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Apr 24, 2026
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Azure MCP Server now available as an MCP Bundle (.mcpb)

Victor Colin Amador

Azure MCP Server is now available as an MCP Bundle (.mcpb), enabling one-click installation into Claude Desktop and other MCP-compatible clients.

Apr 22, 2026
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Write azd hooks in Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or .NET

Kristen Womack

Hooks are one of the most popular features in , and now you can write them in Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or .NET, not just Bash and PowerShell. What's new? The Azure Developer CLI () hook system now supports four more languages beyond Bash and PowerShell. You can write hook scripts in Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or .NET. automatically detects the language from the file extension, manages dependencies, and runs the script with no extra configuration required. Why it matters Hooks let you run custom logic at key points in the lifecycle before provisioning, after deployment, and more. Previously, hook...

Apr 21, 2026
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Azure SDK Release (April 2026)

Ronnie Geraghty

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

Apr 20, 2026
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GitHub Copilot meets Azure Developer CLI: AI-assisted project setup and error troubleshooting

Kristen Womack

The Azure Developer CLI (azd) now integrates with GitHub Copilot for AI-assisted project scaffolding and intelligent deployment error troubleshooting, helping you resolve common Azure errors like MissingSubscriptionRegistration, SkuNotAvailable, and StorageAccountAlreadyTaken without leaving the terminal.

Apr 14, 2026
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Stop juggling package managers—just run `azd update`

Kristen Womack

Update the Azure Developer CLI with a single command on any platform and switch release channels.

Apr 10, 2026
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Announcing Azure MCP Server 2.0 Stable Release for Self-Hosted Agentic Cloud Automation

Sandeep Sen

Azure MCP Server 2.0 is now generally available, delivering first-class self-hosting, stronger security hardening, and a faster foundation for agentic workflows across Azure.

Apr 8, 2026
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Give your Foundry Agent Custom Tools with MCP Servers on Azure Functions

Lily Ma

Learn how to connect your MCP server hosted on Azure Functions to Microsoft Foundry agents. This post covers authentication options and setup steps to give your AI agent access to custom MCP tools.

Apr 7, 2026
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MCP as Easy as 1-2-3: Introducing the Fluent API for MCP Apps

Lilian Kasem (she/her)

Build MCP tools with rich UI experiences using the new Fluent API for MCP Apps in the .NET isolated worker. Configure views, permissions, and security policies with just a few lines of code.

Apr 6, 2026
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Announcing the end of support for Node.js 20.x in the Azure SDK for JavaScript

Minh-Anh Phan

After July 9, 2026, the Azure SDK for JavaScript will no longer support Node.js 20.x. Upgrade to an Active Node.js Long Term Support (LTS) version to stay secure and up-to-date.

Apr 6, 2026
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MCP Apps on Azure Functions: Quickstart with TypeScript

Swapnil Nagar

Learn how to build and deploy MCP (Model Context Protocol) apps on Azure Functions using TypeScript. This guide covers MCP tools, resources, local development, and serverless deployment with a practical weather app example.

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

PuiChee (PC) Chan

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.

Mar 30, 2026
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Writing Azure service-related unit tests with Docker using Spring Cloud Azure

Rujun Chen

This post shows how to write Azure service-related unit tests with Docker using Spring Cloud Azure.

Mar 26, 2026
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Azure SDK Release (March 2026)

Ronnie Geraghty

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you find this month's highlights and release notes.

Mar 23, 2026
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From code to cloud: Deploy an AI agent to Microsoft Foundry in minutes with azd

PuiChee (PC) Chan

Deploy and monitor an AI agent on Microsoft Foundry using the Azure Developer CLI (azd). This tutorial covers infrastructure scaffolding with Bicep, one-command deployment, local development, and real-time log streaming—all from Visual Studio Code.

Mar 18, 2026
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Azure Developer CLI (azd): Run and test AI agents locally with azd

PuiChee,
Travis

New azd ai agent run and invoke commands let you start and test AI agents from your terminal—locally or in the cloud.

Mar 13, 2026
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Azure Developer CLI (azd): Debug hosted AI agents from your terminal

PuiChee (PC) Chan

New azd ai agent show and monitor commands help you diagnose hosted AI agent failures directly from the CLI.

