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SQL MCP Server as an App Service

Run SQL MCP Server on Azure App Service without containers. This walkthrough uses Data API builder to configure authentication, expose MCP, REST, and GraphQL endpoints, and deploy as code.
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Feb 12, 2026
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Handling Legacy User Settings in SharePoint Framework

Paolo Pialorsi
Introduction The SharePoint Framework (SPFx) has undergone some important changes in how it handles Entra ID app registration and security models. Here you can find additional details about what was updated and about the new application IDs used by SPFx. These changes have important...
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
Feb 12, 2026
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Build Intelligent Apps with SQL: Join the SQL + AI Datathon

Jasmine Greenaway
The SQL + AI Datathon is a hands‑on challenge designed to show how the foundations for building modern, intelligent applications with SQL. Over a set of guided missions and a focused open hack, you’ll learn how to combine SQL with embeddings, semantic search, and Retrieval...
Azure SQL Dev Corner
Feb 12, 2026
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How can I distinguish between the numeric keypad 0 and the top-row 0 in the WM_KEY­DOWN message?

Raymond Chen
Check whether it is an extended key.
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Feb 11, 2026
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How we built the Microsoft Learn MCP Server

Tianqi,
Eric,
Pieter
When we launched the Microsoft Learn Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server in June 2025, our goal was simple: make it effortless for AI agents to use trusted, up-to-date Microsoft Learn documentation. GitHub Copilot and other agents are increasingly common, and they need to be able to...
Engineering@Microsoft
Feb 11, 2026
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Announcing TypeScript 6.0 Beta

Daniel Rosenwasser
Today we are announcing the beta release of TypeScript 6.0! To get started using the beta, you can get it through npm with the following command: npm install -D typescript@beta TypeScript 6.0 is a unique release in that we intend for it to be the last release based on the current...
TypeScript
Feb 11, 2026
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GitHub Copilot Testing for .NET Brings AI-powered Unit Tests to Visual Studio 2026

McKenna Barlow
GitHub Copilot testing for .NET is now available in Visual Studio 18.3, offering AI-powered tools to quickly create, build, and run unit tests. With flexible prompts and full IDE integration, it supports testing from single methods to entire solutions, helping reduce repetitive tasks and speed up feedback. Try it and share your feedback to shape its future.
.NET Blog
Feb 11, 2026
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Beyond the Prompt - Why and How to Fine-tune Your Own Models

Radhika Bollineni
Large Language Models (LLMs) have reached a point where general intelligence is no longer the bottleneck. The real challenge in enterprise AI systems behavioral alignment ensuring models that produce consistent, reliable, policy-compliant outputs on a scale. Prompt engineering and...
Microsoft Foundry Blog
Feb 11, 2026
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Unlock language-specific rich symbol context using new find_symbol tool

Sinem,
Hannah
Refactoring at scale is a time-consuming and error-prone process for developers. In large codebases, developers have relied on manual searches and incremental edits across multiple files to accomplish these tasks. Modern development workflows depend on fast and accurate code navigation...
Visual Studio Blog
Feb 11, 2026
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How do I suppress the hover effects when I put a Win32 common controls ListView in single-click mode?

Raymond Chen
You can prevent the item from becoming hot-tracked.
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