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How to Build iOS Widgets with .NET MAUI
Build professional iOS widgets with .NET MAUI, from static displays to interactive widgets.
Read moreClick to read more about this postStreamlining your Git workflow with Visual Studio 2026
You’re a .NET developer with a busy morning, and an Azure DevOps ticket drops: “Login endpoint 500s under load.” You’ve got to fix it, review a teammate’s feature branch, and keep your repo clean - all before lunch. Visual Studio’s Git tools turn this everyday Git workflow of...
Read moreClick to read more about this postRetirement of Global Personal Access Tokens in Azure DevOps
In the new year, we’ll be retiring the Global Personal Access Token (PAT) type in Azure DevOps.
Global PATs allow users to authenticate across all accessible organizations. While this can feel convenient, a single credential with broad reach creates a concentrated security risk —...
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Aug 29, 2025
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Microsoft Graph Toolkit retirement
We are announcing the deprecation of the Microsoft Graph Toolkit (MGT). The retirement period begins September 1st, 2025 with full retirement planned for August 28th, 2026.
Why we’re retiring this toolkit
We introduced the Microsoft Graph Toolkit (MGT) to simplify the developer...
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
Aug 29, 2025
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Microsoft Graph CLI retirement
We are announcing the retirement of the Microsoft Graph command-line interface (CLI). The Microsoft Graph CLI has served as a powerful tool for developers and IT professionals to interact with Microsoft Graph through simple terminal commands—enabling automation, scripting, and...
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
Aug 29, 2025
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Using SQL Server's new AI features and Python to create a T-SQL assistant
I recently created a GitHub repository to share the T-SQL scripts I've accumulated over 10 years as a DBA. However, I've always struggled to find the right script when I need it. For years, I relied on simple shell commands like find or just my memory, which could take 10-30 minutes, if...
Azure SQL Devs’ Corner
Aug 29, 2025
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Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 15: A custom shared pointer
Simplifying it for out limited use case.
The Old New Thing
Aug 28, 2025
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Getting Started with the Aspire CLI
The Aspire CLI is here and you can use it to configure and run your applications
.NET Blog
Aug 28, 2025
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Announcing Awesome Copilot MCP Server
Discover and save the best GitHub Copilot chat modes, instructions, and prompts right from Copilot Chat using the new Awesome Copilot MCP Server—install with Docker, search, preview, and commit in one flow.
Microsoft for Developers
Aug 28, 2025
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Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 14: Nonthrowing moves with the shared tracking pointer
Moving the exception somewhere else.
The Old New Thing
Aug 27, 2025
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Roadmap for AI in Visual Studio (September)
Today, we’re excited to share our public roadmap, which outlines the next steps in evolving Visual Studio with AI-powered agentic experiences. With every month, we aim to deliver smarter, faster, and more intuitive tools that enhance your coding experience.
Disclaimer: The items...
Visual Studio Blog
Aug 27, 2025
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EFCore.Visualizer - View Entity Framework Core query plan inside Visual Studio
A Visual Studio extension that helps developers visualize and analyze Entity Framework Core query execution plans directly within their development environment.
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