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Build your own claw and agent harness with Microsoft Agent Framework
What does it take to build your own "claw" - a capable, CLI-style agent that can plan, use tools, remember things, and safely act on your behalf? Coding agents and assistants like these can feel like magic, but underneath they are an agent harness: a loop around a language model wired up...
Read moreClick to read more about this postIn memory of the man who put red and green squiggles under words
Starting in Word and expanding to nearly every other word processor, and even things that aren't word processors.
Read moreClick to read more about this postStop overloading your skills
You built a skill for your technology. API references, authentication flows, SDK patterns, error handling, version info, all packed into one skill. The agent calls it, gets all that context, and generates code. The kicker? You've just wasted a lot of tokens.
It already knows
Models have...
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Mar 31, 2026
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Before you check if an update caused your problem, check that it wasn't a problem before the update
It was going to be like that when I got here.
The Old New Thing
Mar 30, 2026
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) - March 2026: Run and Debug AI Agents Locally, GitHub Copilot Integration, & Container App Jobs
Run, invoke, and monitor AI agents locally or in Microsoft Foundry with the new azd AI agent extension commands. Plus GitHub Copilot-powered project setup, Container App Jobs deployment, local preflight validation, and configurable timeouts.
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Mar 30, 2026
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Writing Azure service-related unit tests with Docker using Spring Cloud Azure
This post shows how to write Azure service-related unit tests with Docker using Spring Cloud Azure.
Azure SDK Blog
Mar 30, 2026
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A question about the maximimum number of values in a registry key raises questions about the question
Why is this even a question?
The Old New Thing
Mar 27, 2026
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What if a dialog wants to intercept its own message loop?
You can steal them from your owner.
The Old New Thing
Mar 26, 2026
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Azure SDK Release (March 2026)
Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you find this month's highlights and release notes.
Azure SDK Blog
Mar 26, 2026
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Breaking Change Ahead: Graph API Updates to Sensitive Email Properties
On 12/31/2026, we will begin restricting updates to sensitive properties on non-draft email messages (including subject, body, and recipients). Apps will need Mail-Advanced.ReadWrite (or .All / .Shared) with admin consent to continue modifying these fields. Review your current usage and update permissions now to avoid unexpected failures.
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