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Introducing the Azure Storage Connector for PyTorch

This post announces the Azure Storage Connector for PyTorch (azstoragetorch), integrating files from Azure Blob Storage into your PyTorch training pipeline.
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Inside Access: Join Us at VS Live! Redmond for a Week of Deep Developer Learning

A long time ago, I stood in a packed room at VS Live! and watched developers erupt in applause after a debugging demo shaved hours off a real-world problem. That was the moment I realized this wasn’t just a conference—it was a place where developers and toolmakers come together to...
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Jul 4, 2025
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Why doesn't LVIF_INDENT work without an image list?

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Raymond Chen
Its original client had an image list.
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Jul 3, 2025
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Automating Secure and Scalable AI Deployments on Azure with HashiCorp

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While the promise of AI continues to generate momentum, many organizations face a familiar challenge: getting AI projects beyond the prototype phase. According to Gartner, only 30% of AI initiatives make it into production, and RAND reports that up to 80% fail to deliver expected...
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Jul 3, 2025
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If the Format­Message function fails, and I requested that it allocate a buffer, do I have to free the buffer?

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Raymond Chen
There was no buffer returned, so there's nothing to free anyway.
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Jul 2, 2025
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Local AI + .NET = AltText Magic in One C# Script

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Bruno Capuano
Learn how to generate image AltText using .NET 10 and local AI models — all in a single C# file with dotnet run app.cs. A fun and accessible example of what AI can do beyond chat.
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Jul 2, 2025
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Introducing the Awesome GitHub Copilot Customizations repo

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Today we're excited to announce the launch of the Awesome GitHub Copilot Customizations repo! The Awesome Copilot repo is a community-driven resource with custom instructions, reusable prompts, and custom chat modes that helps you get consistent AI assistance. In other words,...
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Jul 2, 2025
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Azure SDK Release (June 2025)

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Ronnie Geraghty
Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.
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Jul 2, 2025
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Unintended yet somehow entirely expected consequences of marking a COM interface as local

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Raymond Chen
If it's local-only, then it can't be remote.
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Jul 1, 2025
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Join us for MCP Dev Days - July 29-30

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Get ready for two days of deep technical insight, community connection, and hands-on learning at MCP Dev Days, a virtual event dedicated to the Model Context Protocol (MCP) — the emerging standard that bridges AI models and the tools they rely on. You can watch MCP Dev Days by...
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