Mar 3, 2026
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Azure Developer CLI (azd): One command to swap Azure App Service slots

PuiChee (PC) Chan

The new azd appservice swap command makes deployment slot swaps fast and intuitive.

Feb 26, 2026
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Azure SDK Release (February 2026)

Ronnie Geraghty

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

Feb 25, 2026
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – February 2026: JMESPath Queries & Deployment Slots

PuiChee (PC) Chan

This post announces the February 2026 release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).

Feb 24, 2026
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Improved Python (PyPi/uvx) support in Azure MCP Server

Xiang Yan

Azure MCP Server now offers first-class Python support via PyPI and uvx, making it easier than ever for Python developers to integrate Azure into their agentic workflows.

Feb 17, 2026
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JMESPath support comes to azd JSON output

Scott Addie

Run JMESPath queries on azd JSON output, including error messages.

Feb 11, 2026
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Deploy to Azure App Service deployment slots with azd

PuiChee (PC) Chan

azd now supports direct deployments to Azure App Service slots—quick, clear, and slot-aware for the first time.

Feb 4, 2026
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Auto-install `azd` extensions in dev containers

PuiChee (PC) Chan

The `azd` dev container feature now supports automatic extension installation.

Jan 30, 2026
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – January 2026: Configuration & Performance

PuiChee (PC) Chan

This post announces the January 2026 release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).

Jan 29, 2026
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Azure SDK Release (January 2026)

Ronnie Geraghty

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

Dec 19, 2025
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) Dec 2025 – Extensions Enhancements, Foundry Rebranding, and Azure Pipelines Improvements

Kristen Womack

This post announces the December release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).

Dec 9, 2025
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Blue-green deployment in Azure Container Apps using Azure Developer CLI

PuiChee (PC) Chan

Learn how to implement blue-green deployment in Azure Container Apps using Azure Developer CLI (azd) revision-based deployment strategy.

Nov 25, 2025
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Azure SDK Release (November 2025)

Ronnie Geraghty

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

Nov 19, 2025
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Announcing the azd AI agent extension: Publish Microsoft Foundry agents directly from your development environment

Kristen,
Jeff

This post shares how to work with the new Azure Developer CLI (`azd`) agents extension.

Nov 19, 2025
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) Nov 2025 – Container Apps (GA), Layered Provisioning (Beta), Extension Framework, and Aspire 13

PuiChee (PC) Chan

This post announces the November release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).

Oct 30, 2025
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Introducing the azd extension to configure GitHub Copilot coding agent integration with Azure

Kristen Womack

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.

Oct 28, 2025
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Announcing Azure MCP Server 1.0.0 Stable Release – A New Era for Agentic Workflows

Sandeep Sen

Today marks a major milestone for agentic development on Azure: the stable release of the Azure MCP Server 1.0!

Oct 27, 2025
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Azure SDK Release (October 2025)

Ronnie Geraghty

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

Oct 15, 2025
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Easily connect AI workloads to Azure Blob Storage with adlfs

Vishnu Charan TJ

Microsoft works with the fsspec open-source community to enhance adlfs. This update delivers faster file operations and improved reliability for AI workloads that connect to Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage.

Oct 14, 2025
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – October 2025

PuiChee (PC) Chan

This post announces the October release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).

Oct 2, 2025
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Azure SDK Release (September 2025)

Ronnie Geraghty

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

Sep 10, 2025
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Azure Storage APIs gain Entra ID and RBAC support

Christine Chen

To align with security best practices, Microsoft Entra ID and RBAC support is now generally available for several Azure Storage data plane APIs.

Aug 19, 2025
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Azure SDK Release (August 2025)

Ronnie Geraghty

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

Aug 18, 2025
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – August 2025

PuiChee (PC) Chan

This post announces the August release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).

Jul 30, 2025
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Azure SDK Release (July 2025)

Ronnie Geraghty

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

Jul 28, 2025
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – July 2025

Kristen Womack

This post announces the July release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).

Jul 2, 2025
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Azure SDK Release (June 2025)

Ronnie Geraghty

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you find this month's highlights and release notes.

Jun 30, 2025
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Exploring azd extensions: Enhance your Azure developer experience

Kristen Womack

A deep dive into the introduction of the Azure Developer CLI (azd) extensions and the azd extension framework to build extensions.

