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Copilot Studio gets faster with .NET 10 on WebAssembly
Microsoft Copilot Studio recently upgraded its .NET WebAssembly engine to .NET 10. The migration was straightforward, simplified deployment, and delivered another round of meaningful performance gains for end users.
Read moreClick to read more about this postSQL query generation from natural language
Evaluating AI agents for NL-to-SQL generation across Azure Databricks AI/BI Genie, GitHub Copilot CLI, and Microsoft Agent Framework. We achieved ~75% accuracy with schema documentation and runtime validation, while discovering that business logic errors represent a fundamental limitation requiring domain expertise.
Read moreClick to read more about this postDurable Workflows in the Microsoft Agent Framework
Build durable AI agent workflows with the Microsoft Agent Framework. Start with in-process console apps, add durability with the Durable Task runtime, scale with parallel AI agents, and host on Azure Functions for serverless execution.
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Apr 14, 2026
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.NET 11 Preview 3 is now available!
Find out about the new features in .NET 11 Preview 3 across the .NET runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, .NET MAUI, C#, Entity Framework Core, container images, and more!
.NET Blog
Apr 14, 2026
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Stop juggling package managers—just run `azd update`
Update the Azure Developer CLI with a single command on any platform and switch release channels.
Azure SDK Blog
Apr 14, 2026
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April Patches for Azure DevOps Server
We are releasing patches for our self‑hosted product, Azure DevOps Server. We strongly recommend that all customers remain on the latest, most secure version to ensure optimal protection and reliability. The latest release of Azure DevOps Server is available from the download...
Azure DevOps Blog
Apr 14, 2026
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Take your PostgreSQL-backed apps to the next level
Ismael,
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PostgreSQL is a powerful and hugely popular database engine, and it really comes alive across Microsoft developer platforms. You can build with PostgreSQL across Azure offerings, develop productively in Visual Studio Code with strong extensions and tooling, and connect your data to...
Microsoft for Developers
Apr 14, 2026
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New Aspire database integrations
Aspire 13.2 brings MongoDB Entity Framework Core and Azure Data Lake Storage integrations, plus quality-of-life improvements to existing database clients.
Aspire Blog
Apr 14, 2026
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MSVC Build Tools Version 14.51 Release Candidate Now Available
Try out the final preview of MSVC Build Tools v14.51
C++ Team Blog
Apr 14, 2026
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Why was there a red telephone at every receptionist desk?
Not a direct line to Bill Gates's office.
The Old New Thing
Apr 13, 2026
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Finding a duplicated item in an array of N integers in the range 1 to N − 1
Taking advantage of special characteristics of the array.
The Old New Thing
Apr 13, 2026
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Agent Skills in .NET: Three Ways to Author, One Provider to Run Them
Your agents can now draw on skills authored in three different ways – as files on disk, as inline C# code, or as encapsulated classes – and combine them freely in a single provider. Add built-in script execution support and a human-approval mechanism for script calls, and you have a...
Microsoft Agent Framework