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TFVC Remove Existing Obsolete Policies ASAP
In April 2025, we announced the deprecation schedule for legacy TFVC check-in policies. This change was required due to limitations in how those policies were previously implemented and stored. The old policies have been marked as obsolete, and you can replace them by selecting the...
Read moreClick to read more about this postCustom Agents in Visual Studio: Built in and Build-Your-Own agents
Agents in Visual Studio now go beyond a single general-purpose assistant. We're shipping a set of curated preset agents that tap into deep IDE capabilities; debugging, profiling, testing alongside a framework for building your own custom agents tailored to how your team works.
Built in...
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Feb 19, 2026
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Microsoft C++ (MSVC) Build Tools v14.51 Preview Released: How to Opt In
Today we are releasing the first preview of the Microsoft C++ (MSVC) Build Tools version 14.51. This update, shipping in the latest Visual Studio 2026 version 18.4 Insiders release, introduces many C++23 conformance changes, bug fixes, and runtime performance improvements. Check out the...
C++ Team Blog
Feb 18, 2026
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What's new in Microsoft Foundry | Dec 2025 & Jan 2026
Catch up on all the new models, audio updates, fine-tuning expansions, and SDK updates from Microsoft Foundry spanning December 2025 and January 2026 — including GPT-5.2, Codex Max, DeepSeek V3.2, FLUX.2, and the azure-ai-projects v2 beta consolidation.
Microsoft Foundry Blog
Feb 18, 2026
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Python Environments Extension for VS Code
The February 2026 release This release includes the Python Environments extension... Keep on reading to learn more!
Microsoft for Python Developers Blog
Feb 18, 2026
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Federating Databases with Data API Builder Chaining
For decades, DBAs relied on linked servers to stitch data together. If you needed data from two places, you wired them up and moved on. It worked. It was straightforward. It felt native to SQL.
But what if linked servers are not an option? What if policy blocks them? What if one of the...
Azure SQL Devs’ Corner
Feb 18, 2026
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TFVC Remove Existing Obsolete Policies ASAP
In April 2025, we announced the deprecation schedule for legacy TFVC check-in policies. This change was required due to limitations in how those policies were previously implemented and stored. The old policies have been marked as obsolete, and you can replace them by selecting the...
Azure DevOps Blog
Feb 18, 2026
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Could WriteProcessMemory be made faster by avoiding the intermediate buffer?
I guess it could, but why bother?
The Old New Thing
Feb 17, 2026
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PowerShell, OpenSSH, and DSC team investments for 2026
Planned team investments for 2026 for PowerShell, OpenSSH, DSC, and related tooling.
PowerShell Team
Feb 17, 2026
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JMESPath support comes to azd JSON output
Run JMESPath queries on azd JSON output, including error messages.
Azure SDK Blog
Feb 17, 2026
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Dear Copilot, can you help me with SQL?
Perhaps we missed it at first, but Copilot is more than comfortable with SQL. This goes beyond autocomplete. This is moving from nothing to a working database without leaving our tools. Have we really arrived? Yes, sort of. For database engineers and app engineers alike, we have crossed...
Azure SQL Devs’ Corner