Delivering successful COBOL modernization requires a solution that can reverse engineer deterministically, produce validated and traceable specs, and help those specs flow into any AI-powered coding assistant for the forward engineering. A successful modernization requires both reverse engineering and forward …

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Today, we are pleased to announce that Shader Model 6.9 and other features have been officially released with Agility SDK 1.619 and complementary DXC 1.9.2602.16. Many of these features have been in preview status since 2025. Simultaneously, we are releasing a handful Link to article: …

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Today we released PIX 2602.25 and 2602.25-preview, which can be downloaded here. These releases include everything in the previous 2601.15 release, plus: 2602.25: includes support for all of Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/pix/pix-2602-25

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Welcome back to the building blocks for AI in .NET series! In part one, we explored Microsoft Extensions for AI (MEAI) and how it provides a unified interface for working with large language models. Today, we're diving into the second b Link to article: …

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Introducing Fence Barriers We are excited to share the preview release of Fence Barriers (Tier-1), a new capability now available in AgilitySDK 1.719-preview (https://devblogs.mic Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/fence-barriers-fine-grained-gpu-synchronization-in-direct3d-12

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Now officially released, Shader Execution Reordering (SER) is an addition to DirectX Raytracing that enables application shader code inform hardware how to find coherency across rays so they can be sorted to execute better in parallel. SER support is a required feature in Shader Model 6.9, meaning all drivers must …

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DirectX Raytracing (DXR) now supports Opacity Micromaps (OMMs), enabling hardware to handle alpha tested geometry more efficiently than relying only on costly AnyHit shader invocations. At GDC 2025 DXR 1.2 was announced including OMMs, and you can see it discussed in this: Link to article: …

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In this post, we explore reinforcement fine-tuning (RFT) for Amazon Nova models, which can be a powerful customization technique that learns through evaluation rather than imitation. We'll cover how RFT works, when to use it versus supervised fine-tuning, real-world applications from code generation to customer …

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AWS recently released significant updates to the Large Model Inference (LMI) container, delivering comprehensive performance improvements, expanded model support, and streamlined deployment capabilities for customers hosting LLMs on AWS. These releases focus on reducing operational complexity while delivering …

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Thank you for your interest in the new Azure SDKs! We release new features, improvements, and bug fixes every month. Subscribe to our Azure SDK Blog RSS Feed to get notified when a new release is available. You can find links to packages, code, and docs on our Link to article: …

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Last time, we saw that one way to intercept the ESC in the standard dialog message loop is to use your own dialog message loop. However, you might not be able to do this, say, becau Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260226-00/?p=112090

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vLLM has quickly become the go-to inference engine for developers who need high-throughput LLM serving. We brought vLLM to Docker Model Runner for NVIDIA GPUs on Linux, then extended it to Windows via WSL2. That changes today. Docker Model Runner now supports vllm-metal, a new backend that brings vLLM inference to …

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This is the second part in a series that dives into how and why we’re redesigning TeamCity. In Part One, we shared navigational and admin changes. In Part Two, we’ll dive deeper into the сreation flow redesign. We’ll also introduce you to the new UI and go into detail about the steps we’re taking to […] Link to …

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Understand the differences between Builder and Fluent Interface patterns in C# with code examples, use cases, and guidance on when to use each pattern. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/02/26/builder-vs-fluent-interface-pattern-in-c-key-differences-explained

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So, you’re coming to KotlinConf’26? Maybe it’s your first time in Munich, or even your first time at KotlinConf. You have your tickets, you’ve learned the schedule by heart, but it might still feel a little overwhelming. Let me show you how you can have the best possible experience by guiding you through all the […] …

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Toolbox App 3.3 introduces jetbrainsd – a lightweight background service that lays the foundation for cross-IDE features like protocol handling. This release also brings significant stability improvements for Linux users, smoother plugin updates, and a number of bug fixes across all platforms. jetbrainsd Toolbox App …

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If you want to skip the explain and get started super quick with adoption + impact insights, use gh-devlake to deploy a GitHub Copilot impact dashboard in a few CLI commands. So! You've rolled out GitHub Copilot to your engineering teams. You've got the built-in dashbo Link to article: …

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OpenAI and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory introduce DraftNEPABench, a new benchmark evaluating how AI coding agents can accelerate federal permitting—showing potential to reduce NEPA drafting time by up to 15% and modernize infrastructure reviews. Link to article: …

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OpenAI and Figma launch a new Codex integration that connects code and design, enabling teams to move between implementation and the Figma canvas to iterate and ship faster. Link to article: https://openai.com/index/figma-partnership

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Master Semantic Kernel in C# with this complete guide. Learn plugins, agents, RAG, and vector stores to build production AI applications with .NET. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/02/25/semantic-kernel-in-c-complete-ai-orchestration-guide

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