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The New Loop: How Power Pages Builds Software with AI

Introduction When I started writing software professionally in 2015, the tech landscape looked completely different. Tools and frameworks kept evolving since then, but the process of building software barely moved for a decade. That changed in the last couple of months. Here's what has...

The problem: All-or-nothing batch processing in Azure Service Bus

Azure Functions lets you settle each Service Bus message on its own within a batch. Complete, abandon, dead-letter, or defer messages one by one to avoid duplicate processing and handle errors with precision.

Governing MCP tool calls in .NET with the Agent Governance Toolkit

Learn how to govern MCP tool calls in .NET with the Agent Governance Toolkit—policy-based access control, security scanning, and response sanitization to reduce risk in AI agent systems.

Feb 2, 2026

Studying compiler error messages closely: Input file paths

Raymond Chen

Are you even compiling the correct file?

The Old New Thing

Jan 30, 2026

Build AI Agents with Claude Agent SDK and Microsoft Agent Framework

Dmytro Struk

Microsoft Agent Framework now integrates with the Claude Agent SDK, enabling you to build AI agents powered by Claude's full agentic capabilities. This integration brings together the Agent Framework's consistent agent abstraction with Claude's powerful features, including file editing,...

Microsoft Agent Framework

Jan 30, 2026

Why not store the `SAFEARRAY` reference count as a hidden allocation next to the `SAFEARRAY`?

Raymond Chen

The case of "Bring your own SAFEARRAY."

The Old New Thing

Jan 30, 2026

Azure Developer CLI (azd) - January 2026: Configuration & Performance

PuiChee (PC) Chan

This post announces the January 2026 release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).

Azure SDK Blog

Jan 29, 2026

Standardizing Dimensions: Completing the Unified Data Model

Anirudh,

Nitin,

Suresh

Standardizing Dimensions: Completing the Unified Data Model Introduction A Unified Data Model is only as strong as the consistency of its dimensions. This article explains why standardizing dimensions is the critical final step in completing the Unified Data...

Unified Data Model at Microsoft

Jan 29, 2026

Azure SDK Release (January 2026)

Ronnie Geraghty

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

Azure SDK Blog

Jan 29, 2026

Azure Cosmos DB TV Recap - From Burger to Bots – Agentic Apps with Cosmos DB and LangChain.js | Ep. 111

Jay,

Mark

In Episode 111 of Azure Cosmos DB TV, host Mark Brown is joined by Yohan Lasorsa to explore how developers can build agent-powered applications using a fully serverless architecture. This episode focuses on a practical, end-to-end example that demonstrates how transactional application...

Azure Cosmos DB Blog