Jun 26, 2025
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Introducing the Azure Storage Connector for PyTorch

Rohit Ganguly

This post announces the Azure Storage Connector for PyTorch (azstoragetorch), integrating files from Azure Blob Storage into your PyTorch training pipeline.

Jun 5, 2025
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – June 2025

Kristen Womack

This post announces the June release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).

Jun 3, 2025
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Azure SDK Release (May 2025)

Ronnie Geraghty

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

May 20, 2025
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Azure MCP Server – May 2025 Release

Rohit Ganguly

This post discusses the updates to the Azure MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server for Microsoft //build 2025.

May 7, 2025
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – May 2025

Kristen Womack

This post announces the May release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).

Apr 25, 2025
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Azure SDK Release (April 2025)

Hector Norzagaray

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you find this month's highlights and release notes.

Apr 24, 2025
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) in a real-life scenario

Frank Boucher

This post shares some useful tips and lessons learned while using azd during a migration.

Apr 23, 2025
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Azure SDK modularized libraries for JavaScript

Qiaoqiao Zhang

This post announces new modularized libraries for the Azure SDK for JavaScript.

Apr 18, 2025
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Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ: Introducing the enhanced Java Code Quality Analyzer!

Sameeksha Vaity

Discover the latest updates to the Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ, featuring an enhanced Java Code Quality Analyzer to help you write cleaner, safer, and more efficient Java code with Azure SDK client libraries.

Apr 17, 2025
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Introducing the Azure MCP Server

Rohit Ganguly

This post introduces the Azure MCP Server, bringing the power of the cloud to your AI agents.

Apr 11, 2025
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Introducing Spring Cloud Azure Starter Key Vault JCA: Streamlined TLS and mTLS for Spring Boot

Moary Chen

This blog post shows the Spring Cloud Azure Starter Key Vault Java Crypto Architecture (JCA).

Apr 3, 2025
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – April 2025

Kristen Womack

This post announces the April release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).

Mar 27, 2025
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Azure SDK Release (March 2025)

Hector Norzagaray

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you find this month's highlights and release notes.

Mar 11, 2025
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Replacing jackson-databind with azure-json and azure-xml

Alan Zimmer

This blog post explains how azure-json and azure-xml replaced jackson-databind in the Azure SDK for Java.

Mar 7, 2025
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – March 2025

Kristen Womack

This post announces the March release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).

Feb 26, 2025
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Azure SDK Release (February 2025)

Hector Norzagaray

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you find this month's highlights and release notes.

Feb 19, 2025
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Rust in time! Announcing the Azure SDK for Rust Beta. 🎉

Ronnie Geraghty

Announcing the first beta release of the Azure SDK for Rust. This release includes libraries for Identity, Key Vault secrets & keys, Event Hubs, and Cosmos DB.

Feb 17, 2025
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Spring Cloud Azure updates and troubleshooting tips for Java on AKS

Moary Chen

This post shows the latest Spring Cloud Azure updates.

Feb 12, 2025
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Simplify your .NET data transfers with the new Azure Storage Data Movement library

Charles Barnett

This post announces the new and improved Azure Storage Data Movement library for .NET.

Feb 11, 2025
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Announcing the end of support for Node.js 18.x in the Azure SDK for JavaScript

Maor Leger

After July 10, 2025, the Azure SDK for JavaScript will no longer support Node.js 18.x. Upgrade to an Active Node.js Long Term Support (LTS) version to stay secure and up-to-date.

Feb 7, 2025
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – February 2025

Kristen Womack

This post announces the March release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).

Feb 4, 2025
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Introducing Azure OpenAI Realtime API Support in JavaScript

Deyaaeldeen Almahallawi

Introducing the new Realtime API support in the OpenAI JavaScript library, enabling developers to create highly interactive and responsive applications by instantly sending and receiving messages from Azure OpenAI models.

Jan 31, 2025
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Azure SDK Release (January 2025)

Hector Norzagaray

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you find this month's highlights and release notes.

Jan 30, 2025
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Announcing AMQP v2 stack engine support in the Azure Messaging Event Hubs library for Java

Anu Thomas

This blog post announces a new stable release of the Azure Event Hubs library for Java, with enhanced reliability and performance.

Jan 7, 2025
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azd CDN changing January 2025

Kristen Womack

This blog post makes customers aware of a critical Content Delivery Network (CDN) change for azd (the Azure Developer CLI) because the CDN provider is changing from Edgio to Azure Front Door.

