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Jan 7, 2025
Benchmarking with Visual Studio Profiler
In Visual Studio 17.13 Preview we have released our updated BenchmarkDotNet diagnosers, allowing you to use more of the tools in the performance profiler to analyze benchmarks. With this change it is super quick to dig into CPU usage and allocations of benchmarks making the measure,...
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azd CDN changing January 2025
This blog post makes customers aware of a critical Content Delivery Network (CDN) change for azd (the Azure Developer CLI) because the CDN provider is changing from Edgio to Azure Front Door.
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Important Update: blog migration to quantum.microsoft.com
We are excited to announce that the Q# blog will be migrating to a new home at Azure Quantum in Feb 2025. This move will allow us to provide you with a more integrated and enhanced experience, featuring the latest updates and resources in the world of quantum computing. Stay tuned for...
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Nov 12, 2024
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Why did Windows 95 setup use three operating systems?
Simplifying the problem to an earlier problem.
The Old New Thing
Nov 12, 2024
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Introducing the Modern Web App (MWA) Pattern for Java
We are thrilled to announce the Modern Web App (MWA) pattern for Java, a comprehensive guide to modernizing Java applications with independently scalable, cloud-native architecture on Azure. Designed with the Spring Framework and Azure in mind, MWA can also be adapted to other frameworks...
Microsoft for Java Developers
Nov 11, 2024
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Welcome to the Microsoft for Developers blog
Did you know that developers use an average of 16 tools per day? A typical developer works across their code editor, a terminal, several command-line tools and web portals – not to mention all the SDKs and packages they take a dependency on in their code. Sometimes it can be challenging...
Microsoft for Developers
Nov 11, 2024
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Better GitHub Copilot Completions for C#
We're excited to announce a significant enhancement to GitHub Copilot that elevates your C# coding experience. Introducing the new update: GitHub Copilot code completions now provide more accurate and relevant autocomplete suggestions by incorporating additional C# context.
Previously,...
Visual Studio Blog
Nov 11, 2024
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Debugger breakpoints are usually implemented by patching the in-memory copy of the code
The code in memory may not match what the debugger shows you if the debugger is itself is doing the changing.
The Old New Thing
Nov 9, 2024
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GitHub Copilot Tip: Interactive Debugging with GitHub Copilot Chat
Hello developers!
Continuing our series on GitHub Copilot tips, here's another valuable insight to enhance your coding experience:
Debugging is an essential part of the development process, but it can often be time-consuming and frustrating. GitHub Copilot Chat transforms this...
All things Azure
Nov 8, 2024
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Which compilation target should I pick for my Arm64 music apps, ASIO components, and plugins?
The Windows music creation community today is centered around Intel/AMD x64 (x86-64) because that is what most Windows PCs run for some time now. The introduction of Arm64 Copilot+ PCs has provided new opportunities with efficient and powerful devices with great battery life and NPUs. But...
Windows MIDI and Music dev
Nov 8, 2024
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Announcing TypeScript 5.7 RC
Today we are announcing the availability of the release candidate of TypeScript 5.7.
To get started using the RC, you can get it through npm with the following command:
npm install -D typescript@rc
Let's take a look at what's new in TypeScript 5.7!
Checks for Never-Initialized...
TypeScript
Nov 8, 2024
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Dev Blogs home page layout simplified
Hello, Dev Blogs community!
What we heard - part 2
In my previous post about the grid and list layout choices I shared the feedback we received after launching a Dev Blogs refresh. I also shared how we improved and provided options for the layout of posts. Today, I will address the...
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