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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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Feb 5, 2026
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.NET Framework 3.5 Moves to Standalone Deployment in new versions of Windows

Tara,
Brett
An announcement of .NET Framework 3.5 servicing updates on new versions of Windows.
.NET Blog
Feb 5, 2026
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Go 1.25.7-1 and 1.24.13-1 Microsoft builds now available

Davis Goodin
A new release of the Microsoft build of Go including security fixes is now available for download.
Microsoft for Go Developers
Feb 5, 2026
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How to Enable Microsoft Entra ID for Azure Cosmos DB (NoSQL)

Sudhanshu Khera
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?

Raymond Chen
Deny changes to the width.
The Old New Thing
Feb 5, 2026
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Your Home for Multi-Agent Development

VS Code Team
VS Code has become the unified interface for all your coding agents. Manage local, background, and cloud agents in one place, use Claude and Codex agents alongside Copilot, and benefit from open standards like MCP and Agent Skills. Read the full article
VS Code Blog
Feb 5, 2026
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Minimal GitOps for Edge Applications with Azure IoT Operations and Azure DevOps

Maho Pacheco
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

Augustin Popa
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)

Visual Studio Code Team
Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code January 2026 Release (1.109). Read the full article
VS Code Blog
Feb 4, 2026
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The OS for Intelligence: How GitHub Bridges the Fragmented AI Landscape

Poornima Prasad
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...
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