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The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is revolutionizing AI by providing a universal integration standard for the external systems, unlocking unprecedented capabilities, transforming how AI models access and utilize real-time data. Link to article: …
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This is a guest blog from Toine de Boer. I'm a .NET developer primarily focused on .NET MAUI to ASP.NET backend services. Because I recently have worked a lot with Widgets and encountered many obstacles and very limited documentation in the initial phas Link to article: …
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Here on the Visual Studio team, our top priority is making your coding experience smoother and more enjoyable. And that begins with truly listening to your feedback. We understand that sometimes sharing your thoughts can feel like tossing bug reports and suggestions into a black hole. It doesn’t feel good, and we get …
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Apparently, late last week was an event known as the Cricket Celebration Bowl. I thought to myself, "The Cricket Celebration Bowl sounds like the name of the least popular item on the Panera menu." And no, it's not a cricket match either. Link to article: …
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We closed last time with this table: To get First try Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20251215-00/?p=111869
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Last time, we encountered a mystery where the synthesis of CF_OEMTEXT from CF_TEXT did not use AnsiToOem. Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20251212-05/?p=111862
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In the new year, we’ll be retiring the Global Personal Access Token (PAT) type in Azure DevOps. Global PATs allow users to authenticate across all accessible organizations. While this can feel convenient, a single credential with broad reach creates a concentrated security risk — especially as a user’s access Link to …
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So far, we've learned that the conversion between Unicode and the 8-bit ANSI and OEM code pages is performed with the assistance of the CF_LOCALE clipboard format, which itself c Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20251211-37/?p=111858
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As someone who lives and breathes in the command line, I love making my terminal feel like home. Windows Terminal is full of personalization options that really allow for a custom experience. Additionally, I can stay within my terminal for my development with GitHub Copilot with the GitHub Copilot CLI. Let's walk …
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Aspire Integrations: Batteries included Modern applications depend on many external services: databases, caches, message brokers, storage layers, observability tools, and sometimes AI systems. Each of these brings its own rules for configuration, connection strings, environment variables, authentication, and …
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The Azure Cosmos DB Linux-based vNext emulator (preview) is a local version of the Azure Cosmos DB service that runs as a Docker container on Linux, macOS, and Windows. It provides a cost-effective way to develop and test applications locally without requiring an Azure Link to article: …
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For years, “Database” and “Search systems" (think Elastic Search) lived in separate worlds. While both Databases and Search Systems operate in the same domain (storing, indexing and querying data), they prioritized different aspects. OLTP Databases prioritized Structured and Semi-structured data Link to article: …
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We are excited to announce general availability of the SharePoint Framework (SPFx) 1.22 – with a focus on refreshing the build and toolchain areas. SharePoint Framework is the easiest and the most widely used model to build your enterprise solutions for Microsoft 365 with automatic single s Link to article: …
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What's new in the Visual Studio Code November 2025 Release (1.107). Read the full article Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/vscode-blog/november-2025-(version-1.107)
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Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code November 2025 Release (1.107). Read the full article Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/external-blogs/november-2025-insiders-version-1-107
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You’re a .NET developer with a busy morning, and an Azure DevOps ticket drops: “Login endpoint 500s under load.” You’ve got to fix it, review a teammate’s feature branch, and keep your repo clean - all before lunch. Visual Studio’s Git tools turn this everyday Git workflow of creating topic branches, stashing changes, …
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Last time, we finished with a nice table of now Windows synthesizes each of the three text clipboard formats from the other two. We saw that the CF_LOCALE clipboa Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20251210-00/?p=111856
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We’re thrilled to announce that Azure DevOps Server is now generally available (GA)! This release marks the transition from the Release Candidate (RC) phase to full production readiness, delivering enterprise-grade DevOps capabilities fo Link to article: …
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Welcome to our combined .NET servicing updates for December 2025. Let's get into the latest release of .NET & .NET Framework, here is a quick overview of what's new in our servicing releases: Update Overview .NET and .NET Framework has been refreshed with the latest update as of December 09, 2025. This update …
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Blue-green deployment in Azure Container Apps using Azure Developer CLI If you follow the Azure Developer CLI blog posts, you already know that Azure Container Apps (ACA) support in Azure Developer CLI (azd) is GA. We want azd to be production-ready—you should be a Link to article: …
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