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Join us for AI Dev Days - December 10-11
2025 was a year of incredible progress for AI and our industry as a whole. At Microsoft and GitHub, we've innovated beyond isolated chats and prompts to building systems that collaborate with connected workflows and operational intelligence. This shift can be seen across the stack, from...
Read moreWhy changing keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio isn’t as simple as it seems
A straight look at what’s behind the keys
We’ve all tried unlearning a keyboard shortcut - it feels like forgetting how to breathe. Muscle memory doesn’t mess around. We wrestle with this every time someone suggest a “quick” shortcut change. It’s not just editing a keybinding...
Read moreUnlocking New Possibilities: Microsoft Azure Hyperscale AI Computing with H200 GPUs Accelerates Secure AI Innovation in Azure for U.S. Government Secret and Top Secret
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries and redefine the boundaries of innovation, Microsoft is proud to announce a leap forward in secure, high-performance computing in our Secret and Top Secret clouds: the integration of NVIDIA H200 Tensor Core GPUs into Azure’s AI...
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Aug 14, 2025
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Improving Codebase Awareness in Visual Studio Chat
Smarter Code Search in Visual Studio: From BM25 to Semantic Search
In our latest 17.14.11 release, we’ve made a significant leap forward in how we explore your code to retrieve meaningful context. Our new Remote Semantic Search integration helps you find exactly what you need faster...
Visual Studio Blog
Aug 14, 2025
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Customizable and Extensible Evaluation of a GenAI Application
Suggestions on how to evaluate a generative AI application in an adaptable and extensible manner.
ISE Developer Blog
Aug 13, 2025
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From Redmond to San Diego: VS Live! Highlights, Session Examples, and What’s Next
There’s something special about hosting developers at Microsoft HQ — and this year’s Visual Studio Live! Redmond reminded me why I love these events. The energy in every room was electric. From the moment the first session kicked off, developers leaned in, asked smart, challenging...
Visual Studio Blog
Aug 13, 2025
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Azure Developer CLI: From Dev to Prod with Azure DevOps Pipelines
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Building on our previous post about implementing dev-to-prod promotion with GitHub Actions, this follow-up demonstrates the same "build once, deploy everywhere" pattern using Azure DevOps Pipelines. You'll learn how to leverage Azure DevOps YAML pipelines with Azure Developer CLI (azd)....
Azure DevOps Blog
Aug 13, 2025
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PowerToys 0.93 is here: faster Command Palette, new dashboard UX and more
Hey PowerToys fans!
We’re back with a fresh release: PowerToys 0.93! As usual, we've squashed a bunch of bugs and made some small quality of life tweaks, but we've also packed in some bigger, exciting changes you'll want to check out. Get the update by checking for updates in...
Windows Command Line
Aug 13, 2025
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Azure DevOps OAuth Client Secrets Now Shown Only Once
We’re making an important change to how Azure DevOps displays OAuth client secrets to align with industry best practices and improve our overall security posture. Starting September, newly generated client secrets will be shown only once at the time of creation. After that, they will no...
Azure DevOps Blog
Aug 13, 2025
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Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra v5.0 Generally Available!
Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra Upgrade to Cassandra v5.0 is now generally available, bringing a host of powerful new features and performance improvements to your cloud-native applications. This release marks a significant milestone for developers and data platform teams...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog