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Awesome GitHub Copilot just got a website, and a learning hub, and plugins!
Back in July, we launched the Awesome GitHub Copilot Customizations repo with a simple goal: give the community a place to share custom instructions, prompts, and chat modes to customize the AI responses from GitHub Copilot. We were hoping for maybe one community contribution per...
Read moreClick to read more about this postWhen Infrastructure Scales But Understanding Doesn't
We all know this, even if we don't like to admit it: modern infrastructure can scale infinitely, but human understanding doesn't.
We've all seen it happen - organizations going from managing dozens of servers to thousands of containers, from deploying weekly to deploying hundreds of...
Read moreClick to read more about this postAuthentication Tokens Are Not a Data Contract
Authentication tokens exist to answer one question: is this caller authorized to do this?
They are not intended to be a stable data interface, a schema you can depend on, or an input into application logic.
If your application decodes tokens and reads claims from them, this is an...
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Nov 24, 2025
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MSSQL Extension for VS Code: Introducing Edit Data (Public Preview)
Overview
Working with table data is an essential part of database development — whether you’re validating behavior, debugging issues, or quickly seeding data. But switching between tools or writing repetitive T-SQL statements can slow down your workflow.
We are excited to announce...
Azure SQL Dev Corner
Nov 24, 2025
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Visual Studio – Built for the Speed of Modern Development
Visual Studio will adopt the Modern Support Lifecycle as a continuously updated IDE designed to deliver innovation as soon as it is ready, while maintaining the reliability and stability you count on every day with control over your build tools choices.
Visual Studio Blog
Nov 24, 2025
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Why does XAML break down when I have an element that is half a billion pixels tall?
You've far exceeded the design goals and have even exceeded the expressive ability of a float.
The Old New Thing
Nov 24, 2025
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SharePoint Site Creation in Microsoft Graph
The SharePoint team is excited to (finally) bring Site Collection creation to Graph! Starting in Microsoft Graph beta you can now create new site collections!
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
Nov 21, 2025
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Announcing OData .NET (ODL) 9 Preview 3 Release
We’re happy to announce that OData .NET (ODL) 9 Preview 3 has been officially released and is available on NuGet:
Microsoft.OData.Core 9.0.0 Preview 3
Microsoft.OData.Edm 9.0.0 Preview 3
Microsoft.Spatial 9.0.0 Preview 3
Microsoft.OData.Client 9.0.0 Preview 3
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OData
Nov 21, 2025
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Ignite 2025: A Developer’s Guide to Building Agents for Microsoft 365
Ignite 2025 brought many innovations for developers building agents for Microsoft 365. From new capabilities in Declarative Agents and Custom Engine Agents to the introduction of Microsoft Agent 365, the platform now enables organizations to architect intelligent solutions that are...
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
Nov 21, 2025
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Maybe somebody can explain to me how weak references solve the ODR problem
I don't see it.
The Old New Thing
Nov 20, 2025
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Develop Faster with VS Code for the Web – Azure: Your Browser-Based Dev Environment
Developers can now move from idea to Azure-ready code in minutes with VS Code for the Web – Azure. This browser-based environment removes setup time, reduces friction, and gives you immediate access to pre-configured runtimes, GitHub tools, and Azure integrations. As a result, you can...
All things Azure
Nov 20, 2025
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Azure DevOps to GitHub migration Playbook: Unlocking Agentic DevOps
Azure DevOps or GitHub Enterprise ?
Today, in the Microsoft ecosystem, two Software Development Lifecycle management platforms coexist:
- Azure DevOps is designed from the ground up for enterprise with advanced planning features through Azure Boards, build and release automation with...
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