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How to Build iOS Widgets with .NET MAUI
Build professional iOS widgets with .NET MAUI, from static displays to interactive widgets.
Read moreClick to read more about this postStreamlining your Git workflow with Visual Studio 2026
You’re a .NET developer with a busy morning, and an Azure DevOps ticket drops: “Login endpoint 500s under load.” You’ve got to fix it, review a teammate’s feature branch, and keep your repo clean - all before lunch. Visual Studio’s Git tools turn this everyday Git workflow of...
Read moreClick to read more about this postRetirement of Global Personal Access Tokens in Azure DevOps
In the new year, we’ll be retiring the Global Personal Access Token (PAT) type in Azure DevOps.
Global PATs allow users to authenticate across all accessible organizations. While this can feel convenient, a single credential with broad reach creates a concentrated security risk —...
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Aug 26, 2025
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Windows Terminal Preview 1.24 Release
We’re back with another Terminal release for you! This development cycle, we focused on overall quality of life improvements and bug fixes.
We are also updating Windows Terminal stable to version 1.23, which will include all of the features from this previous blog post. Some notable...
Windows Command Line
Aug 26, 2025
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Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 12: A shared tracking pointer
Sharing a single tracking pointer among all instances.
The Old New Thing
Aug 26, 2025
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VS Code Dev Days – Join an event near you to learn about AI-assisted development
Join a VS Code Dev Days event to learn about GitHub Copilot in VS Code
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VS Code Blog
Aug 25, 2025
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Secure Your Connections with Entra ID Support in the DocumentDB VS Code Extension
Today, we're thrilled to announce a major update to the DocumentDB for VS Code extension that will make life easier for enterprise developers. With version 0.3, you can now connect to your Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) clusters using Microsoft Entra ID authentication.
For many...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Aug 25, 2025
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GitHub Copilot for Azure (Preview) Launches in Visual Studio 2022 with Azure MCP Support
The GitHub Copilot for Azure extension is now in Public Preview for Visual Studio 2022 (17.14+). It brings a curated set of Azure developer tools—exposed through the Azure MCP server—directly into GitHub Copilot Agent Mode in Visual Studio. The extension automatically installs and...
Visual Studio Blog
Aug 25, 2025
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MauiReactor: An MVU Approach for .NET MAUI
A look at how the Model-View-Update pattern can complement the .NET MAUI ecosystem
.NET Blog
Aug 25, 2025
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Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 11: Repairing assignment
Restoring things that were automatically deleted.
The Old New Thing