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Data API builder (DAB) supports multi-source configurations Data API builder (DAB) connects to your database with a safe REST or GraphQL endpoint. But DAB is not limited to just one database. Using a multi-source configuration, you can connect to more than one database simultaneously. Learn more about Data A Link to …
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For two decades, I've Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260220-01/?p=112076
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Suppose you want to distinguish between dismissing a dialog by pressing ESC and dismissing a dialog by clicking the Close button. One suggestion I saw was to call GetAsyncKeyState(VK_ESCAPE) to check whether the ESC is down. In general, any time you see GetAsyncKeySt Link to article: …
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Introduction: The Problem Agentic systems have some discretion in the parameters they send to tooling, but there are cases, such as experimentation, when you need 100% adherence to a set of parameters. In practice, this tension exists because modern LLM-based agents are optimized for semantic correctness and …
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We're thrilled to announce that Microsoft Agent Framework has reached Release Candidate status for both .NET and Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/semantic-kernel/migrate-your-semantic-kernel-and-autogen-projects-to-microsoft-agent-framework-release-candidate
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We're happy to announce that Microsoft Agent Framework is now in Release Candidate status for both .NET and Python. Release Candidate is an important milestone on the road to General Availability — it means the A Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/foundry/microsoft-agent-framework-reaches-release-candidate …
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Agents in Visual Studio now go beyond a single general-purpose assistant. We're shipping a set of curated preset agents that tap into deep IDE capabilities; debugging, profiling, testing alongside a framework for building your own custom agents tailored to how your team works. Built in agents Each preset agent is …
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C++ code navigation and build system tooling play an important role in the developer inner-loop. Code navigation tooling provides a precise, semantic understanding of your codebase, while build system tooling helps you express build configurations and variants for reproducible builds. In the VS Code ecosystem, these …
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There are a few different built-in ways to close a dialog box in the classic Windows dialog manager. Let's run them down. First, there's hitting the ESC key. The ESC key, as with all keyboard navigation, is handled by the IsDialogMessage function. Assuming that the dialog control with f Link to article: …
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Today we are releasing the first preview of the Microsoft C++ (MSVC) Build Tools version 14.51. This update, shipping in the latest Visual Studio 2026 version 18.4 Insiders release, introduces many C++23 conformance changes, bug fixes, and runtime performance improvements. Check out the Link to article: …
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Author's note: So.. it has been a bit. I have to level with you — I returned from paternity leave in January and between Microsoft Ignite 2025 and present day, things have changed a lot. Without further adieu, here is your monthly (late) drop for all things new with Microsoft Foundry. Expect following ed Link to …
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Introducing the Python Environments Extension for VS Code Python development in VS Code now has a unified, streamlined workflow for managing environments, interpreters, and packages. The Python Environments extension brings consistency and clarity to a part of Python development that has historically been fragmented …
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For decades, DBAs relied on linked servers to stitch data together. If you needed data from two places, you wired them up and moved on. It worked. It was straightforward. It felt native to SQL. But what if linked servers are not an option? What if policy blocks them? What if one of the systems is not SQL or lives in …
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In April 2025, we announced the deprecation schedule for legacy TFVC check-in policies. This change was required due to limitations in how those policies were previously implemented and stored. The old policies have been marked as obsolete, and you can replac Link to article: …
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A little while ago, we wondered whether WriteProcessMemory was faster than shared memory for transferring data between two processes, and th Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260218-00/?p=112069
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Team investments for 2026 As is tradition, we are publishing our planned team investments for the year. This is based on our current understanding of customer and community needs, but is subject to change based on emerging priorities throughout the year. Community thanks! Before we dive into the planned investments, I …
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JMESPath support comes to azd JSON output Now you can filter and transform azd JSON output using JMESPath queries What's new? The Azure Developer CLI (azd) now supports JMESPath queries on JSON output, including error messages. Pass --query Link to article: …
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Perhaps we missed it at first, but Copilot is more than comfortable with SQL. This goes beyond autocomplete. This is moving from nothing to a working database without leaving our tools. Have we really arrived? Yes, sort of. For database engineers and app engineers alike, we have crossed an important line. Making us …
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We're excited to announce the first wave of speakers for Microsoft JDConf 2026, our flagship community event for Java at Microsoft. Whether you’re architecting enterprise microservices, modernizing legacy systems, or building intelligent applications, JDConf 2026 Link to article: …
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As a product is nearing release, the release management selects a build and declares it to be the escrow build. The metaphor is that this build has been placed into the hands of an imaginary third party for eventual release to customers provided certain requirements are met. Those requirements are that the product …
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