Nov 27, 2024
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Azure SDK Release (November 2024)

Hector Norzagaray

The Azure SDKs release every month. This post includes the month's highlights and release notes.

Nov 14, 2024
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – November 2024

Kristen Womack

This post announces the November release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).

Oct 29, 2024
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Build AI applications with the new AI App Template Gallery

Kristen Womack

This post announces the launch of the AI App Template Gallery of templates using `azd`.

Oct 24, 2024
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Azure SDK Release (October 2024)

Hector Norzagaray

The Azure SDKs release every month. This post includes the month's highlights and release notes.

Oct 14, 2024
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – October 2024

Grace Kulin

This post announces the October release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`), including configurable api-version for ACA.

Oct 1, 2024
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Announcing the stable release of the Azure OpenAI library for .NET

Angelos Petropoulos

The stable release of the Azure OpenAI library for .NET is now available and it includes support for the entire OpenAI API, GPT-4o, and o1-preview models.

Sep 27, 2024
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Azure SDK Release (September 2024)

Hector Norzagaray

The Azure SDKs release every month. This post includes the month's highlights and release notes.

Sep 5, 2024
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – September 2024

Grace Kulin

This post announces the September release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`). Including remote container build support, multiple hooks per event, deployment stack support, promoting resource group scoped deployments to the Beta feature stage, and more.

Aug 27, 2024
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Azure SDK Release (August 2024)

Hector Norzagaray

The Azure SDKs release every month. This post includes the month's highlights and release notes.

Aug 22, 2024
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Farewell Spring Cloud Azure 4.x, Hello 5.x: The Future is Now!

Muyao Feng

This post announces that Spring Cloud Azure is deprecating version 4.x in favor of version 5.x.

Aug 13, 2024
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – August 2024

Grace Kulin

This post announces the August release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`) and recaps the July release. Includes enhancements for `azd pipeline config`, deployment status tracking for Linux web apps, support for managed identity during login, and more.

Jul 29, 2024
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Azure SDK Release (July 2024)

Hector Norzagaray

The Azure SDKs release every month. This post includes the month's highlights and release notes.

Jul 18, 2024
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Announcing the stable release of Azure Event Grid Namespaces HTTP client libraries

Ronnie Geraghty

This post announces stable release of the HTTP Azure Event Grid Namespaces client libraries in .NET, Java, JavaScript, Python, and Go.

Jun 25, 2024
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Azure SDK Release (June 2024)

Hector Norzagaray

The Azure SDKs release every month. This post includes the month's highlights and release notes.

Jun 24, 2024
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Improve security posture in Azure service connections with AzurePipelinesCredential

Karishma Ghiya

Learn about the new AzurePipelinesCredential, designed to support federated identity credential authentication through Azure Service Connections in Azure Pipelines.

Jun 13, 2024
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Announcing the public preview of the Microsoft AI Chat Protocol library for JavaScript

Rohit Ganguly

This post details the public preview release of the AI Chat Protocol library, allowing users to build robust, streamed AI frontends in JavaScript.

May 28, 2024
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – Build 2024 Recap

Grace Kulin

This post announces Azure Developer CLI (azd) support for AI Studio and the new templates to build and deploy AI applications.

May 23, 2024
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Azure SDK Release (May 2024)

Hector Norzagaray

The Azure SDKs release every month. This post includes the month's highlights and release notes.

May 16, 2024
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – May 2024 Release

Grace Kulin

This post announces the May release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`), which includes a new demo mode, various .NET Aspire enhancements, and bug fixes.

Apr 24, 2024
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Azure SDK Release (April 2024)

Hector Norzagaray

The Azure SDKs release every month. This post includes the month's highlights and release notes.

Apr 15, 2024
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Multi-resource metrics query support in the Azure Monitor Query libraries

Paul Van Eck

Learn how to query metrics for multiple Azure resources at once using the Azure Monitor Query libraries.

Apr 10, 2024
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Silent, brokered authentication on Windows with the Azure Identity libraries

Scott,
Bill

Learn how to silently authenticate the Windows default system account with the Azure Identity client libraries.

Apr 9, 2024
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – April 2024 Release

Grace Kulin

This post announces the April release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`), which includes enhancements for .NET Aspire and various bug fixes.

