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SQL query generation from natural language

Evaluating AI agents for NL-to-SQL generation across Azure Databricks AI/BI Genie, GitHub Copilot CLI, and Microsoft Agent Framework. We achieved ~75% accuracy with schema documentation and runtime validation, while discovering that business logic errors represent a fundamental limitation requiring domain expertise.
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Durable Workflows in the Microsoft Agent Framework

Build durable AI agent workflows with the Microsoft Agent Framework. Start with in-process console apps, add durability with the Durable Task runtime, scale with parallel AI agents, and host on Azure Functions for serverless execution.
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May 14, 2026
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WebAssembly Data Processing at the Edge with Azure IoT Operations

Marcel Bindseil
Safe, composable dataflow operators for Azure IoT Operations, built as WASM modules using the Component Model, WIT interfaces, and WASI Preview 2.
ISE Developer Blog
May 13, 2026
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MSVC Build Tools Preview updates - May 2026

Eric Brumer
Try the latest updates to MSVC Build Tools Preview
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May 13, 2026
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Visual Studio Code 1.120

Visual Studio Code Team
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May 13, 2026
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PyCon US 2026

Vedha Ranganathan
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Microsoft for Python Developers Blog
May 13, 2026
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Microsoft SQL Security Across the MAESTRO Stack: Building Secure Agentic AI with Defense-in-Depth

Arun Vijayraghavan
Artificial Intelligence is evolving rapidly. What began as simple prompt-and-response systems is now transforming into fully autonomous, agentic AI architectures capable of reasoning, orchestrating tools, interacting with enterprise data, and invoking external systems dynamically. While...
Azure SQL Dev Corner
May 13, 2026
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Process API Improvements in .NET 11

Adam Sitnik
Process API improvements in .NET 11, including high-level APIs for starting processes, capturing output without deadlocks, handle inheritance control, lifetime management features, and a lightweight `SafeProcessHandle`-based API surface.
.NET Blog
May 13, 2026
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.NET MAUI Moves to CoreCLR in .NET 11

David Ortinau
.NET MAUI apps on Android, iOS, and Mac Catalyst now run on CoreCLR by default in .NET 11, unifying the runtime across all of .NET.
.NET Blog
May 13, 2026
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Agent Skills in Visual Studio: Teach Copilot How Your Team Works

Simona Liao
Visual Studio now supports Agent Skills, which are reusable instruction sets that teach Copilot agents how to handle specific tasks like running a build pipeline, generating boilerplate, or following your team's coding standards. Define a skill once, and the agent applies it automatically...
Visual Studio Blog
May 13, 2026
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The case of the hang when the user changed keyboard layouts

Raymond Chen
Keeping things moving.
The Old New Thing