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New Trusted Publishing enhances security on NuGet.org
Announcing Trusted Publishing on NuGet.org - a safer way to publish packages using short-lived tokens instead of long-lived API keys
Read moreSQL Server 2025 RC1: faster DiskANN and FP16 support
We’re excited to announce major improvements to DiskANN in SQL Server 2025 RC1, making vector search faster, more scalable, and more storage-efficient than ever before.
⚡ Significantly Faster Index Builds
Building DiskANN indexes is now considerably faster, thanks to...
Read moreWhy was Windows 3.0's WinHelp called an online help system when it ran offline?
It was online in a different sense.
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Sep 23, 2025
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Teaching the LLM Good Habits: How Azure MCP Uses Best-Practice Tools
Why best practices matter (and why many people skip them)
Let’s be honest: when you’re in the zone shipping code or wiring up infrastructure, “best practices” can feel like that nagging voice telling you to eat your vegetables. We all know they’re good for us… but in the...
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Sep 23, 2025
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Foundry Local Meets More Silicon
Foundry Local is a high-performance local AI runtime stack that brings Azure AI Foundry’s power to client devices. Foundry Local lets you build and ship cross-platform AI apps that run models with acceleration on a wide range of hardware.
The Evolution of AI Acceleration
On-device...
Azure AI Foundry Blog
Sep 23, 2025
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Another lesson learned from the Windows 98 on-stage USB blue screen
Test before using.
The Old New Thing
Sep 22, 2025
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Enhancements to XAML Live Preview in Visual Studio for .NET MAUI
The XAML Live Preview feature in Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 introduces a significant usability improvement for .NET MAUI projects: the XAML Live Preview window is now available during design time, eliminating the requirement to initiate a debug session. This change streamlines the...
Visual Studio Blog
Sep 22, 2025
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Using the new SqlVector type with EF Core and Dapper
Azure SQL vector support has been generally available for a few months now, and the ecosystem is quickly evolving to make working with vectors in your applications as seamless and efficient as possible.
With the release of Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 6.1, developers can now take advantage...
Azure SQL Devs’ Corner
Sep 22, 2025
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New Trusted Publishing enhances security on NuGet.org
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Announcing Trusted Publishing on NuGet.org - a safer way to publish packages using short-lived tokens instead of long-lived API keys
.NET Blog
Sep 22, 2025
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Why was Windows 3.0's WinHelp called an online help system when it ran offline?
It was online in a different sense.
The Old New Thing
Sep 19, 2025
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Learning to read C++ compiler errors: Not a legal base class
What would make it an illegal base class?
The Old New Thing
Sep 18, 2025
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AI-Assisted Development powered by Local Models
Developers have long struggled with concerns about data privacy, restrictive cloud dependencies, and limited control over their AI tools—especially when working on sensitive projects or within regulated industries. Now, with the excitement surrounding local models, you can harness AI...
Azure AI Foundry Blog