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GitHub - microsoft/just: The task library that just works The task library that just works. Contribute to microsoft/just development by creating an account on GitHub.

Just - The task library for JS projects that just works | GitHub

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Learning to read C++ compiler errors: Illegal use of -> when there is no -> in sight - The Old New Thing If the compiler is complaining about things you didn't write, find out who wrote them.

Learning to read C++ compiler errors: Illegal use of -> when there is no -> in sight | by Raymond Chen

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#cpp #windowsdev #programming #debugging

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Codosaurus: CfPs Closing Soon

It's at:

www.codosaur.us/speaking/cfp...

BUT BEWARE, Github (including Pages), where this is hosted, has become VPN-hostile! So if you have trouble getting to it, try turning off your VPN. Sorry!

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Collin Newberry, Samuel Gomez, Cory House & Alvin Ashcraft present on Artificial Intelligence at Nebraska.Code() in July.

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#AI #Microsoft #TechConference #VibeCoding #LLM #NebraskaTech #SoftwareDevelopment #EmergingTechnology

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AI offers benefits, but at what cost? Everyone is talking about AI, which in 2026 generally refers to LLMs. Developers are learning how to use such tools to improve their productivity.

On .NET Live - AI offers benefits, but at what cost? | with Steve Smith

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#ai #dotnet #devcommunity #trends

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MCP Apps on Azure Functions: Quickstart with TypeScript Learn how to build and deploy MCP (Model Context Protocol) apps on Azure Functions using TypeScript. This guide covers MCP tools, resources, local development, and serverless deployment with a…

MCP Apps on Azure Functions: Quickstart with TypeScript

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#azurefunctions #mcp #ai #typescript #cloud #javascript azure

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Using Blazor Sections For Complex Situations Blazor provides a number of helpful utilities to manage content and flows within your application, but at times you may encounter conflicts, especially when individual pages need to override items…

Using Blazor Sections for Complex Situations | by Mitchel Sellers

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#blazor #dotnet #aspnetcore #webdev #csharp

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GitHub Copilot CLI combines model families for a second opinion Discover how Rubber Duck provides a different perspective to GitHub Copilot CLI.

GitHub Copilot CLI combines model families for a second opinion

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#githubcopilot #aimodels #cli #commandline #agents

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Tracking Every Token: Granular Cost and Usage Metrics for Microsoft Foundry Agents | Microsoft Community Hub As organizations scale their use of AI agents, one question keeps surfacing: how much is each agent actually costing us? Not at the subscription level. Not...

Tracking Every Token: Granular Cost and Usage Metrics for Microsoft Foundry Agents

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#foundry #ai #cloud #models #agents #microsoftfoundry

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Introducing EmDash — the spiritual successor to WordPress that solves plugin security Today we are launching the beta of EmDash, a full-stack serverless JavaScript CMS built on Astro 6.0. It combines the features of a traditional CMS with modern security, running plugins in sandboxed…

Introducing EmDash — the spiritual successor to WordPress that solves plugin security

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#blogging #emdash #cloudflare #wordpress #blogs

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GitHub Store: Your One-Stop Shop for Open-Source Apps! Quick Summary: 📝 GitHub Store is a cross-platform application store that allows users to...

GitHub Store: Your One-Stop Shop for Open-Source Apps

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#github #oss #appdev #opensource #devcommunity

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Your Syncfusion License Just Got More Powerful: Code Studio Is Now Included Unlock AI-assisted development with Code Studio, now included for Syncfusion users. Learn how to activate your access, use credits, and build applications faster with an intelligent coding…

Your Syncfusion License Just Got More Powerful: Code Studio Is Now Included

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#syncfusion #dotnet #javascript #codestudio #ai #ref #devtools

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AI World Clocks The current time as rendered by 9 different AI models. By Brian Moore.

Was reminded earlier that this exists and is wonderful.

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Dew Drop – April 7, 2026 (#4641) – Morning Dew by Alvin Ashcraft Morning Dew by Alvin Ashcraft

Dew Drop – April 7, 2026 (#4641)

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#dotnet #webdev #ai #windowsdev #visualstudio #appdev #csharp #cloud #cli #dewdrop

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Microsoft Build is only 8 weeks away.

Join us June 2-3 to get hands-on with what's next across AI models, agents, data, and more.

