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Copilot Diagnostics toolset for .NET In Visual Studio
Debugging doesn’t have to be a grind. With Copilot woven into Visual Studio, you get AI-powered breakpoints, insights, exception fixes, and performance summaries all right where you work.
Read moreBring Your Own Model to Chat in Visual Studio
We’re excited to announce that you can now bring your own language model into Visual Studio Chat.
You can connect API keys from providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google) to access a wider range of models. This makes it easy to test the latest releases, customize workflows, or run on...
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 22, 2025
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Everyone is talkin’ bout vibes
Leading up to Microsoft Ignite, I wanted to pressure-test something the community keeps talking about: vibe coding. It’s a style of AI-assisted development where you describe outcomes in natural language and your assistant does most of the scaffolding, refactoring, and glue. You keep...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Aug 22, 2025
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Unlocking GPT-5’s Freeform Tool Calling: A New Era of Seamless Integration
GPT-5 models are now available in Azure AI Foundry via Azure OpenAI. Designed for advanced reasoning and generation. One of the core capabilities of the model is tool calling, which enables it to interact with external systems by generating and sending raw text directly to...
Azure AI Foundry Blog
Aug 22, 2025
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Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 10: Proper conversion
Making sure you cannot remove qualifiers.
The Old New Thing
Aug 22, 2025
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OData .NET (ODL) 9 Preview Release
We’re happy to announce that OData .NET (ODL) 9 Preview 2 has been officially released and is available on NuGet:
Microsoft.OData.Core 9.0.0 Preview 2
Microsoft.OData.Edm 9.0.0 Preview 2
Microsoft.Spatial 9.0.0 Preview 2
Microsoft.OData.Client 9.0.0 Preview 2
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OData
Aug 21, 2025
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Create embeddings in SQL Server 2025 RC0 with a local ONNX model on Windows
With the release of SQL Server 2025 RC0, we have enabled the ability to use a local ONNX model on the server for embeddings. This allows you to use these models without having any network traffic leaving the local environment.
Getting Started
This example guides you through...
Azure SQL Devs’ Corner
Aug 21, 2025
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Enhance your CLI testing workflow with the new dotnet test
Learn how .NET 10 transforms dotnet test with native Microsoft.Testing.Platform integration, delivering better performance and enhanced diagnostics.
.NET Blog
Aug 21, 2025
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Better Control over Your Copilot Code Suggestions
Copilot code completions and suggestions in the editor speed you up in your daily programming and coding activities, at every keystroke. They help you finish the line you're typing or anticipate your next edit, making your workflow smoother and faster. At the same time, editor is where...
Visual Studio Blog
Aug 21, 2025
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MSSQL Extension for VS Code: Schema Compare, Schema Designer, Local SQL Server Container GA
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The MSSQL Extension for VS Code continues to evolve, delivering features that make SQL development more visual, more consistent, and more developer-friendly. In version v1.35.0, we’re announcing the General Availability (GA) of Schema Designer, Schema Compare, and Local SQL Server...
Azure SQL Devs’ Corner
Aug 21, 2025
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Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 9: Conversion
Making a read-only tracking pointer from a read-write tracking pointer.
The Old New Thing