This blog post summarizes changes to the vcpkg package manager as part of the 2024.09.23 and 2024.09.30 releases, 2024-09-18 and 2024-09-30 tool releases, as well as changes to vcpkg documentation throughout September. This month’s release includes some minor changes and bug fixes, 18 new ports, and 319 updates to …

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In this post, we collaborate with the team working on PyTorch at Meta to showcase how the torchtitan library accelerates and simplifies the pre-training of Meta Llama 3-like model architectures. We showcase the key features and capabilities of torchtitan such as FSDP2, torch.compile integration, and FP8 support that …

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Try out the latest features in .NET 9 Release Candidate 2 across the .NET SDK, libraries, runtime, ASP.NET Core, SignalR, .NET MAUI, and more! Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-9-rc-2

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We are excited to publish a new whitepaper titled, Microsoft DiskANN in Azure Cosmos DB, where we examine the impressive capabilities of Microsoft DiskANN, a state-of-the-art indexing system designed for accurate and cost-efficient vector search at any scale. We start off with a review of key vector search and database …

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We are thrilled to announce the launch of Microsoft.Extensions.AI for .NET! Our collaboration with the .NET team since the debut of Semantic Kernel has resulted in a powerful new feature that aligns with the best practices of both current and upcoming .NET releases. With the introduction of Microsoft.Extensions.AI, …

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Overview We’re excited to introduce a new VS Code extension for vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB ! This tool allows users to connect, query, and manage vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB directly within VS Code, streamlining your workflow. Limited Private Preview We’re currently offering a limited private …

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We are excited to introduce the Microsoft.Extensions.AI package available in preview today. This new package provides a unified abstraction layer that enables you to integrate AI services into your .NET applications. Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introducing-microsoft-extensions-ai-preview

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In this blog post, we explore a comprehensive approach to time series forecasting using the Amazon SageMaker AutoMLV2 Software Development Kit (SDK). SageMaker AutoMLV2 is part of the SageMaker Autopilot suite, which automates the end-to-end machine learning workflow from data preparation to model deployment. Link to …

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In this post, we present a solution that harnesses the power of generative AI to streamline the user onboarding process for financial services through a digital assistant. Link to article: …

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A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for October 2024. Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-and-dotnet-framework-october-2024-servicing-updates

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Docker's Chief Revenue Officer thanks customers for being part of our story, especially as we continue to evolve in a rapidly changing ecosystem. Link to article: https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-investing-innovation-customer-relationships/

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We’re thrilled to announce the preview of new storage sizes for vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB, designed to provide more capacity and enhanced performance for your MongoDB workloads. Whether you’re managing large, complex datasets or high-throughput applications, these new storage tiers—8 TiB, 16 TiB, and 32 …

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Come to a resolution. Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20241008-00/?p=110351

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Learn how Mattermost has embraced Testcontainers to overhaul its testing strategy, achieving greater automation, improved accuracy, and seamless plugin integration. Link to article: https://www.docker.com/blog/leveraging-testcontainers-for-complex-integration-testing-in-mattermost-plugins/

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GitHub is the world’s leading AI-powered platform for developers who share their code, work together, and build amazing things. But out of the more than 100 million developers that call GitHub home, there are a few exceptional talents and technical experts who go above and beyond in helping others in the developer …

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In this post I discuss why you might want to use the result pattern, demonstrate it with a simple example and show a naïve, ugly, solution Link to article: https://andrewlock.net/working-with-the-result-pattern-part-1-replacing-exceptions-as-control-flow/

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If you write code in C#, you're probably also writing repetitive code against your will. Think of caching, security, precondition checking, exception handling, design patterns like Builder or Memento, deep cloning, INotifyPropertyChanged...In this article, I'll introduce Metalama, a new meta-programming framework my …

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The post emphasizes the importance of delivering effective technical presentations through engaging demos that reflect real-world scenarios. It suggests pre-recording demos to avoid failures caused by unreliable internet connections and stresses the significance of audience engagement over screen focus. Accessibility …

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A few years ago, I had a play with HTTP logging added in ASP.NET Core 6. ASP.NET Core 8 introduced a set of additional configuration options that I believe are essential to make this feature usable. I will recap the details from the previous post below, but for asd Link to article: …

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In this post, we describe the development of a generative AI Slack application powered by Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Kendra. This is designed to be an internal-facing Slack chat assistant that helps answer questions related to the indexed content. Link to article: …

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