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Building a Secure MCP Server with OAuth 2.1 and Azure AD: Lessons from the Field
How we built a production-ready MCP server with OAuth 2.1 authentication and On-Behalf-Of flow for Microsoft Graph, navigating a rapidly evolving specification.
Read moreClick to read more about this postThe Dongle Died at Midnight – WinForms Agent Saved my German Mom's Business Trip
Vibe Coding. IntelliSense on Steroids. Intention-Based Development. Call it what makes you happy - it's "just" the next evolutionary step in software development for me. Which let me build my stranded 82-year-old retirement-resistant mom an ersatz time-study app when her dongle died at midnight.
Read moreClick to read more about this postMSSQL Extension for VS Code: Query Profiler, ADS Migration Toolkit & More
The MSSQL Extension for VS Code continues to evolve, delivering features that make SQL development more integrated, more powerful, and more developer-friendly. In version v1.40.0, we're introducing the ADS Migration Toolkit, Basic Database Management, Flat File Import, Database Backup...
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Oct 30, 2025
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Introducing the azd extension to configure GitHub Copilot coding agent integration with Azure
This post shares how to set up the GitHub Copilot coding agent integration with Azure resources and services by using the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`) extension.
Azure SDK Blog
Oct 30, 2025
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Trying to build a XAML tree in code throws a "No installed components were detected" exception
An unfortunate error code collision, but the explanatory text leads the way.
The Old New Thing
Oct 30, 2025
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SharePoint Framework (SPFx) roadmap update – October 2025
SPFx is powering the future of Microsoft 365. From AI-driven portals to seamless integrations across SharePoint, Teams and Viva, SPFx is driving innovation at scale. This blog series kicks off our journey into the next evolution—transparent, community-driven, and built for the AI era. Let’s shape what’s next, together.
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
Oct 30, 2025
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Visual Studio October Update – new models, memories, planning, and more
The October 2025 update for Visual Studio 2022 (v17.14) is now available. In this month, we are bringing you improvements to model choices and agentic flows.
New Models
We now have Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Claude Haiku 4.5 available in the chat window. This means the latest...
Visual Studio Blog
Oct 30, 2025
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Dev Proxy v1.3 with exporting to HAR, LLM usage tracking, and enhanced permissions analysis
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Introducing Dev Proxy v1.3 with new plugins for inspecting and debugging API requests, along with enhanced permissions analysis and improved OpenAPI spec generation for complex testing scenarios.
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
Oct 29, 2025
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New GitHub Copilot capabilities for C++ developers: Upgrade MSVC, improve build performance, and refactor C++ code
Yesterday at GitHub Universe, GitHub announced support for custom agents. Custom agents are specialized configurations with custom prompts and context that focus Copilot on specific development tasks.
On the C++ team, we have a similar goal: Provide differentiated capabilities that...
C++ Team Blog
Oct 29, 2025
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Java OpenJDK October 2025 Patch & Security Update
Hello Java customers!
We are happy to announce the latest July 2025 patch & security update release for the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. Download and install the binaries today.
OpenJDK 25.0.1
OpenJDK 21.0.9
OpenJDK 17.0.17
OpenJDK 11.0.29
Check our release notes...
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