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Agent mode has arrived in preview for Visual Studio

Plan, build, test, and fix — all from one prompt. Agent mode is now available in public preview for all users in Visual Studio 17.14. Agent mode in Visual Studio allows you to define tasks using natural language, with Copilot autonomously planning, editing your codebase, invoking...
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What’s New for C++ Developers in Visual Studio 2022 17.14

Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 is now generally available! This post summarizes the new features you can find in this release for C++. You can download Visual Studio 2022 from the Visual Studio downloads page or upgrade your existing installation by following the Update Visual Studio...
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May 15, 2025
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Cloud infrastructure provisioning: best practices for IaC

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Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) is a common DevOps practice that enterprises use to provision and deploy IT infrastructure. Enterprises applying IaC and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines can maintain high availability and manage risk for their cloud environments at scale. However, multi-environment challenges, manual processes, and fragmented guidance still lead to configuration drift, errors, and inconsistencies. These issues are likely to result in downtime, security vulnerabilities, and inefficient resource utilization.
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May 14, 2025
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If I mark my thread pool callback as long-running, does it still count toward the thread pool thread limit?

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Raymond Chen
Yes, because it's still in the thread pool.
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May 13, 2025
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Accelerate AI Applications with Semantic Caching on Azure Managed Redis

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Satish
In this blog, we will look at implementing the Semantic caching use case using Azure Managed Redis. Azure has been at the forefront of providing caching solutions for over a decade with the Azure Cache for Redis enterprise. This service empowered developers with a high-performance,...
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May 13, 2025
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Eclipse + GitHub Copilot = Lightspeed SAP ABAP Development

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Amit Lal
Introduction  Did you catch the GitHub's recent announcement of ABAP support in GitHub Copilot for Eclipse? It is a significant step forward for SAP developers. This integration brings AI-powered code suggestions and chat functionalities directly into the Eclipse IDE, potentially...
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May 13, 2025
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What’s New for C++ Developers in Visual Studio 2022 17.14

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Sy Brand
Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 is now generally available! This post summarizes the new features you can find in this release for C++. You can download Visual Studio 2022 from the Visual Studio downloads page or upgrade your existing installation by following the Update Visual Studio...
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May 13, 2025
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.NET and .NET Framework May 2025 servicing releases updates

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Tara Overfield
A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for May 2025.
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May 13, 2025
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.NET 10 Preview 4 is now available!

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Find out about the new features in .NET 10 Preview 4 across the .NET runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, C#, .NET MAUI, and more!
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May 13, 2025
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Agent mode has arrived in preview for Visual Studio

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Plan, build, test, and fix — all from one prompt. Agent mode is now available in public preview for all users in Visual Studio 17.14. Agent mode in Visual Studio allows you to define tasks using natural language, with Copilot autonomously planning, editing your codebase, invoking...
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May 13, 2025
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🎉 Visual Studio 2022 v17.14 is now generally available!

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Mads Kristensen
We’re thrilled to announce the general availability of Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14! This release continues our mission to empower developers with faster, smarter, and more productive tools across all workloads. There is so much for developers to love in this release, so be...
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