Microsoft
Developer Blogs
Get the latest information, insights, and news from Microsoft.
Highlights
Modernize .NET applications in the GitHub Copilot app
Modernize .NET applications in the GitHub Copilot app. Follow your upgrade from assessment through execution in an interactive upgrade canvas.
Read moreClick to read more about this postAgent Harness: Scaling the claw or harness capabilities
Part 3 of Build your own claw and harness with Microsoft Agent Framework.
In Part 2 our personal finance assistant learned to work with your data safely: it reads your portfolio, asks before it trades, and remembers what matters across sessions. It's useful - but everything it knows is...
Read moreClick to read more about this postDon't rewrite your CLI for agents
There's advice making the rounds: replace your CLI args with a single --json payload so agents can use your tool more effectively. The thinking being, that agents already think in structured formats, and nested data maps cleanly to JSON. Flat args on the other hand, force awkward...
Read moreClick to read more about this postLatest posts
Jun 11, 2026
Post comments count0
Post likes count3
Windows App Development CLI v0.3.2 — bundling support, smarter initialization, and more
Windows App Development CLI v0.3.2 is here! This release brings MSIX bundle support for multi-architecture packaging, a smarter winapp init experience that auto-detects your projects, higher quality UI screenshots, and a handful of reliability fixes across the board. Get the update by...
#ifdef Windows
Jun 11, 2026
Post comments count12
Post likes count8
Review pull requests without leaving Visual Studio
Pull request integration in Visual Studio has been one of the most requested Git features. Developers have been asking for a way to open a PR, inspect the changes, discuss feedback, and finish the review without switching to the browser. The feedback on that request has played a big role...
Visual Studio Blog
Jun 11, 2026
Post comments count3
Post likes count3
Copilot Autofix for GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps
Over the last few years, we've encouraged customers to move their repositories from Azure Repos to GitHub, where the newest AI-powered and agentic development experiences land first.
Migrating isn't equally simple for everyone. A move to GitHub can range from straightforward to a...
Azure DevOps Blog
Jun 11, 2026
Post comments count5
Post likes count4
Understanding the rationale behind a rule when trying to circumvent it
I mean, technically I didn't do it.
The Old New Thing
Jun 10, 2026
Post comments count0
Post likes count0
Agents League Hackathon 2026 - Enterprise Agents
From declarative agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot to fully autonomous multi-agent systems orchestrating complex workflows, developers now have the power to redefine how work gets done. If you're ready to push those boundaries, Agents League Hackathon 2026 is your stage.
What is...
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
Jun 10, 2026
Post likes count0
Visual Studio Code 1.124
Learn what is new in Visual Studio Code 1.124
Read the full article
VS Code Blog
Jun 10, 2026
Post comments count0
Post likes count0
How to measure AI agent extension effectiveness
You shipped your skill. Everything looks like it's working. But is the generated code actually better because of your extension? You can't tell without measuring, and measuring agent extension impact is harder than it looks.
Microsoft for Developers
Jun 10, 2026
Post comments count0
Post likes count0
Stop skillmaxxing, save your tokens
You built a dozen skills for your technology: authentication, CRUD, error handling, deployment, testing, monitoring. Then you installed a cloud platform bundle with 15 more covering diagnostics, storage, compliance, and cost optimization. A design suite. A marketing pack. Document...
Microsoft for Developers
Jun 10, 2026
Post comments count1
Post likes count1
Join us for .NET Day on Agentic Modernization Livestream
Announcing the .NET Day of Agentic Modernization Livestream
.NET Blog