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Get started with GitHub Copilot CLI: A free, hands-on course
Learn GitHub Copilot CLI with this free, 8-chapter hands-on course. Review code, generate tests, debug issues, and build custom agents and skills - all from your terminal. No AI experience needed. Works with GitHub Copilot Free. Clone the repo or open in Codespaces to get started.
Read moreClick to read more about this postPlatform Engineering for the Agentic AI era
For the last decade, platform engineering has relied on explicit API interaction layers: CLIs, SDKs, pipelines, wrappers, and UI workflows that translate human intent into machine‑safe API calls. AI agents are now short‑circuiting much of that stack. By combining natural language...
Read moreClick to read more about this postVisual Studio at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026
Join us at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 for a deep dive into Visual Studio, GitHub Copilot, PowerToys, and the Windows tools that speed up your daily dev workflow. We'll show how these tools work together to boost productivity and cut friction across your entire inner loop.
Session...
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Mar 10, 2026
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.NET 11 Preview 2 is now available!
Find out about the new features in .NET 11 Preview 2 across the .NET runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, C#, .NET MAUI, and more!
.NET Blog
Mar 10, 2026
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.NET and .NET Framework March 2026 servicing releases updates
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A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for March 2026.
.NET Blog
Mar 10, 2026
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Aspire Conf is Coming! Join us Live on March 23
Save the date and tune in for our free, livestream event on March 23. Discover Aspire and learn how it can transform the way you build and deploy your distributed apps and agents.
Aspire Blog
Mar 10, 2026
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A snappy answer when asked about dressing casually at IBM
Oh, this old thing?
The Old New Thing
Mar 9, 2026
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Announcing the Azure Skills Plugin
Part 1 of the Azure Skills Plugin series
Coding agents like GitHub Copilot and Claude Code are great at code, but getting your app to production on Azure is not just about writing code.
Really, it is about making the right calls. Which service fits this app? Which SKU fits this...
All things Azure
Mar 9, 2026
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Extend your coding agent with .NET Skills
Introducing the dotnet/skills repository and how .NET agent skills can improve coding agent workflows.
.NET Blog
Mar 9, 2026
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Build a real-world example with Microsoft Agent Framework, Microsoft Foundry, MCP and Aspire
Building AI agents is getting easier. Deploying them as part of a real application, with multiple services, persistent state, and production infrastructure, is where things get complicated. Developers from the .NET community have requested whether a real-world example that shows running...
Microsoft for Developers
Mar 9, 2026
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Visual Studio Dev Essentials: Free, Practical Tools for Every Developer
When I first found Visual Studio Dev Essentials, it felt like discovering a hidden door in the developer toolkit world. I’d heard about free tools and cloud credits, but I wasn’t sure if it would really matter in day-to-day coding life. The short answer: it absolutely...
Visual Studio Blog
Mar 9, 2026
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General Availability: Email and SMS OTP as Second‑Factor MFA for Native Authentication in Entra External ID
Today we’re announcing the general availability of Email and SMS one‑time passcode (OTP) as second‑factor MFA for Native Authentication in Microsoft Entra External ID. This enables developers to add step‑up security to native sign‑in and sign‑up flows while keeping users fully...
Microsoft Entra Identity Platform
