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Announcing the NuGet MCP Server Preview
We've released a preview of the NuGet MCP Server, which extends Copilot by providing realtime information about packages and adds advanced functionality around updating packages.
Read moreGPT-5 for Microsoft Developers
OpenAI announced GPT-5 last week in "GPT-5 and the new era of work". Working with OpenAI, we rolled out GPT-5 support the day it launched, making sure you can use and build with it and integrate it into your applications immediately.
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Read more.NET Conf 2025 - Announcing the Call for Content
The .NET Conf 2025 Call for Content is now open! Join us November 11-13 for the premier .NET virtual event celebrating .NET 10. Submit your session proposal by August 31st and share your .NET expertise with developers worldwide.
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Aug 19, 2025
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Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 7: Non-modifying trackers, second try
Another attempt to make tracking pointers to objects that you can't modify.
The Old New Thing
Aug 18, 2025
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Dependabot support for vcpkg
We are excited to announce that GitHub’s Dependabot now brings automated dependency updates to C++ projects using vcpkg. This support is available for projects using vcpkg manifest files, empowering teams to keep their library dependencies current and secure with minimal effort. With...
C++ Team Blog
Aug 18, 2025
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Handling Machine Reboots with VM Applications
One confusion around all of our extensions is: how are reboots handled? This varies by extension, but only VM Applications provide the option on how to handle them. It does this via the "scriptBehaviorAfterReboot"...
Azure VM Runtime Team
Aug 18, 2025
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) - August 2025
This post announces the August release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).
Azure SDK Blog
Aug 18, 2025
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Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 6: Non-modifying trackers
Making tracking pointers to objects that you can't modify.
The Old New Thing
Aug 15, 2025
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Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 5: Copying our tracking pointer
How to copy from a const tracking pointer.
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Aug 14, 2025
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Model Context Protocol (MCP) for GitHub Copilot in Xcode is Now Generally Available
Model Context Protocol (MCP) support with GitHub Copilot is now generally available for Xcode! Developers can now enable GitHub Copilot with MCP in Xcode to enhance coding intelligence and context awareness.
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With MCP support in Xcode, developers can now connect Copilot to...
Xcode
Aug 14, 2025
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GPT-5 for Microsoft Developers
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OpenAI announced GPT-5 last week in "GPT-5 and the new era of work". Working with OpenAI, we rolled out GPT-5 support the day it launched, making sure you can use and build with it and integrate it into your applications immediately.
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Microsoft for Developers
Aug 14, 2025
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Announcing the NuGet MCP Server Preview
We've released a preview of the NuGet MCP Server, which extends Copilot by providing realtime information about packages and adds advanced functionality around updating packages.
.NET Blog