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The 12th update to Visual Studio 2022 is packed with lots of exciting new features that users have been asking for! Here are some of the awesome highlights from this release that are some of my personal favorites. For all the details, be sure to check out our release notes. Copy from the...

The MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code is designed to support developers in building applications that use Azure SQL (including Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure VMs), SQL Database in Fabric (Preview) or SQL Server as backend databases. With a...

Introducing a new command line tool dotnet scaffold, a new interactive way to create projects in .NET.

We are excited to announce the preview release of the new Linux-based Azure Cosmos DB Emulator! This latest version is built to provide faster startup times and broader platform compatibility, addressing one of the most requested features in the Azure Cosmos DB User Voice community. The...

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Transferring code files between different instances of Visual Studio has often been a tedious task. To simplify this process, Visual Studio 2022 now includes a feature that allows you to easily copy and paste code files and folders between instances using the Solution Explorer. This...

In the dynamic world of AI and data science developing production-level solutions for corporate environments comes with its own set of challenges and lessons. As a data science team working within Microsoft, we recently completed an engagement for a large company where we leveraged cutting-edge technologies, including OpenAI tools, GPT-4o for generating syntactic datasets, embedding models like text_embedding_3, and Azure AI Search for implementing both text and hybrid search solutions. Here are 10 key lessons we learned along the way.

Microsoft Ignite 2024 took over the Windy City this week, bringing with it new technological innovation and exciting product announcements aplenty! If you missed the first day of the show, don't worry – we’ve got you covered with all the latest and greatest Azure Cosmos DB...