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Agentic DevOps in action: Reimagining every phase of the developer lifecycle
What if your dev tools could take the first pass at a feature, file a bug report, propose a fix—and deploy it? With Agentic DevOps and GitHub Copilot, they can. Here's how agents will reshape every step of the software development lifecycle.
Read moreImprove the commands in your extensions
As Visual Studio extension authors, our goal is to create tools that empower developers across diverse environments. A key part of this mission involves ensuring that your extension commands remain accessible and consistent across all Visual Studio locales. In your VSSDK extensions, by...
Read moreAddress Sanitizer Updates for Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.14
Introduction
It has been an exciting few months for the Address Sanitizer (ASan) since our last update. In addition to our continuous focus on quality and correctness, our internal “dogfooding” (i.e. internal adoption) effort has reached several important milestones.
In this...
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May 30, 2025
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Agility SDK 1.717-preview and 1.616-retail
We are pleased to announce both a retail and preview Agility SDK release with several new features, available on Agility SDK Downloads today! As usual, the features in this release come with Day One PIX support. Please read the PIX blog post for more information.
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DirectX Developer Blog
May 30, 2025
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Using an oracle to see where your code is producing the wrong output
If there is a reference implementation, then use it as a check.
The Old New Thing
May 30, 2025
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The Future of Semantic Kernel: A Commitment to Innovation and Collaboration
Evan,
Mark,
Nick
Semantic Kernel is Microsoft’s core framework for enterprise AI orchestration, remaining secure, stable, and rapidly evolving with unified multi-agent support and deep Azure integration, backed by ongoing investment and a clear long-term roadmap.
Azure AI Foundry Blog
May 30, 2025
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Efficient Ground Truth Generation for Search Evaluation
Geisa,
Phong
This article discusses the challenges and methodologies for creating a reliable groundtruth dataset for search evaluation. It highlights the use of TREC Pooling and GPT-4o assisted ranking to overcome the labor-intensive process of manual labeling, ensuring high-quality search evaluations even with limited data.
ISE Developer Blog
May 29, 2025
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Go from prompt to playback with Sora from Azure OpenAI in the video playground in Azure AI Foundry
The video playground in Azure AI Foundry is a high-fidelity testbed for prototyping with cutting-edge video generation models like Sora from Azure OpenAI. It offers a controlled environment for developers to experiment with prompt structures, evaluate model consistency, and optimize outputs for industry use cases.
Azure AI Foundry Blog
May 29, 2025
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Azure SQL Cryptozoology AI Embeddings Lab Now Available!
Missed out on MS Build 2025? No worries! Our lab is now available for your exploration. Dive into a unique cryptozoology experience using Azure SQL and Azure AI to uncover intriguing (and true) connections among cryptids worldwide.
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Azure SQL Devs’ Corner
May 29, 2025
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Agentic DevOps in action: Reimagining every phase of the developer lifecycle
Amanda,
Mario,
Den
What if your dev tools could take the first pass at a feature, file a bug report, propose a fix—and deploy it? With Agentic DevOps and GitHub Copilot, they can. Here's how agents will reshape every step of the software development lifecycle.
Microsoft for Developers
May 29, 2025
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Vector Support Public Preview now extended to Azure SQL MI
Pooja,
Mladen,
Davide
We are thrilled to announce that Azure SQL Managed Instance now supports Vector type and functions in public preview. This builds on the momentum from Azure SQL Database, where vector support has been in public preview since December. Check out the detailed announcement
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Azure SQL Devs’ Corner
May 29, 2025
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Fine-tune the volume of logs your app produces
Explores the new log sampling feature
.NET Blog