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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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Dec 9, 2025
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.NET and .NET Framework December 2025 servicing releases updates
.NET,
Tara
A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for December 2025.
.NET Blog
Dec 9, 2025
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Blue-green deployment in Azure Container Apps using Azure Developer CLI
Learn how to implement blue-green deployment in Azure Container Apps using Azure Developer CLI (azd) revision-based deployment strategy.
Azure SDK Blog
Dec 9, 2025
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Implementing Cross-Platform In-App Billing in .NET MAUI Applications
Learn how to implement in-app purchases in your .NET MAUI apps with our new cross-platform billing sample for Android, iOS, Mac Catalyst, and Windows.
.NET Blog
Dec 9, 2025
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Announcing the JavaScript/TypeScript Modernizer for VS Code
Keeping JavaScript/TypeScript projects up-to-date can be a challenge, especially when it’s time to upgrade a bunch of npm packages or adopt the latest frameworks. We’ve heard from many JS/TS developers that modernizing an older app (upgrading dependencies, fixing breaking changes,...
Microsoft for Developers
Dec 9, 2025
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How does Windows synthesize CF_UNICODETEXT from CF_TEXT and vice versa?
Let's ask the locale.
The Old New Thing
Dec 8, 2025
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Announcing Microsoft Entra PowerShell v1.1.0
We’re thrilled to introduce Microsoft Entra PowerShell v1.1.0 available on PowerShell Gallery. The headline feature is No more version pinning to Microsoft Graph PowerShell v2.25.0. You can now use the latest Graph modules without restrictions, giving you unmatched flexibility and...
Microsoft Entra PowerShell
Dec 8, 2025
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Entra PowerShell Now Supports Latest Microsoft Graph PowerShell Versions
We’ve heard you and we’ve made it happen!
One of the most requested changes from our community has been greater flexibility when working with Microsoft Graph PowerShell. Previously, Entra PowerShell pinned its dependency to Microsoft Graph PowerShell v2.25, which limited...
Microsoft Entra PowerShell
Dec 8, 2025
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Long-term data retention up to 10 years: Announcing Private Preview of Azure Backup for Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Backup for Azure Cosmos DB is a new option that lets you securely protect and recover your Azure Cosmos DB data for compliance, audit, and ransomware protection scenarios. It leverages Azure Backup’s vault isolation and Azure Cosmos DB’s native backup streams to deliver...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Dec 8, 2025
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Microsoft Learn MCP Server Elevates Development
Wendy,
Eric
Explore how the Learn MCP server enhances the developer experience with Copilot, showcase practical examples, and provide straightforward integration instructions for Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, the Copilot Command Line Interface, and the Copilot Coding Agent
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