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Dec 9, 2024
Why a Unified Data Model is Critical: Lessons from Building Microsoft's Semantic Layer
Introduction
Some years ago, we were wrestling with a persistent issue in our data stack. Every team had their own way of collecting and structuring data. What was a simple query for one team became a debugging nightmare for another. Discovering the right dataset felt like looking for...
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2024 Python in VS Code Wrapped
As the year comes to a close, we would like to take the time to reflect and celebrate the incredible progress the Python extension for VS Code has made in the past year. From merging in top requested features to countless lines of code written and deleted, keep reading to get an inside look to all things
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How Global System Integrators can make the most of their GitHub Copilot licenses
AI-powered code assistant tools like GitHub Copilot have revolutionized the development landscape. We’ve observed significant Copilot adoption among Global System Integrators (GSIs), who are leading the charge in harnessing its potential. While many developers are already utilizing...
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Nov 26, 2024
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What’s new in Azure DevTest Labs
DevTest labs now supports the capability to access Azure DevOps artifact repos through Managed Identities and GitHub artifact repos through GitHub app authentication. Additionally, you can now also access the lab storage account through Managed Identities. Until now users have accessed...
Develop from the cloud
Nov 26, 2024
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Debugger and Diagnostics updates in Visual Studio 17.12
We are thrilled to announce a host of exciting new features in Visual Studio 17.12, designed to enhance your development experience and boost your productivity. Our team has been working diligently to address some of the most popular requests from our developer community, and we are...
Visual Studio Blog
Nov 26, 2024
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Microspeak: Real estate and Airspace
Space on the screen and negotiating control over it.
The Old New Thing
Nov 25, 2024
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How to build ChatGPT-like enterprise search on your own data
Do you find yourself drowning in company documentation, spending hours searching through SharePoint, knowledge bases, and contract repositories for one specific piece of information? You're not alone. Organizations now have plenty of information – the challenge lies in finding the right...
All things Azure
Nov 25, 2024
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OpenAPI document generation in .NET 9
Introducing the New OpenAPI Document Generation Feature in .NET 9. Let's take a look at what it is, how to use it, and how it streamlines API development in .NET.
.NET Blog
Nov 25, 2024
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Microsoft Semantic Kernel Office Hours Update
Microsoft Semantic Kernel Office Hours Update
Over the upcoming Holidays period there are several office hours sessions that we'll be cancelling. Below is an updated view of our upcoming office hours availability. We will resume with regularly scheduled Office Hours on January 8th for...
Semantic Kernel
Nov 25, 2024
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Unlocking the Power of Memory: Announcing General Availability of Semantic Kernel’s Memory Packages
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Eduard
We are thrilled to announce the General Availability (GA) of our Memory packages for .NET, Java, and Python! The Semantic Kernel team and our partners have been working hard to allow you to quickly connect to vector stores and make it easy for you to do embeddings and data retrieval...
Semantic Kernel
Nov 25, 2024
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Copying error messages just got easier
Have you ever been frustrated by the tedious process of copying error descriptions from the Error List? Previously with Visual Studio, copying an error would include all column headers and row values, which isn’t always what you want. If you were planning to search for the error online,...
Visual Studio Blog
Nov 25, 2024
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How can I know when a window has processed a message that I posted to it?
Best would be to have it tell you.
The Old New Thing