{"id":21422,"date":"2024-05-21T08:30:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T15:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/?p=21422"},"modified":"2024-05-23T11:29:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T18:29:54","slug":"enhancing-microsoft-teams-to-support-developer-productivity-and-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/enhancing-microsoft-teams-to-support-developer-productivity-and-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Enhancing Microsoft Teams to support developer productivity and collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the rise of Generative AI, the demands on developers have never been greater. The work is complex, development teams are asked to do more with less, and deadlines are more aggressive than ever. As the team building Microsoft Teams, we feel these demands too, so we\u2019re dedicated to building tools to help developers work smarter and do what they do best \u2013 build amazing products.<\/p>\n

Whether you work in GitHub, Jira, Datadog, or other development tools, Teams can help you be more productive, stay connected with your team, and even streamline product development. All of this is possible because Teams brings together your work with the way that you collaborate \u2013 for example, sharing code blocks, taking actions directly from the app, and even bringing a bit of fun into the workplace. We continue to broaden our ecosystem, and we will introduce new integrations later in the year, such as Postman and Botkube.<\/p>\n

Read on to see some of the new capabilities coming to Teams that will help you collaborate effectively and boost your productivity when developing products.<\/p>\n

Collaborate effectively<\/h2>\n

Development teams collaborate to share expertise, solve problems, and improve code quality. Sometimes, teams want to have some fun and celebrate shared victories. The following updates are designed to help your team collaborate more efficiently, and even add a bit of levity to the workplace.<\/p>\n

Send code blocks in Teams<\/strong>, without worrying about formatting. Paste or write code and select the language for proper syntax highlighting. This is generally available.<\/p>\n

\"Image<\/a>Share code block in Teams with the right language and syntax highlighting<\/em><\/p>\n

When you need to collaborate on code, you can avoid a long back and forth by using Microsoft Loop. Insert code to a Loop component or convert a code block to a Loop component<\/strong>. Everyone with access to the Loop component can review and edit it, helping drive effective and clear communication and supporting completing the task faster. Inserting a code block to a Loop component is in public preview and converting a code block to a Loop component will be generally available in June. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Image<\/a>Convert a native code block to a Loop component in Teams and co-edit it<\/em><\/p>\n

We\u2019re also adding Mermaid<\/strong> as a language. Mermaid<\/a> is a JavaScript based diagramming and charting tool that renders Markdown-inspired text definitions to create and modify diagrams dynamically. You\u2019ll be able to add Mermaid diagrams to your code block to make coding easier. This integration is rolling out in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

When sharing code with your team in chat, you can now paste a permalink<\/strong> which expands to provide a rich preview from Azure DevOps. The receiver can view the code in the source app. This provides your team with context right in the flow of work and avoids app switching when trying to get through your work items. Permalink in Teams will be generally available in June.<\/p>\n

\"PastePaste a permalink which expands to provide a rich preview from Azure DevOps<\/em><\/p>\n

Workflows often require specific apps. Now, you can use collaborative 3rd party Loop components in Teams that work across Microsoft 365. Insert live and actionable content from 3rd party apps like Jira, Trello, Confluence Cloud, Lucid Software, Mural, and Priority Matrix directly into chats and channels, and collaborate with others to create and update the content without leaving the chat. These Adaptative Card-based Loop components<\/strong> are portable to Outlook helping streamline workflows across Microsoft 365. Adaptative card-based Loop components are generally available in Teams and will be rolling out to Outlook later this year.<\/p>\n