Session catalog coming soon: msft.it/63324QemVQ

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Release Windows Terminal Preview v1.25.923.0 · microsoft/terminal Ah, a Friday servicing release. That's never backfired before. Changes The "invalid media resource, go get rekt" warning has been toned down (and for now, has been removed entirely in the Stable c...

Windows Terminal Preview v1.25.923.0 Release

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#terminal #cli #windows #windowsdev #commandline #windowsterminal

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509: How AI Fleets Fixed 31 Issues in Two Days In this episode Frank and James riff on everything from accidental source‑map leaks (yes, even Apple slips up) to using Copilot and multi‑agent AI workflows to triage issues, write PRs and even plan…

Merge Conflict Episode 509 - How AI Fleets Fixed 31 Issues in Two Days with James Montemagno & Frank Kreuger

www.mergeconflict.fm/509

#podcast #devcommunity #copilotcli #githubcopilot #ai #agents

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An appreciation for (technical) architecture Posted on Saturday 28 Mar 2026. 995 words, 14 links. By Matt Webb.

An appreciation for (technical) architecture | by Matt Webb

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Microsoft Agent Framework Version 1.0 | Microsoft Agent Framework Microsoft Agent Framework is 1.0! Multi-agent workflows and orchestration, A2A + MCP, works with any model provider - across .NET and Python. From zero to agent in 5 lines of code.…

Microsoft Agent Framework Version 1.0

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#agentframework #dotnet #python #ai #agents #mcp #a2a

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Building a Code Agent Cleaner with Copilot SDK & VS Code Coding agents put and spread code everywhere... let's build a tool to help clean it up!Also, YouTube now let's me gift memberships! Let's do this! Opt-in rig...

Live Coding - Building a Code Agent Cleaner with Copilot SDK & VS Code | with James Montemagno

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#copilot #ai #agents #vscode #copilotsdk

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Visual Studio Code 1.115 Learn what's new in Visual Studio Code 1.115 (Insiders)

Visual Studio Code 1.115 Release

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#vscode #githubcopilot #programming

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The AI DevOps Podcast Episode 396 - Aaron Stannard: Software 2.0 using AI with host Jeffrey Palermo

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#podcast #ai #devcommunity

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Build and Deploy a Microsoft Foundry Hosted Agent: A Hands-On Workshop | Microsoft Community Hub Agents are easy to demo, hard to ship. Most teams can put together a convincing prototype quickly. The harder part starts afterwards: shaping...

Build and Deploy a Microsoft Foundry Hosted Agent: A Hands-On Workshop | by Lee Stott

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#foundry #ai #agents #workshop #microsoftfoundry

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127. Why PowerShell is Fun and Automation Matters - with Harm Veenstra - Betatalks the podcast In this episode, Rick & Oscar talk with Harm Veenstra consultant at InSpark and Microsoft MVP. He explains how his passion for PowerShell and automation led to his Microsoft MVP recognition, which he…

Betatalks the Podcast Episode 127 - Why PowerShell is Fun and Automation Matters | with Harm Veenstra

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#podcast #devcommunity #powershell #terminal #scripting #automation

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Three New MAI Models Microsoft announced three new first‑party MAI models this week, all available ...

Three New MAI Models | by Mark Downie

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#ai #mai #aimodels #vision #transcribe #imaging

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Dew Drop – April 6, 2026 (#4640) – Morning Dew by Alvin Ashcraft Morning Dew by Alvin Ashcraft

Dew Drop – April 6, 2026 (#4640)

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#dotnet #webdev #ai #windowsdev #csharp #appdev #cloud #visualstudio #vscode #githubcopilot #dewdrop

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Get started with Java on Windows

A guide to help you set up a Java development environment on Windows, including JDK installation, JAVA_HOME configuration, and recommended tools.

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#WindowsDev #MicrosoftLearn

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Android Studio supports Gemma 4: our most capable local model for agentic coding

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Welcome Gemma 4: Frontier multimodal intelligence on device We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.

Welcome Gemma 4: Frontier multimodal intelligence on device | HuggingFace blog

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#ai #gemma #aimodels #gemma4 #opensource #oss

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New Native PowerShell Support for Intune Win32 Apps We explore how the traditional PowerShell script installers work with Win32 apps, and what the new native support changes are.

New Native PowerShell Support for Intune Win32 Apps

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#windowsdev #powershell #win32 #intune #windev

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