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Read moreClick to read more about this postAspire Docs in Your Terminal (and Your AI's Brain)
Aspire 13.2 ships aspire docs, a CLI for browsing, searching, and reading official aspire.dev docs from your terminal, with the same source of truth available to AI skills and automation.
Read moreClick to read more about this postImproving the Markdown Editor for Work Items
We introduced the Markdown editor in July 2025 to bring Markdown support to large text fields in work items. Since then, we’ve received valuable customer feedback highlighting challenges with the editing experience, particularly when switching in and out of edit mode.
Many users found...
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Dec 4, 2025
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How can I read the standard output of an already-running process?
You can't. You'll have to do it before the process starts.
The Old New Thing
Dec 4, 2025
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Unlocking the Power of Web with Copilot Chat’s New URL Context
There are many scenarios where Copilot Chat can feel limited by the built-in model training data. Maybe you want guidance on the latest web framework, documentation, or project-specific resources—but Copilot’s responses just aren’t specific enough. For developers who...
Visual Studio Blog
Dec 4, 2025
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Dev Proxy v2.0 with improved AI telemetry, and small breaking changes
Waldek,
Garry
Introducing Dev Proxy v2.0 with improved AI telemetry, and small breaking changes.
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
Dec 3, 2025
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Announcing Foundry MCP Server (preview) in the cloud, speeding up AI development with Microsoft Foundry
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a standard protocol that enables AI agents to securely connect with apps, data, and systems, supporting easy interoperability and seamless platform expansion. At Ignite, Microsoft Foundry introduced Foundry Tools, which serves as a central hub for...
Microsoft Foundry Blog
Dec 3, 2025
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Introducing Data Ingestion Building Blocks (Preview)
Luis,
Adam
Announcing the preview of open, modular data ingestion building blocks in .NET, empowering developers to build scalable AI pipelines with seamless integration, extensibility, and easy getting started experiences across the .NET ecosystem.
.NET Blog
Dec 3, 2025
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Visual Studio November Update – Visual Studio 2026, Cloud Agent Preview, and more
Visual Studio 2026 is here!
If you haven’t heard the news yet, we’re excited to share with you that Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available! This new version can better assist you with several performance improvements, a redesigned user experience, and a major leap in...
Visual Studio Blog
Dec 3, 2025
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Why changing keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio isn’t as simple as it seems
A straight look at what’s behind the keys
We’ve all tried unlearning a keyboard shortcut - it feels like forgetting how to breathe. Muscle memory doesn’t mess around. We wrestle with this every time someone suggest a “quick” shortcut change. It’s not just editing a keybinding...
Visual Studio Blog
Dec 3, 2025
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How do I check whether the user has permission to create files in a directory?
Request the directory security attributes that correspond to your proposed operation.
The Old New Thing
Dec 3, 2025
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Pipe dreams to pipeline realities: an Aspire Pipelines story
A deep dive into the evolution of Aspire Pipelines from basic callbacks in version 9.4 to the sophisticated pipeline execution model in Aspire 13, covering deployment orchestration, concurrency, and state management.
Aspire Blog