Microsoft
Developer Blogs
Get the latest information, insights, and news from Microsoft.
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 —...
Read moreClick to read more about this postLatest posts
Dec 8, 2025
Post comments count3
Post likes count1
.NET 10 Networking Improvements
Introducing new networking features in .NET 10 including HTTP space, WebSockets, security and more!
.NET Blog
Dec 8, 2025
Post comments count0
Post likes count0
Host Your Node.js MCP Server on Azure Functions in 1 Simple Step
Building AI agents with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is powerful, but when it comes to hosting your MCP server in production, you need a solution that's reliable, scalable, and cost-effective. What if you could deploy your regular Node.js MCP server to a serverless platform that...
Microsoft for Developers
Dec 8, 2025
Post comments count4
Post likes count0
Python is First Class in Aspire 13
Aspire 13 introduces first-class Python support with dedicated APIs for hosting Python applications, modules, and ASGI web apps alongside your .NET services.
Aspire Blog
Dec 8, 2025
Post comments count11
Post likes count3
How does Windows synthesize CF_OEMTEXT from CF_TEXT and vice versa?
Starting with the easy case, or at least it looks easy.
The Old New Thing
Dec 7, 2025
Post comments count0
Post likes count4
Foundry IQ in Microsoft Agent Framework
Farzad,
Eduard
Build enterprise-grade RAG agents with Foundry IQ Knowledge Bases in ~20 lines of Python. Learn how the Azure AI Search Context Provider brings intelligent, multi-hop retrieval to the Microsoft Agent Framework—no fragmented pipelines, just plug in the knowledge your agent needs.
Microsoft Foundry Blog
Dec 5, 2025
Post comments count0
Post likes count1
Join us for AI Dev Days - December 10-11
2025 was a year of incredible progress for AI and our industry as a whole. At Microsoft and GitHub, we've innovated beyond isolated chats and prompts to building systems that collaborate with connected workflows and operational intelligence. This shift can be seen across the stack,...
Microsoft for Developers
Dec 5, 2025
Post comments count11
Post likes count3
How can my process read its own standard output?
You'll have to trick yourself before anybody notices, which may not be possible.
The Old New Thing
Dec 4, 2025
Post comments count10
Post likes count9
Locking Down MCP: Create a Private Registry on Azure API Center and Enforce It in GitHub Copilot And VS Code
Ever since MCP launched, every customer has asked the same thing: “How does a private MCP registry actually work, and how do we configure it for our enterprise?”.
So today, on a snowy, freezing Friday in Zurich, I grabbed a coffe, opened the GitHub docs, dove into Azure API...
All things Azure
Dec 4, 2025
Post comments count4
Post likes count2
.NET Conf 2025 Recap - Celebrating .NET 10, Visual Studio 2026, AI, Community, & More
.NET Conf 2025 is over, but you can catch up with all the announcements and fun with video recordings, slides, demos, and more.
.NET Blog