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  • Introducing the Microsoft Graph User Configuration API (preview)

    calendar Jan 28, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    Introducing the Microsoft Graph User Configuration API (preview)

    We’re excited to announce the public preview of the User Configuration API in the Microsoft Graph beta endpoint. The User Configuration API is a new set of endpoints that you can use to create, read, update, and delete user configuration objects in Exchange Online mail folders. User configuration objects—also Link to …


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  • Diagnosing instability in production-scale agent reinforcement learning

    calendar Jan 28, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    Diagnosing instability in production-scale agent reinforcement learning

    On January 28, 2026, Hugging Face announced that they have upstreamed the Post-Training Toolkit into TRL as a first-party integration, making these diagnostics directly usable in production RL and agent post-training pipelines. This enables closed-loop monitoring and control patterns that are increasingly necessary for …


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  • Accelerate Your Cosmos DB Infrastructure with GitHub Copilot CLI and Azure Cosmos DB Agent Kit

    calendar Jan 28, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    Accelerate Your Cosmos DB Infrastructure with GitHub Copilot CLI and Azure Cosmos DB Agent Kit

    Modern infrastructure work is increasingly agent driven, but only if your AI actually understands the platform you’re deploying. This guide shows how to turn GitHub Copilot CLI into an Azure Cosmos DB aware infrastructure expert by loading the Azure Cosmos DB Agent Kit. In under a minute, you’ll give Copil Link to …


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  • .NET AI Essentials - The Core Building Blocks Explained

    calendar Jan 28, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    .NET AI Essentials - The Core Building Blocks Explained

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming how we build applications. The .NET team has prioritized keeping pace with the rapid changes in generative AI and continue to provide tools, libraries, and guidance for .NET developers building intelligent apps. With .NET, developers have a powerful ecosystem to integrate AI …


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  • SharePoint Framework (SPFx) roadmap update – January 2026

    calendar Jan 28, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    SharePoint Framework (SPFx) roadmap update – January 2026

    We enter 2026 with the SharePoint Framework stronger than ever. Adoption has expanded, feedback has sharpened our priorities, and the platform continues to power intelligent and scalable experiences across Microsoft 365. December marked an important milestone with the release of Link to article: …


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  • GitHub Copilot app modernization for C++ is now in Public Preview

    calendar Jan 27, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    GitHub Copilot app modernization for C++ is now in Public Preview

    With the launch of Visual Studio 2026, we announced a Private Preview of GitHub Copilot app modernization for C++, which reduces the cost of adopting the Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/github-copilot-app-modernization-cpp-public-preview


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  • Build AI Agents with GitHub Copilot SDK and Microsoft Agent Framework

    calendar Jan 27, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    Build AI Agents with GitHub Copilot SDK and Microsoft Agent Framework

    Microsoft Agent Framework now integrates with the GitHub Copilot SDK, enabling you to build AI agents powered by GitHub Copilot. This integration brings together the Agent Framework's consistent agent abstraction with GitHub Copilot's capabilities, including function calling, streaming respon Link to article: …


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  • Visual Studio January Update — Enhanced Editor Experience

    calendar Jan 27, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    Visual Studio January Update — Enhanced Editor Experience

    Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-january-update-enhanced-editor-experience


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  • Visual Studio Code CMake Tools 1.22: Target bookmarks and better CTest output

    calendar Jan 27, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    Visual Studio Code CMake Tools 1.22: Target bookmarks and better CTest output

    We're excited to announce the latest 1.22 release of the CMake Tools extension for Visual Studio Code. This update brings a host of new additions, including project outline updates for filtering and bookmarking CMake targets in large CMake projects and expa Link to article: …


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  • A digression on the design and implementation of Safe­Array­Add­Ref and extending APIs in general

    calendar Jan 27, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    A digression on the design and implementation of <code>Safe­Array­Add­Ref</code> and extending APIs in general

    Last time, we learned about the difference between Safe­Array­Access­Data and Safe­Array­Add­Ref. I noted that Safe­Arra Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260127-00/?p=112018


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  • Introducing Budget Bytes: Build Powerful AI Apps for Under $25

    calendar Jan 26, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    Introducing Budget Bytes: Build Powerful AI Apps for Under $25

