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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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One of the challenges teams face when working with large boards or displaying multiple fields on work item cards is limited screen space. This became even more noticeable with the rollout of the New Boards hub, which introduced additional spacing and padding for improved readability. While this enhances clarity, it can …
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In the rapidly evolving landscape of large language models (LLMs), achieving precise control over model behavior while maintaining quality has become a critical challenge. While models like GPT-4 demonstrate impressive capabilities, ensuring their outputs align with human preferences—whether for safety, helpfulness, or …
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A new release of the Microsoft build of Go is now available for download. For more information about this release and the changes included, see the table below: Microsoft Release Upstream Tag Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/go/go-1-26-0-1-microsoft-build-now-available
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Last time, we looked at how to distinguish the numeric keypad 0 and the top-row 0 in the WM_KEYDOWN message. We may as well look at th Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260213-00/?p=112062
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Java developers face a tough trifecta: keeping mission-critical systems running, modernizing legacy apps, and weaving AI into real engineering workflows, all without increasing risk. At DevNexus 2026, the Microsoft Java team is tackling these challenges head-on. Link to article: …
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Introduction The SharePoint Framework (SPFx) has undergone some important changes in how it handles Entra ID app registration and security models. Here you can find additional details about what w Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/handling-legacy-user-settings-in-sharepoint-framework
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A customer wanted to know how to distinguish between the numeric keypad 0 and the top-row 0 in the WM_KEYDOWN message. And while we're at it, let's also distinguish between the numeric keypad 0 and the Ins key. We start with this table of what you get in the WM_KEYDOWN message w Link to article: …
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Today we are announcing the beta release of TypeScript 6.0! To get started using the beta, you can get it through npm with the following command: npm install -D typescript@beta TypeScript 6.0 is a unique release in that we intend f Link to article: …
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GitHub Copilot testing for .NET makes it dramatically faster and more convenient to generate high-quality unit tests without leaving your code. Today, we’re excited to announce that this capability is now generally available in Visual Studio 2026 v18.3. This release brings Link to article: …
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Large Language Models (LLMs) have reached a point where general intelligence is no longer the bottleneck. The real challenge in enterprise AI systems behavioral alignment ensuring models that produce consistent, reliable, policy-compliant outputs on a scale. Prompt engineering and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) …
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Refactoring at scale is a time-consuming and error-prone process for developers. In large codebases, developers have relied on manual searches and incremental edits across multiple files to accomplish these tasks. Modern development workflows depend on fast and accurate code navigation to avoid these pitfalls. When …
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