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MSVC Address Sanitizer adoption in .NET’s CoreCLR

April 12, 2024 Apr 12, 2024 04/12/24

Collaboration to improve the reliability and security of .NET, from the perspective of an MSVC Address Sanitizer Developer Introduction .NET (on GitHub) is a cross-platform, open-source, and general-purpose development platform with widespread adoption. A core component of .NET is the Core Common Language Runtime (CoreCLR), which provides ...

C++ Team Blog

Announcing the Upcoming Deprecation of MSAL.NET for Xamarin and UWP

April 12, 2024 Apr 12, 2024 04/12/24

Den Delimarsky

Announcing the deprecation of the Xamarin and UWP versions of MSAL.NET starting with MSAL.NET 4.61.0.

Microsoft Entra Identity Platform

Reduce TCO with Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

April 12, 2024 Apr 12, 2024 04/12/24

Abinav Rameesh

Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB is a fully managed MongoDB compatible cloud database service. Built on top of a proprietary engine to provide scale, performance and availability guarantees, the service eliminates the operational overhead of running self-hosted MongoDB instances. In this blog, we dig into seven specific reasons why total ...

Azure Cosmos DB Blog

The case of the string being copied from a mysterious pointer to invalid memory

April 12, 2024 Apr 12, 2024 04/12/24

Raymond Chen

Using AppVerifier to deduce the heap allocation history.

The Old New Thing

April 2024: A look at the latest Microsoft Entra key feature releases, announcements, and updates

April 12, 2024 Apr 12, 2024 04/12/24

Adam Matthews

An overview of the latest updates in Microsoft Entra for April 2024. Discover how these new capabilities can be integrated into your projects for optimal performance and security.

Microsoft Entra Identity Platform

Using Handlebars Planner in Semantic Kernel

April 11, 2024 Apr 11, 2024 04/11/24

Sophia Lagerkrans-Pandey , Teresa Hoang

We are excited to dive into the Handlebars Planner, a powerful tool for creating customized plans. This comprehensive guide will provide you with a thorough understanding on how to create your own plans using the Handlebars Planner and explain some of the planner options you can customize, such as providing additional information when ...

Semantic Kernel

Optimize Your Azure Cosmos DB Costs with New Reserved Capacity Tiers

April 11, 2024 Apr 11, 2024 04/11/24

Rodrigo Souza

Commit to a reservation for Azure Cosmos DB resources using Azure Cosmos DB reserved capacity to save money. Starting with our new 100 RU/s option, any customer can now reduce costs using Azure Cosmos DB request units (RU/s). You can buy any quantity of the 100 RU/s reservation, at any time. There is no limit to the number of reservations...

Azure Cosmos DB Blog

Introducing MSTest SDK - Improved Configuration & Flexibility

April 11, 2024 Apr 11, 2024 04/11/24

Marco Rossignoli , Amaury Levé

The new MSTest SDK is here and provides an easier way to configure your MSTest projects. Learn all about this release, how to get started, and its great improvements when using MSTest.

.NET Blog