    When developers hear "cloud" and "AI," their first thought is often about cost. "How much will this cost me to learn? Can I build something meaningful without racking up a surprise bill?" Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sql/introducing-budget-bytes


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  • Join Microsoft at NDC London 2026 - Let’s Build the Future of .NET Together

    calendar Jan 26, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    Join Microsoft at NDC London 2026 - Let’s Build the Future of .NET Together

    NDC London is here, with pre-conference workshops running January 26–27 and the main conference running January 28–30. If you're a .NET or Azure developer, this is the place to be. Whether you want to sharpen your cloud-native skills, get hands-on with AI-powered development, learn from Microsoft engineers, or simply …


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  • Introducing the Evals for Agent Interop starter kit

    calendar Jan 26, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    Introducing the Evals for Agent Interop starter kit

    As enterprise customers roll out and govern AI agents through Agent 365, they have been asking for pre canned evals they can run out of the box. They want transparent, reproducible evaluations that reflect their own work in realistic environments, including interoperability, how agents con Link to article: …


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  • What's the difference between Safe­Array­Access­Data and Safe­Array­Add­Ref?

    calendar Jan 26, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    What's the difference between <code>Safe­Array­Access­Data</code> and <code>Safe­Array­Add­Ref</code>?

    Once upon a time, there was SAFEARRAY, the representation of an array used by IDispatch and intended for use as a common mechanism for interchange of data between native code and scripting languages such as Visual Basic. You used the Safe­Array­Create function to create one, and a variety of other fu Link to article: …


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  • Giving Agents a Visual Voice: MCP Apps Support in VS Code

    calendar Jan 26, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    Giving Agents a Visual Voice: MCP Apps Support in VS Code

    VS Code now supports MCP Apps, enabling AI agents to display interactive UIs for richer developer workflows. Read the full article Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/vscode-blog/giving-agents-a-visual-voice:-mcp-apps-support-in-vs-code


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  • Azure Cosmos DB TV Recap: Supercharging AI Agents with the Azure Cosmos DB MCP Toolkit (Ep. 110)

    calendar Jan 23, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    Azure Cosmos DB TV Recap: Supercharging AI Agents with the Azure Cosmos DB MCP Toolkit (Ep. 110)

    In Episode 110 of Azure Cosmos DB TV, host Mark Brown is joined by Sajeetharan Sinnathurai to explore how the Azure Cosmos DB MCP Toolkit is changing the way developers build, deploy, and scale AI age Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/azure-cosmos-db-tv-ep-110-mcp-toolkit-ai-agents


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  • Bringing work context to your code in GitHub Copilot

    calendar Jan 23, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    Bringing work context to your code in GitHub Copilot

    This week we shipped the GitHub Copilot SDK which takes the agent loop from the Copilot CLI and makes it easy to embed in other applications. We’ve been using, improving, and extending Copilot CLI for the last few months and Link to article: …


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  • C++ has scope_exit for running code at scope exit. C# says "We have scope_exit at home."

    calendar Jan 23, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    C++ has <code>scope_exit</code> for running code at scope exit. C# says "We have <code>scope_exit</code> at home."

    The Windows Implementation Library (commonly known as wil) provides a helper called scope_exit which creates and returns an RAII object whose destructor runs the lambda you specify. This helper Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260123-00/?p=112008


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  • Bridging Local Development and Cloud Evaluation: Using Microsoft Devtunnels with Azure Machine Learning

    calendar Jan 23, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    Bridging Local Development and Cloud Evaluation: Using Microsoft Devtunnels with Azure Machine Learning

    Introduction Picture this scenario: you've implemented a critical fix in your AI service and want to validate it against your comprehensive evaluation dataset. However, the prospect of deploying to Azure for a quick test creates an unwelcome delay in your development cycle. This challenge is common among AI developers. …


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  • Introducing the Azure Cosmos DB Agent Kit: Your AI Pair Programmer Just Got Smarter

    calendar Jan 22, 2026 · devblogs.microsoft.com
    Introducing the Azure Cosmos DB Agent Kit: Your AI Pair Programmer Just Got Smarter

    The Azure Cosmos DB Agent Kit is an open-source collection of skills that teaches your AI coding assistant (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Gemini CLI) expert-level Azure Cosmos DB best practices. Install with one command, get production-ready g Link to article: …


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