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Dec 4, 2024
How to develop AI Apps and Agents in Azure - A Visual Guide
As organizations explore new AI-powered experiences and automated workflows, there's a growing need to move beyond experiments and proofs-of-concept to production-ready applications. This guide walks you through the essential steps and decisions for building robust AI applications in...
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Introducing Code Referencing for GitHub Copilot Chat in Visual Studio
Are you tired of the uncertainty that comes with using code suggestions from AI tools? We've got exciting news for you! Visual Studio 2022 now includes code referencing in GitHub Copilot, ensuring greater transparency and control for developers.
We are thrilled to announce that code...
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Announcing Azure Cosmos DB Integration with Spring AI and Langchain4J!
We’re continuing to simplify AI app development by integrating Azure Cosmos DB’s cost-effective and scalable vector search directly with Spring AI and LangChain4J! These frameworks empower Java developers to efficiently manage fast and accurate data retrieval with Azure Cosmos DB’s...
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Dec 9, 2024
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How Global System Integrators can make the most of their GitHub Copilot licenses
sombanerjee,
yusufran
AI-powered code assistant tools like GitHub Copilot have revolutionized the development landscape. We’ve observed significant Copilot adoption among Global System Integrators (GSIs), who are leading the charge in harnessing its potential. While many developers are already utilizing...
All things Azure
Dec 9, 2024
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Using Local AI models with .NET Aspire
Let's look at how to build and run local AI models with .NET Aspire.
.NET Blog
Dec 9, 2024
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2024 Python in VS Code Wrapped
Courtney,
Eleanor
As the year comes to a close, we would like to take the time to reflect and celebrate the incredible progress the Python extension for VS Code has made in the past year. From merging in top requested features to countless lines of code written and deleted, keep reading to get an inside look to all things
Python
Dec 9, 2024
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Why a Unified Data Model is Critical: Lessons from Building Microsoft's Semantic Layer
Anirudh,
Chris
Introduction
Some years ago, we were wrestling with a persistent issue in our data stack. Every team had their own way of collecting and structuring data. What was a simple query for one team became a debugging nightmare for another. Discovering the right dataset felt like looking for...
Unified Data Model at Microsoft
Dec 9, 2024
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Keep working with non-blocking Code Cleanup
Are you tired of waiting for Code Cleanup to finish every time you save your work? Visual Studio 2022 will no longer lock up and get in the way of your tasks as it’s cleaning up the code under the covers.
Every developer knows the importance of maintaining clean code. However,...
Visual Studio Blog
Dec 9, 2024
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Learning to read C++ compiler errors: Failing to create a shared_ptr
Understanding what you asked the compiler to do, and why it couldn't comply.
The Old New Thing
Dec 6, 2024
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MSVC Compiler Language Updates in Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12
Introduction
In alignment with the Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 release, and based upon feedback received from the community, the MSVC compiler team would like to provide greater visibility into the C++ language-level fixes for customer-reported issues that made it into the release....
C++ Team Blog
Dec 6, 2024
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Customer Case Study: How to use Elasticsearch Vector Store Connector for Microsoft Semantic Kernel for AI Agent development
How to use Elasticsearch Vector Store Connector for Microsoft Semantic Kernel for AI Agent development
Today we're excited to feature the Elastic team to share more about their Semantic Kernel Elasticsearch Vector Store connector for Microsoft Semantic Kernel. Read the entire...
Semantic Kernel
Dec 6, 2024
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Deletion of Outdated Azul Zulu for Azure Container Images for Better Security
We at Microsoft are committed to providing customers with a secure ecosystem of tools for building and deploying applications. As part of this commitment, we continuously update our Java container image offerings to ensure they meet the highest security standards.
Back in January 2022,...
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