A new release of the Microsoft build of Go including security fixes 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: …

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Learn what's new in Visual Studio Code 1.115 Read the full article Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/vscode-blog/visual-studio-code-1.115

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We’ve been told that clean code and deadlines are opposites. That if you want to ship fast, you have to write garbage code full of hacks. But if you want to get it right, you need to add boilerplate. That’s a lie. Here’s the thing: a lot of the so-called best practices people tell you… Read More »Why “Clean Code” is …

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SQL MCP Server gives enterprises a secure, feature-rich way to enable agents to access data. This is accomplished without exposing the schema, risking consistency, or relying on fragile natural language parsing. SQL MCP Server is a feature of Data API builder, so deployments have a proven entity abstraction system, …

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This blog post is for developers who have an MCP server deployed to Azure Functions and want to connect it to Microsoft Foundry agents. It walks through why you'd want to do this, the different authentication options available, and how to get your agent calling your MCP tools. Link to article: …

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Most development teams say they want better test coverage. Fewer teams say out loud why they do not have it: writing unit tests is slow, repetitive, and usually postponed until after the “real work” is done. This is exactly where GitHub Copilot changes the economics. Using GitHub Copilot to generate unit tests for code …

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Did you know? You can use LINQ to XML to write queries in a readable and strongly-typed way directly against an XML document, making it one of the most intuitive ways to deal with XML in .NET. Welcome to dotInsights by JetBrains! This newsletter is the home for recent .NET and software development related information. …

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Master composite pattern best practices in C# including type safety, child management, recursive operations, and organized tree-based architectures. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/04/08/composite-pattern-best-practices-in-c-code-organization-and-maintainability

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Until now, Junie CLI has worked like any other standalone agent. It was powerful, but disconnected from the workflows you set up for your specific projects. That changes today. Junie CLI can now connect to your running JetBrains IDE and use its full code intelligence, including the indexing, semantic analysis, and …

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This guest post comes from Jacob Lee, Founding Software Engineer at LangChain, who set out to build a coding agent more aligned with how he actually likes to work. Here, he walks through what he built using Deep Agents and the Agent Client Protocol (ACP), and what he learned along the way. I’ve come to […] Link to …

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We’re excited to announce that the GitHub Copilot for Eclipse plugin is going open source under the MIT license and will be hosted on GitHub under the microsoft organization Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/java/ghc-eclipse-is-going-open-source

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Multi-agent systems demo beautifully. Putting them in front of real users is another story. In early prototypes, a terminal or a basic chat window is enough. But once agents start handing off to each other Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/agent-framework/ag-ui-multi-agent-workflow-demo

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Discover OpenAI’s Child Safety Blueprint—a roadmap for building AI responsibly with safeguards, age-appropriate design, and collaboration to protect and empower young people online. Link to article: https://openai.com/index/introducing-child-safety-blueprint

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Earlier this year, we introduced MCP Apps in the Azure Functions MCP extension. These are tools that go beyond text and render full UI experiences, serve static assets, and integrate seamlessly with AI agents. If Link to article: …

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Learn how to implement plugin architecture in C# using modern .NET patterns. Complete guide with AssemblyLoadContext, DI integration, and working code examples. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/04/07/plugin-architecture-in-c-the-complete-guide-to-extensible-net-applications

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On March 9, Microsoft announced a major step forward in agent capabilities: agents can now bring rich, app powered UI experiences directly into Microsoft 365 Copilot chat, Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/mcp-apps-now-available-in-copilot-chat

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I've been exploring GitHub Copilot's modernization capabilities for .NET and Java applications, and I wanted to share what I've learned about the most critical piece of the puzzle: the assessment document. Here's what makes this tool interest Link to article: …

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AI agents are really good at writing code. Embarrassingly, scarily, and increasingly good. But generating code and shipping working full-stack apps are very different things. Right now, most agents are fantastic at the first part and terrible at everything after it. To try and keep agents on track, we layer on Markdown …

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Today we are announcing that ASP.NET Core 2.3 will reach end of support on April 7, 2027. After that date, Microsoft will no longer provide security patches, bug fixes, or technical support for ASP.NET Core 2.3. This announcement provides the required 12 months of advance notice, as defined by the Link to article: …

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Azure Cosmos DB enables scalable AI-driven document processing, addressing one of the biggest barriers to operational scale in today’s enterprise AI landscape. Organizations continue to manage massive volumes of structured and unstructured content—contracts Link to article: …

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