatic token handling.

Aspire Blog