Mar 27, 2024
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Azure SDK Release (March 2024)

Hector Norzagaray

The Azure SDKs release every month. This post includes the month's highlights and release notes.

Mar 12, 2024
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – March 2024 Release

Grace Kulin

This post announces the March release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`), which includes sovereign cloud support, support for third-party container registries, Visual Studio publish experience for .NET Aspire, and various other .NET Aspire enhancements.

Feb 28, 2024
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Azure SDK Release (February 2024)

Hector Norzagaray

The Azure SDKs release every month. This post includes the month's highlights and release notes.

Feb 13, 2024
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – February 2024 Release

Grace Kulin

This post announces the February release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`), which includes support for Helm and Kustomize, a customizable `azd up` workflow, .NET Aspire enhancements, and more.

Jan 31, 2024
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Azure SDK Release (January 2024)

Hector Norzagaray

Azure SDK releases every month. This post includes the month's highlights and release notes.

Dec 14, 2023
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Announcing the new (more performant!) Beta release of Azure Storage client libraries for JavaScript

Rohit Ganguly

In this blog post, we explore the performance updates from CoreV2 in the Beta releases of the Azure Storage client libraries for JavaScript.

Dec 7, 2023
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Wham! Authentication broker support lands in the Azure Identity libraries.

Scott,
Xiang

Learn how to use a system authentication broker via the Azure Identity client libraries.

Nov 20, 2023
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Evolving Core Stack of Azure SDK for JS: A Tale of Enhanced Performance, Usability, and Convenience

Harsha Nalluru

This post shares the evolution of the core stack in Azure SDKs for JS, splitting into multiple packages; We introduce our performance, convenience and usability goals, with a focus on performance improvements.

Nov 15, 2023
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Building ChatGPT-Like Experiences with Azure: A Guide to Retrieval Augmented Generation for JavaScript applications

Hector,
Natalia

In this blog post, we explore how the implementation of the Retrieval Augmented Generation pattern, utilizing Azure OpenAI Service and Azure Cognitive Search SDK, can revolutionize customer support experience

Nov 15, 2023
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – November 2023 Release

Savannah Ostrowski

This post announces the November release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`), which includes support for Azure Deployment Environments, deployment of .NET Aspire projects, simplified initialization and cloud-native buildpacks promotion to Beta, a new command to help you see deployed endpoints and environments, and more.

Oct 19, 2023
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Azure SDK Release (October 2023)

Azure SDK

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

Oct 5, 2023
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – October 2023 Release

Savannah Ostrowski

This post announces the October 2023 release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).

Sep 19, 2023
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Azure SDK Release (September 2023)

Azure SDK

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you will find this month's highlights and release notes.

Sep 15, 2023
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New features in the Azure Form Recognizer client libraries

Sameeksha Vaity

Announcing the stable release of the new Azure Form Recognizer libraries with support for latest service features of document classification.

Sep 8, 2023
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Understanding the Azure Core library for .NET

Anne Thompson

Learn about the Azure Core library and how it enables consistent usage patterns across the Azure SDK.

Sep 6, 2023
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – September 2023 Release

Savannah Ostrowski

This post announces the September 2023 release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`). Features in this release include a simplified initialization flow, support for Cloud Native Buildpacks via Oryx, and the ability to specify custom template sources!

Aug 31, 2023
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Audio Alchemy: Transcribing and Translating with Azure SDKs

Mario Guerra

Discover the power of Azure Cognitive Services libraries for audio transcription and translation, enhancing multilingual experiences.

Aug 14, 2023
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Azure SDK Release (August 2023)

Azure SDK

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you will find this month's highlights and release notes.

Aug 9, 2023
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – August 2023 Release

Savannah Ostrowski

This post announces the August 2023 release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).

Aug 8, 2023
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Announcing Spring Cloud Azure 4.9.0 and 5.3.0: Now Generally Available

Xiaolu Dai

This post announces the release of Spring Cloud Azure 4.9.0 and 5.3.0.

Jul 25, 2023
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Announcing the stable release of the Azure Files client library for Go

Sourav Gupta

Announcing the stable release of the Azure Files client library for Go, which allows users to manipulate files, directories, and shares in Azure Storage.

Jul 18, 2023
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Azure SDK Release (July 2023)

Azure SDK

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you will find this month's highlights and release notes.

