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Modernize .NET applications in the GitHub Copilot app
Modernize .NET applications in the GitHub Copilot app. Follow your upgrade from assessment through execution in an interactive upgrade canvas.
Read moreClick to read more about this postAgent Harness: Scaling the claw or harness capabilities
Part 3 of Build your own claw and harness with Microsoft Agent Framework.
In Part 2 our personal finance assistant learned to work with your data safely: it reads your portfolio, asks before it trades, and remembers what matters across sessions. It's useful - but everything it knows is...
Read moreClick to read more about this postDon't rewrite your CLI for agents
There's advice making the rounds: replace your CLI args with a single --json payload so agents can use your tool more effectively. The thinking being, that agents already think in structured formats, and nested data maps cleanly to JSON. Flat args on the other hand, force awkward...
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Apr 16, 2026
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Free Your Terminal with Detached Mode in Aspire 13.2
Aspire 13.2 brings detached mode to the CLI. Run your AppHost in the background, free your terminal, and let coding agents start, inspect, and manage your app without blocking.
Aspire Blog
Apr 16, 2026
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From AI to .NET: 20 VS Live! Las Vegas Sessions You Can Watch Now
In March 2026, developers came together at VS Live! Las Vegas for a full week of technical learning, hands-on exploration, and a lot of great conversations about where software development is headed next. From AI-assisted development to modern .NET, cloud-native apps, and developer...
Visual Studio Blog
Apr 16, 2026
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What's up with window message 0x0091? We're getting it with unexpected parameters
Trespassing on system messages.
The Old New Thing
Apr 15, 2026
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Visual Studio Code 1.116
Learn what's new in Visual Studio Code 1.116
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VS Code Blog
Apr 15, 2026
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Azure MCP tools now ship built into Visual Studio 2022 — no extension required
Azure MCP tools now ship built into Visual Studio 2022 — no extension required
Azure MCP tools are now built into Visual Studio 2022 as part of the Azure development workload — no separate extension to find, install, or update. You can enable over 230 tools across 45 Azure services...
Visual Studio Blog
Apr 15, 2026
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Pin Clustering in .NET MAUI Maps
.NET MAUI 11 adds pin clustering to the Map control, automatically grouping nearby pins into cluster markers. Learn how to enable clustering, create separate clustering groups, and handle cluster taps on Android and iOS.
.NET Blog
Apr 15, 2026
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Stop Hunting Bugs: Meet the New Visual Studio Debugger Agent Workflow
We’ve all been there: a bug report lands in your inbox with a title like "App crashes sometimes" and zero reproduction steps. Your morning, which was supposed to be spent building new features, is now a forensic investigation. You’re setting scattershot breakpoints, staring at...
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