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Performance Improvements in .NET 9
Sep 12, 2024
.NET Blog

Performance Improvements in .NET 9

Take an in-depth tour through hundreds of performance improvements in .NET 9.
Sep 12, 2024
C++ Team Blog

Microsoft C++ Team at CppCon 2024

  As always our team will be at CppCon this year with a host of presentations. Many of us will also be present at our team’s booth in the main hall for the first four days of the conference. Come say hi and let us know if you have any questions about our talks, products, or...
Sep 10, 2024
Develop from the cloud

Roadmaps for Microsoft Dev Box and Azure Deployment Environments are now live!

We have just published the roadmaps for Microsoft Dev Box and Azure Deployment Environments! These roadmaps showcase our plans and upcoming features for both services, reflecting our commitment to enhancing your experience developing in the cloud. Your feedback is invaluable to us. ...
Sep 9, 2024
TypeScript

Announcing TypeScript 5.6

Today we're excited to announce the release of TypeScript 5.6! If you're not familiar with TypeScript, it's a language that builds on top of JavaScript by adding syntax for types. Types describe the shapes we expect of our variables, parameters, and functions, and the TypeScript...
Sep 6, 2024
Python

Python in Visual Studio Code - September 2024 Release

The September 2024 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available. This month's updates include Django test support. Keep reading to learn more!

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Mika Dumont
Sep 18, 2024
.NET Blog

Improving GitHub Copilot Completions in Visual Studio for C# Developers

Learn about the latest GitHub Copilot improvements for C# developers
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Nayana Srikanth
Sep 18, 2024
Visual Studio Blog

Multi-Project Launch Configuration

Are you tired of the hassle of manually configuring your development environment every time you want to launch multiple projects? We've heard your feedback and are thrilled to announce a feature in Visual Studio that simplifies your workflow. The Multi-Project Launch Configuration...
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Raymond Chen
Sep 18, 2024
The Old New Thing

More on the mysterious [default_interface] attribute in Windows Runtime classes

Forcing you to make a choice.
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Sergey Menshykh
Sep 17, 2024
Semantic Kernel

New Function Calling Available in .NET for Semantic Kernel

We are happy to announce release of the new function-calling capabilities available in Semantic Kernel v1.20 (.NET). The new capabilities incorporates the best parts of the existing function-calling, such as ease of use, and improves on it by making it more extensible and...
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Tao Chen
Sep 17, 2024
Semantic Kernel

Observability in Semantic Kernel

Many of you have asked similar questions: How do I obtain the rendered prompt that Semantic Kernel sends to the AI service? How do I monitor the token usage of my application? How do I gain insights into Semantic Kernel's operations during runtime? These are all excellent...
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Sameeksha Raina
Sep 17, 2024
Microsoft Entra Identity Platform

Announcing the General Availability (GA) of Microsoft Entra External ID extension for Visual Studio Code

Explore the new Microsoft Entra External ID extension for Visual Studio Code, now Generally Available (GA), created to simplify CIAM integration in your development process. See how this extension provides a smooth experience for setting up External ID applications from within VS Code.
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Raymond Chen
Sep 17, 2024
The Old New Thing

It rather involved being on the other side of this airtight hatchway: Posting completions to somebody else's I/O completion port

If you have gained access to it, then that was the problem.
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Mark Downie
Sep 17, 2024
Visual Studio Blog

How to run .NET apps natively on Arm64 devices

Are you developing .NET applications for Arm-based processors? Do you want to take advantage of the performance and power efficiency of running your apps natively on Arm64 devices? If so, you'll be happy to hear that Visual Studio 2022 17.11 has a new feature that makes it easier than...
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Developer Support
Sep 17, 2024
Developer Support

Boosting Azure DevOps Security with GHAS Code Scanning

Debjyoti Ganguly shares insights on the security benefits and configuration of GHAS Code Scanning with Azure DevOps. Boosting Azure DevOps Security with GHAS Code Scanning Code scanning, a pipeline-based tool available in GitHub Advanced Security, is designed to detect code...
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