Jul 12, 2023
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – July 2023 Release

Savannah Ostrowski

This post announces the July 2023 release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`). This release includes resource group-scoped deployments, azd as a GitHub Action, azd as a DevContainer feature, updates to our VS Code extension, and more!

Jun 29, 2023
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Announcing dynamic JSON in the Azure Core library for .NET

Anne Thompson

A new dynamic type in Azure.Core lets you treat raw JSON like a strongly typed model.

Jun 20, 2023
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Announcing the stable release of the Service Bus library for Python using a pure Python AMQP stack

Kashif Khan

This post announces the stable release of the Python library for Service Bus, which uses a new AMQP library written purely in Python.

Jun 13, 2023
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Azure SDK Release (June 2023)

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Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you will find this month's highlights and release notes.

May 30, 2023
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Resource-centric log queries with the Azure Monitor Query libraries

Scott Addie

Learn how to query logs for specific Azure resources with the Azure Monitor Query libraries.

May 25, 2023
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Announcing the stable release of the Azure Event Hubs client library for Go

Richard Park

Announcing the stable release of the Azure Event Hubs client library for Go

May 23, 2023
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) 1.0.0 release

Savannah Ostrowski

This post announces the first GA release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).

May 17, 2023
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Announcing the stable release of the Azure Queue Storage client library for Go

Tamer Sherif

Announcing the stable release of the Azure Queue Storage client library for Go

May 16, 2023
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Azure SDK Release (May 2023)

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Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you find this month's highlights and release notes.

May 12, 2023
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Announcing the new Azure Container Registry libraries

Mario Guerra

Announcing release of the new Azure Container Registry libraries with support for uploading and downloading of images.

May 11, 2023
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – May 2023 Release

Savannah Ostrowski

This post announces the May 2023 release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`). This release includes support for Azure Spring Apps, improvements to Azure Container Apps deployments and UX improvements for azd down.

May 1, 2023
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Announcing new beta release of Azure Anomaly Detector client libraries

Louise Han

Introducing the beta release of Python, Java, JavaScript, and .NET client libraries for the Azure Anomaly Detector service.

May 1, 2023
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Reliability and performance improvements in the Event Hubs client library for Java

Connie Yau

This post discusses performance and reliability improvements in the Event Hubs client library for Java.

Apr 18, 2023
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Azure SDK Release (April 2023)

Azure SDK

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you find this month's highlights and release notes.

Apr 11, 2023
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – April 2023 Release

Savannah Ostrowski

This post announces the April 2023 release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`). Updates to environments and azd up, a new package command, and new feature toggle for alpha stage features.

Apr 5, 2023
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Transport sharing in the Azure SDK for Python

Xiang Yan

Learn how to improve the performance and efficiency of your Azure SDK for Python applications by sharing a transport object across multiple clients or requests.

Mar 16, 2023
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Announcing GraalVM support in Azure SDK for Java and Spring Cloud Azure libraries

Jonathan Giles

The Azure SDK for Java, including the Spring Cloud Azure libraries, now support GraalVM.

Mar 14, 2023
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Azure SDK Release (March 2023)

Azure SDK

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you find this month's highlights and release notes.

Mar 9, 2023
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – March 2023 Release

Savannah Ostrowski

This post announces the March 2023 release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`). Support includes support for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), updates to Visual Studio Code, UX improvements for azd help, and more!

Mar 8, 2023
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Announcing the stable release of the Azure Blob Storage client library for Go

Sandeep Sen

Announcing the stable release of Azure Blob Storage client library for Go

Mar 6, 2023
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Azure’s approach to versioning and avoiding breaking changes

Mike,
Jeffrey

Learn about the philosophy of Azure versioning and the process and tools we use to avoid breaking changes.

Mar 1, 2023
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Behind the scenes of the Nightscout API

Mark,
Darrel

Learn how to use TypeSpec to create an OpenAPI specification and Kiota to generate client libraries to integrate Nightscout (an open-source glucose monitor) with Microsoft Graph.

Feb 27, 2023
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Out with the REST: Azure Monitor Ingestion libraries appear

Scott Addie

Learn how to upload custom logs to a Log Analytics workspace with the new Azure Monitor Ingestion libraries.

Feb 27, 2023
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Announcing the stable release of Spring Cloud Azure 5.0

Jimmy,
Mark

This post announces the stable release of Spring Cloud Azure 5.0.0.

