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.NET AI Essentials - The Core Building Blocks Explained
Learn how Microsoft.Extensions.AI provides a unified API for building intelligent .NET applications with any LLM provider - one interface, endless possibilities, with built-in middleware, telemetry, structured outputs and more.
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Microsoft Agent Framework now integrates with the GitHub Copilot SDK, enabling you to build AI agents powered by GitHub Copilot. This integration brings together the Agent Framework's consistent agent abstraction with GitHub Copilot's capabilities, including function calling, streaming...
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Feb 5, 2026
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How to Enable Microsoft Entra ID for Azure Cosmos DB (NoSQL)
Strengthen Identity Security and Eliminate Account Keys
Identity is becoming the new security perimeter. As organizations modernize their cloud applications, long‑lived secrets and shared keys introduce unnecessary risk. Azure Cosmos DB now fully supports Microsoft Entra ID for both...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Feb 5, 2026
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How can I prevent the user from changing the widths of ListView columns in version 5 of the common controls?
Deny changes to the width.
The Old New Thing
Feb 5, 2026
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Minimal GitOps for Edge Applications with Azure IoT Operations and Azure DevOps
How we built a minimal, scalable GitOps workflow for edge applications using Azure IoT Operations, Azure DevOps, and a multi-repo strategy. Includes pipeline templates and scripts for real-world deployments.
ISE Developer Blog
Feb 4, 2026
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MSVC Build Tools Versions 14.30 – 14.43 Now Available in Visual Studio 2026
When Visual Studio 2026 reached General Availability in November, it included several versions of the Microsoft C++ (MSVC) Build Tools:
14.50 (initially shipped with Visual Studio 2026)
14.44 (initially shipped with Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14)
14.29 (initially shipped...
C++ Team Blog
Feb 4, 2026
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January 2026 (version 1.109)
Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code January 2026 Release (1.109).
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VS Code Blog
Feb 4, 2026
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The OS for Intelligence: How GitHub Bridges the Fragmented AI Landscape
We are currently living through the "fragmentation phase" of the AI revolution.
If you’re a developer, you know the drill: You have Claude Code open for reasoning. You have ChatGPT open for logic checks. Then you drop into your terminal to actually build the thing—manually...
All things Azure
Feb 4, 2026
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Windows MIDI Services rollout - known issues and workarounds
There's a larger blog post with the features and benefits of Windows MIDI Services coming later this month (February 2026). This is just a quick post here to assist users with known issues or workarounds, in the interest of remaining transparent on this project.
We performed a ton of...
Windows MIDI and Music dev
Feb 4, 2026
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Roadmap for AI in Visual Studio (February)
After a busy January (catch up here), we're shifting focus to reliability and refinement. This month is about tightening core workflows, improving agent stability, and building on the MCP foundations we've been laying.
Agent Mode & Coding Agents
Reliability is the priority this...
Visual Studio Blog
Feb 4, 2026
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Auto-install `azd` extensions in dev containers
The `azd` dev container feature now supports automatic extension installation.
Azure SDK Blog