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Modernizing a .NET application is rarely a single step. It requires understanding the current state of the codebase, evaluating dependencies, identifying potential breaking changes, and sequencing updates carefully. Until recently, GitHub Copilot modernization for .NET ran primarily inside Visual Studio. That worked …
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We are releasing .NET 10.0.5 as an out-of-band (OOB) update to address a regression introduced in .NET 10.0.4. What's the issue? .NET 10.0.4 introduced a regression that causes the debugger to crash when debugging applications on macOS using Visual Studio Code. After installing .NET SDK 10.0.104 or 10.0.200, the …
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This post shows you how to build a scalable multimodal video search system that enables natural language search across large video datasets using Amazon Nova models and Amazon OpenSearch Service. You will learn how to move beyond manual tagging and keyword-based searches to enable semantic search that captures the full …
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In this post, we explore how to fine-tune a leaderboard-topping, NVIDIA Nemotron Speech Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) model; Parakeet TDT 0.6B V2. Using synthetic speech data to achieve superior transcription results for specialised applications, we'll walk through an end-to-end workflow that combines AWS …
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Strategy pattern real-world example in C#: complete implementation of an e-commerce discount system with multiple discount strategies and practical code examples. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/03/12/strategy-pattern-realworld-example-in-c-complete-implementation
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Building agents is now a strategic priority for 95% of respondents in our latest State of Agentic AI research, which surveyed more than 800 developers and decision-makers worldwide. The shift is happening quickly: agent adoption has moved beyond experiments and demos into early operational maturity. But the road to …
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AI is reshaping how software is built, tested, and taught. In AI for Software Engineering (AI4SE), that transformation is engineered on purpose. A research partnership with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), AI4SE brings together leading labs, industry-grade tools, and five dedicated research tracks to turn …
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In a recent podcast, Christian Buckley and I discussed the dual nature of AI, sparking excitement and anxiety among software engineers. We explored its implications for the future of the profession, its impact on software design and development, and how it will affect everyday life. Join us for insights and …
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The article critiques OpenAI's Sora 2 platform, highlighting its worsened user experience compared to Sora 1. Key features have been removed, leading to confusion and inefficiency for users. The author argues that Sora 2 exemplifies a troubling industry trend called "enshittification," where tech platforms …
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Compare ChatCompletionAgent vs AssistantAgent in Semantic Kernel for C#. Learn key differences and when to use each agent type for your .NET AI application. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/03/11/chatcompletionagent-vs-assistantagent-in-semantic-kernel-which-should-you-use
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The AWS Generative AI Innovation Center has helped 1,000+ customers move AI into production, delivering millions in documented productivity gains. In this post, we share guidance for leaders across the C-suite: CTOs, CISOs, CDOs, and Chief Data Science/AI officers, as well as business owners and compliance leads. Link …
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AWS Transform is an agentic service that accelerates modernization, including .NET applications. With it, you can transform various types of .NET Framework projects to modern versions of .NET including .NET 10. Until recently that support was limited to projects written in C#, the most-used .NET language. AWS Transform …
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Today we’re releasing the public preview of DirectStorage 1.4 and the initial public preview of the Game Asset Conditioning Library. Together, they introduce Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/directstorage-1-4-release-adds-support-for-zstandard
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Tracy is an open-source Kotlin library that adds production-grade observability to AI-powered applications in minutes. It helps you debug failures, measure execution time, and track LLM usage across model calls, tool calls, and your own custom application logic. Ultimately, comprehensive observability ensures you have …
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Learn how to implement microsoft agent framework tool approval human in the loop patterns in C# to keep AI agents safe, auditable, and under human control. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/03/11/tool-approval-and-humanintheloop-in-microsoft-agent-framework
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This blog post was brought to you by Aykut Bulgu, draft.dev. When a Jenkins installation starts to feel slow, the first symptom is usually the queue. Builds sit longer than they should, feedback takes too long to reach developers, and the CI system starts demanding more attention from the platform team than anyone …
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Government agencies have an increased need for secure, verifiable, and compliant cloud environments that adhere to data sovereignty regulations, operate in a Zero Trust framework, and help reduce exposure to insider threats. Today, Microsoft marks a major milestone in secure cloud innovation with the general …
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Some time ago we took a closer look at the stack guard page and how a rogue stack access from another thread into the guard page could result in the guard page being lost. (And we used this information Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260311-00/?p=112134
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It's 11 PM. You've got a JIRA ticket open, an IDE with three unsaved files, a browser tab on Stack Overflow, and another on documentation. You're context-switching between designing UI, writing backend APIs, fixing bugs, and running tests. You're wearing all the hats, product manager, designer, engineer, QA specialist, …
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