Feb 22, 2023
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State of the Azure SDK 2023

Azure SDK

In 2022, we delivered significant improvements to the Azure developer experience. In this post, we take a look at some changes from last year and discuss what's planned for 2023.

Feb 14, 2023
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Azure SDK Release (February 2023)

Azure SDK

The Azure SDKs release every month. This post includes the month's highlights and release notes.

Feb 13, 2023
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Level up your cloud testing game with the Azure SDK test proxy

Mario Guerra

Introducing a test proxy that allows you to record app interactions with Azure and play them back on demand, which can significantly reduce your testing costs.

Feb 9, 2023
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Announcing the new beta release of Azure Text Analytics libraries

Krista Pratico

The latest beta release of the Text Analytics client libraries includes some exciting new NLP features like abstractive summarization, FHIR, and more. This article highlights all the new features and uses the Python client library to illustrate how to use them in code.

Feb 9, 2023
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Announcing the stable release of the Azure Monitor Query client module for Go

Grace Wilcox

This post announces the stable release of Azure Monitor Query for Go.

Feb 8, 2023
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – February 2023 Release

Savannah Ostrowski

This post announces the February 2023 release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).

Jan 24, 2023
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Announcing the stable release of the Python Event Hubs client library using pure Python AMQP stack

Kashif Khan

This post announces the GA release of the Python library for Event Hubs, which uses a new AMQP library written purely in Python.

Jan 19, 2023
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Azure SDK Release (January 2023)

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Azure SDK releases occur every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

Jan 11, 2023
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Azure Developer CLI (`azd`) – January 2023 Release

Savannah Ostrowski

This post announces the January 2023 release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`), which includes support for using the CLI from GitHub Codespaces, OpenID Connect (OIDC) in CI/CD, and installation via MSI.

Dec 16, 2022
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Announcing the stable release of Spring Cloud Azure 4.5.0

Jimmy Fang

This post announces the release of Spring Cloud Azure 4.5.0.

Dec 13, 2022
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Describing a real API with Cadl: The Moostodon story

Mark,
Mike,
Darrel

Learn how Cadl and Kiota were used together to model the Mastodon API and generate a working Mastodon client.

Dec 13, 2022
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Azure SDK network reliability

Jeffrey Richter

This blog post describes how Azure SDKs reliably upload large streams of data to an Azure service.

Dec 13, 2022
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The value of Cadl in designing APIs

Mike,
Mark

This blog post describes the new Cadl API design language and its benefits for API authoring.

Dec 12, 2022
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Announcing the beta release of Spring Cloud Azure versions 6.0.0 Beta 3 and Beta 4

Jimmy,
Yonghui

This post announces the release of the Spring Cloud Azure 6.0.0 Beta 3 and 6.0.0 Beta 4.

Nov 17, 2022
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Azure SDK Release (November 2022)

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Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

Nov 10, 2022
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Updating dependencies for Azure SDK for C++

Kyle Patterson

Using the latest Azure SDK libraries can help keep your codebase and customers secure. This blog post covers common update steps for the Azure SDK for C++ via the vcpkg package manager.

Nov 2, 2022
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – November 2022 Release

Savannah Ostrowski

This post announces the November 2022 release of the Azure Developer CLI (azd), which includes support for Java workloads and Codespaces.

Oct 26, 2022
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Announcing new stable release of Azure Form Recognizer libraries

Catalina Peralta

Azure Form Recognizer SDKs for .NET, Python, Java, and JS have released a new stable version (2022).

Oct 25, 2022
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Announcing the stable release of Spring Cloud Azure version 4.4.0

Xiaolu Dai

This post announces the release of the Spring Cloud Azure 4.4.0 and 4.5.0 Beta 1.

Oct 20, 2022
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Azure Service Bus Performance

Paul Michaels

A run-through using Azure Service Bus with high traffic, or large messages, along with tips for speeding up and lowering cost.

Oct 19, 2022
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Azure SDK Release (October 2022)

Azure SDK

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

Oct 5, 2022
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – October 2022 Release

Savannah Ostrowski

This post announces the October 2022 release of the Azure Developer CLI (azd), which includes Azure Pipelines support for CI/CD, Bicep modules, and a new template gallery.

