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Dec 9, 2024
Why a Unified Data Model is Critical: Lessons from Building Microsoft's Semantic Layer
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Some years ago, we were wrestling with a persistent issue in our data stack. Every team had their own way of collecting and structuring data. What was a simple query for one team became a debugging nightmare for another. Discovering the right dataset felt like looking for...
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2024 Python in VS Code Wrapped
As the year comes to a close, we would like to take the time to reflect and celebrate the incredible progress the Python extension for VS Code has made in the past year. From merging in top requested features to countless lines of code written and deleted, keep reading to get an inside look to all things
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How Global System Integrators can make the most of their GitHub Copilot licenses
AI-powered code assistant tools like GitHub Copilot have revolutionized the development landscape. We’ve observed significant Copilot adoption among Global System Integrators (GSIs), who are leading the charge in harnessing its potential. While many developers are already utilizing...
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Nov 18, 2024
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Customer Case Study: Fujitsu Kozuchi AI Agent Powered by Semantic Kernel
Customer Case Study: Fujitsu Kozuchi AI Agent Powered by Semantic Kernel
Japanese multinational Fujitsu, a pioneer of information and communications technology, has been transforming industries since 1935. With a workforce of 124,000 dedicated professionals across 50 countries,...
Semantic Kernel
Nov 18, 2024
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Enhance Your .NET Developer Productivity with GitHub Copilot
Learn how to get started with GitHub Copilot for .NET development for AI assisted development in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code
.NET Blog
Nov 18, 2024
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Nov 18, 2024
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Announcing the General Availability of Managed DevOps Pools (MDP) for Azure DevOps
Suraj,
Eliza
We are thrilled to announce that Managed DevOps Pools for Azure DevOps is now generally available! This milestone marks a significant advancement in our mission to improve developer productivity in the CI/CD loop, reduce your cloud bill for ES infra and to reduce the toil associated with...
Azure DevOps Blog
Nov 18, 2024
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Software is a team sport: Building the future of software development together
Amanda,
Mario
At Microsoft, we strive to build the world’s most beloved developer tools and services. Our vision is to empower every developer to transform their concepts into reality, from idea to code to cloud, at lightning speed. The Visual Studio family, Azure, GitHub, and GitHub Copilot empower...
Microsoft for Developers
Nov 18, 2024
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PowerShell 7.5 RC-1 is now available
Availability of PowerShell 7.5 RC1
PowerShell Team
Nov 18, 2024
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Microsoft's Agentic Frameworks: AutoGen and Semantic Kernel
Microsoft’s agentic AI frameworks, Semantic Kernel and AutoGen are deeply collaborating to provide the best-in-class agentic developer experience. With Semantic Kernel’s enterprise ready AI capabilities, customers can already use and get support for building agent applications and,...
AutoGen Blog
Nov 18, 2024
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Git tooling updates in Visual Studio 17.12
We are thrilled to announce the latest updates to Git tooling in Visual Studio, designed to enhance your development experience and streamline your workflow. These new features are in direct response to user feedback, ensuring that you have the tools you need to be more productive and...
Visual Studio Blog
Nov 18, 2024
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The operations for reading and writing single elements for C++ standard library maps
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The Old New Thing