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The Microsoft C++ team made big changes to optimization quality that we are proud to share with the release of Microsoft C++ (MSVC) Build Tools v14.51. We will use two benchmarks to illustrate the effect of these improvements compared to MSVC Build Tools v14.50. Our first benchmark is SPEC CPU 2017 Link to article: …
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The excitement is building as we head into the 2026 Game Developer Conference and the DirectX team has a lot to share. We will be showcasing major updates in asset streaming, GPU tooling, ML-powered real-time graphics on Windows, and shader compilation at GDC. Link to article: …
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What's new in the Visual Studio Code February 2026 Release (1.110). Read the full article Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/vscode-blog/february-2026-(version-1.110)
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Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code February 2026 Release (1.110). Read the full article Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/external-blogs/february-2026-insiders-version-1-110
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In the documentation that describes the high-resolution timestamps, there is a question-and-answer section. Under what circumstances does QueryPerformanceFrequency return FALSE, or QueryPerformanceCounter return zero? This won't occur on any system that runs Windows XP or later. Link to article: …
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Swap deployment slots from your terminal—azd already knows your app. Azure App Service deployment slots let you stage changes and swap them into production with zero downtime. With azd, you can Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/azd-appservice-swap
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As you may have noticed, sometimes I waste time Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260303-00/?p=112104
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Since release 1.7, Data API builder (DAB) has had MCP support to securely provide agents access to your production data. To support small and massive databases, DAB consolidates operations into five, shared MCP tools that safely Create, Read, Update, and Delete. These are specifically designed to reduce token context …
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I noted in the bonus chatter that if you have a control whose ID is IDCANCEL, it had better be a button if you know what's good for you. Shawn Keene doesn't know what's go Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260302-53/?p=112098
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Most applications used by millions of people every single day are powered by JavaScript/TypeScript. But when it comes to AI, most learning resources and code samples assume you're working in Python and will leave you trying to stitch scattered tutorials together to build AI into your stack. The JavaScript AI …
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Modern software development is moving fast—and AI is now a practical part of how Microsoft developers design, build, and ship applications e Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/github-copilot-dev-days
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You can now equip your Microsoft Agent Framework agents with portable, reusable skill packages that provide domain expertise on demand — without changing a single line of your agent's core instructions. With the new FileAgentSkillsProvider, available for both .NET and Python, your agents can discover and load Link to …
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We are excited to release a new update to the Team Calendar extension. This update includes a series of visual refinements across the extension, introducing a more consistent design language, smoother transitions when expanding and collapsing Link to article: …
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Aditya Challapally leads post-training research and infrastructure for Copilot agent capabilities that process millions of multimodal interactions. This post builds on the diagnostics from D Link to article: …
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Last time, we used a MSGF_DIALOGBOX message filter to hook into the IsDialogMessage so that we had the option to grab the ESC Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260227-00/?p=112094
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Java is the backbone of enterprise software engineering, and the conversations happening around it right now are the most exciting they've been in years. From AI-assisted development workflows to Kubernetes performance tuning, the community is moving fast - and Link to article: …
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Running MongoDB at scale eventually forces a trade-off: invest heavily in managing your own infrastructure or move to a managed service and risk losing the compatibility and portability your team depends on. Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/azure-documentdb-mongodb-compatible
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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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PIX 2602.25 and 2602.25-preview - support for new D3D features and misc quality-of-life improvements
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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