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Feb 11, 2025

Bells and whistles: Building with Microsoft Copilot Studio

In this series, we showcase the different capabilities of building agents with Copilot Studio, which includes building, testing, deploying, analyzing, security and data loss prevention policy.
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Feb 11, 2025

What’s New for C++ Developers in Visual Studio 2022 17.13

We are happy to announce that Visual Studio 2022 version 17.13 is now generally available! This post summarizes the new features you can find in this release for C++. You can download Visual Studio 2022 from the Visual Studio downloads page or upgrade your existing installation by...
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Feb 6, 2025
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Azure Data Studio Retirement

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Carlos Robles
We’re announcing the upcoming retirement of Azure Data Studio (ADS) on February 6, 2025, as we focus on delivering a modern, streamlined SQL development experience. ADS will remain supported until February 28, 2026, giving developers ample time to transition. This decision aligns...
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Feb 6, 2025
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.NET 9 Networking Improvements

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Introducing new networking features in .NET 9 including HTTP space, HttpClientFactory, security and more!
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Feb 6, 2025
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Microsoft build of Go 1.24 FIPS changes

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Quim Muntal
The Microsoft build of Go 1.24 ships with many new FIPS-140 related features. Here's a closer look at the upcoming changes.
Microsoft for Go Developers
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Feb 6, 2025
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Customer Case Study: How preezie’s AI shopping assistant is reshaping Blue Bungalow’s online store

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Introduction Blue Bungalow, one of Australia’s leading fashion retailers, faced a common challenge in eCommerce—how to create a more engaging, seamless, and personalised shopping experience for customers online. They wanted to implement AI-powered assistance to provide personalised...
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Feb 6, 2025
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HTTP File updates for Request Variables and more

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Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi
Many users have requested adding support for Request Variables in HTTP files in Visual Studio. With Request Variables, you can send an HTTP request and then use data from the response, or request, in any subsequent request that is sent from the HTTP file. We have also added support for a...
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Feb 6, 2025
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The default C locale is not a very interesting one

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Raymond Chen
It barely understands anything.
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February 2025: A look at the latest Microsoft Entra key feature releases, announcements, and updates

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James Casey
This is the February 2025 edition of our monthly developer update, summarizing the latest news and developments in Microsoft Entra. This month, we bring you feature updates, public previews, announcements, and other important updates. Read on to learn more and make the most of Microsoft...
Microsoft Entra Identity Platform
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Feb 6, 2025
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Azure Functions vs. Indexers: AI Data Ingestion

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Ivan Sholokh
This article compares Azure Functions with pre-built indexers for data ingestion in Azure AI Search, with a focus on using Azure Functions for a flexible, scalable approach. It explores key steps like data migration, index creation, and deployment automation.
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Feb 5, 2025
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Windows Terminal Preview 1.23 Release

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Christopher Nguyen
Happy New Year everyone! Here is our first Windows Terminal Preview release of the year! In this release, we focused on porting many of our beloved settings to the Settings UI. We also have several bug fixes and accessibility updates as well. We are also updating Windows Terminal stable...
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