Microsoft
Developer Blogs
Get the latest information, insights, and news from Microsoft.
Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is here!
Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is here - and it marks one of the most ambitious steps forward we’ve taken with the IDE.
This release brings AI woven directly into the developer workflow, performance improvements that reset expectations for speed at enterprise scale, and a modern...
Read moreAnnouncing .NET 10 Release Candidate 1
.NET 10 Release Candidate 1 is available with improvements across the runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, .NET MAUI, and more!
Read moreMicrosoft C++ Team at CppCon 2025
It's that time of year again! We are excited to see you all at CppCon this year, where we'll once again be delivering a variety of presentations, from the latest advancements in debugging technology to extensibility frameworks for AI agents. See the end of this post for a...
Read moreLatest posts
Sep 15, 2025
Post comments count0
Post likes count0
Python in Visual Studio Code - September 2025 Release
The September 2025 release includes pipenv support in the Python Environment Extension, a new experimental hover feature with GitHub Copilot and Pylance, and more!
Microsoft for Python Developers Blog
Sep 15, 2025
Post comments count0
Post likes count1
Application Insights Code Optimizations for .NET Apps
Learn how Application Insights Code Optimizations helps .NET developers identify performance bottlenecks and get AI-powered recommendations through GitHub Copilot integration.
.NET Blog
Sep 15, 2025
Post comments count3
Post likes count3
Why is the name of the Microsoft Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000 hard-coded into the Bluetooth drivers?
Is it some sort of favoritism?
The Old New Thing
Sep 12, 2025
Post comments count4
Post likes count4
How can I convert a third party in-process server so it runs in the COM surrogate?
You can put your own object in the surrogate first.
The Old New Thing
Sep 11, 2025
Post comments count0
Post likes count1
Microsoft C++ Team at CppCon 2025
It's that time of year again! We are excited to see you all at CppCon this year, where we'll once again be delivering a variety of presentations, from the latest advancements in debugging technology to extensibility frameworks for AI agents. See the end of this post for a...
C++ Team Blog
Sep 11, 2025
Post likes count0
August 2025 (version 1.104)
Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code August 2025 Release (1.104)
Read the full article
VS Code Blog
Sep 11, 2025
Post comments count1
Post likes count3
Shader Model 6.9 and The Future of Cooperative Vector
Direct3D Cooperative Vector is Evolving
DirectX continues to evolve to support the growing demands of AI and machine learning workloads. As part of this effort, we plan to introduce an expanded suite of linear algebra capabilities in a future Shader Model release, unlocking even more...
DirectX Developer Blog
Sep 11, 2025
Post comments count1
Post likes count3
Democratizing Performance: The Copilot Profiler Agent in Action on Real Code
We’re excited to announce the Copilot Profiler Agent available in Visual Studio 2026 Insiders, it's an AI-powered performance assistant built directly into Visual Studio. Forget staring at endless call trees or walls of mysterious numbers that leave you asking, “where do I even...
Visual Studio Blog
Sep 11, 2025
Post comments count4
Post likes count1
Why can't std::apply figure out which overload I intend to use? Only one of then will work!
The overload resolution happens before the compiler knows what it's going to be used for.
The Old New Thing