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Securing Azure apps with Aspire enterprise networking
Network security has a funny way of showing up late.
You start with a web app, an API, storage, and Key Vault. The app works. The demo works. Everyone is happy. Then the production checklist shows up:
Can storage and secrets be taken off the public internet?
Can this app run inside our...
Read moreClick to read more about this postVSLive! Microsoft AI Hackathon 2026: Send Your Team Home With Working Code
If you lead a development team, you already know the pattern. You approve the travel, your developers attend a great conference, they come back energized, and then the work resumes exactly as it was. The ideas don't survive contact with the backlog.
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Read moreClick to read more about this postMicrosoft SQL Security Across the MAESTRO Stack: Building Secure Agentic AI with Defense-in-Depth
Artificial Intelligence is evolving rapidly. What began as simple prompt-and-response systems is now transforming into fully autonomous, agentic AI architectures capable of reasoning, orchestrating tools, interacting with enterprise data, and invoking external systems dynamically. While...
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Apr 28, 2026
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SharePoint Framework (SPFx) roadmap update – April 2026
SPFx is powering the future of Microsoft 365 with AI driven portals and deep integrations across SharePoint and Microsoft 365. The April 2026 update shares new features and the roadmap for the next evolution built for the AI era. This is a transparent community driven journey that we shape together.
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
Apr 28, 2026
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Welcome to SkiaSharp 4.0 Preview 1
SkiaSharp 4.0 Preview 1 is here. Learn all about the new features and how Uno Platform has stepped up as a co-maintainer.
.NET Blog
Apr 28, 2026
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High-Performance Distributed Caching with .NET and Postgres on Azure
Adding caching to your application architecture can significantly improve key performance metrics, cut latency, and reduce load across downstream systems. In this walkthrough, we highlight the latest caching best practices and incorporate these design patterns into a reusable .NET application that you can reference when adding new capabilities to your application stack.
.NET Blog
Apr 28, 2026
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Combining API versioning with OpenAPI in .NET 10 applications
Learn how to implement API versioning in your .NET 10 applications using OpenAPI for better API management and documentation.
.NET Blog
Apr 28, 2026
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Developing a cross-process reader/writer lock with limited readers, part 1: A semaphore
A pot of tokens.
The Old New Thing
Apr 28, 2026
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Welcome to Azure Cosmos DB Conf 2026
Today is the day. Azure Cosmos DB Conf 2026, in partnership with AMD, is a free virtual developer event focused on building modern, scalable applications with Azure Cosmos DB. The agenda features Microsoft engineers, product team leaders, and members of the global developer community...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Apr 28, 2026
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PowerToys 0.99 is here: new monitor controls, easier window management, and Dock upgrades
We're back with a fresh PowerToys release! This month introduces Power Display for controlling your monitors from the system tray, Grab And Move for quickly moving and resizing windows, and a wave of improvements to Command Palette and the Dock, along with updates across the utility...
Windows Command Line
Apr 27, 2026
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Python Environments Extension for VS Code- April Update
The April 2026 release update includes the Python Environments extension... Keep on reading to learn more!
Microsoft for Python Developers Blog
Apr 27, 2026
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Azure Data Studio is retired: Move your Azure SQL workflow to VS Code in 10 minutes
Azure Data Studio (ADS) retired on February 6, 2025, and support ended on February 28, 2026. The recommended path forward is Visual Studio Code with the MSSQL extension. If you used ADS daily, this guide gets you productive quickly in VS Code. The focus is on importing your existing...
Azure SQL Dev Corner