Sep 20, 2022
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Guidance for multi-tenant applications using the Azure Identity libraries

Scott Schaab

Guidelines for multi-tenant applications to validate tenant ownership of user-provided URIs for Azure resources.

Sep 20, 2022
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Guidance for applications using the Key Vault libraries

Heath Stewart

Guidelines for applications to validate user-provided URIs for Azure Key Vault or Managed HSM to avoid a potential risk of leaking authentication information.

Sep 14, 2022
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Azure SDK Release (September 2022)

Azure SDK

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

Sep 14, 2022
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) – September 2022 Release

Savannah Ostrowski

This post announces the September 2022 release of the Azure Developer CLI (azd).

Sep 8, 2022
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Releasing The Azure SDKs – How It’s Done

Scott Kurtzeborn

Learn how the Azure SDK team uses Azure DevOps, GitHub, and other tools to release libraries in various programming languages.

Aug 17, 2022
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Azure SDK Release (August 2022)

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Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

Aug 11, 2022
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Using the Azure SDK for Python in Pyodide and PyScript

Steven Jin Xuan

Learn how to run the Azure SDK for Python natively in the browser using Pyodide and PyScript.

Aug 8, 2022
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Broken link detection in the Azure SDK

Sima Zhu

Learn how the Azure SDK Engineering Systems team detects broken links in GitHub repositories.

Jul 29, 2022
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Try the latest Azure SDK for .NET management libraries

Elendil Zheng

The Azure Management SDK for .NET released many new features.

Jul 22, 2022
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Announcing the stable release of the Azure Service Bus client library for Go

Richard Park

We're excited to announce the stable release of the Azure Service Bus client library for Go. Azure Service Bus is an enterprise cloud messaging service, enabling the building of scalable cloud solutions. NOTE: If you're using the previous Azure Service Bus library for Go and would like to upgrade, we've put together a migration guide that you can use to port your application over. Install the package The Azure Service Bus library can be installed using : This blog post assumes you have a working development environment for Go 1.18 or above, and that you have an Azure Service Bus namespace. For instructio...

Jul 12, 2022
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Azure SDK Release (July 2022)

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Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

Jul 12, 2022
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Introducing the Azure Developer CLI (azd): A faster way to build apps for the cloud

Savannah Ostrowski

This post announces the preview release of the Azure Developer CLI. The Azure Developer CLI accelerates the time it takes to get started on Azure.

Jun 30, 2022
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Using Azure Service Bus in the wild

Paul Michaels

Learn tips and best practices for implementing an Azure Service Bus instance in a real-life scenario.

Jun 28, 2022
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It just takes time. Updated guidance on Azure long-running operations.

Mark,
Mike

Developers hate waiting, but sometimes it's necessary. When we know something is going to take time in Azure, it's modeled as a long-running operation (LRO). We've recently updated our guidance on LROs in our REST API guidelines.

Jun 16, 2022
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Azure SDK Release (June 2022)

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Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

Jun 2, 2022
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Accelerate web forms using Azure Form Recognizer client library

dinoesposito

Learn how to use the Azure Form Recognizer client library for .NET to populate a registration form.

May 20, 2022
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Announcing the stable release of the Azure SDK for Go

Sandeep Sen

This post announces the stable release of the Azure SDK for Go.

May 19, 2022
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Announcing the stable release of the Azure Schema Registry client libraries

Deyaaeldeen Almahallawi

Azure Schema Registry provides a central repository for schemas for event-driven and messaging-centric applications. It allows producers and consumers to exchange data without having to manage and share the schema. Learn about the Azure Schema Registry client libraries in this blog post.

May 19, 2022
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Azure SDK Release (May 2022)

Azure SDK

Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.

Apr 25, 2022
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What color is deception? A 5-step experiment.

Alibek Jakupov

In this blog post, we'll analyze deceptive opinion spam using the Azure Text Analytics library for Python.

Apr 22, 2022
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Introducing the latest beta versions of the Azure SDK for Go management modules

Chenjie Shi

You may have heard that Go version 1.18 has been released. This release introduced support for generic code using parameterized types. After applying new language features and learnings from user studies, we've released new beta versions of the Azure SDK for Go management modules. We believe the new versions will provide a better development experience. Get the latest modules You can get the latest modules using pkg.go.dev or view the latest source code in the Azure SDK for Go repository. You can also find a list of all the management modules with the latest beta version on our Azure SDK Releases page. Because ...