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Blazor Creator Unveils 'Smart Components' for Adding AI to .NET Apps

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 12:08
Microsoft's Steve Sanderson, the creator of Blazor, introduced his latest pet project, Smart Components for easy AI-driven interfaces in .NET apps.
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Workarounds Listed for Upcoming Visual Studio App Center Retirement

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 13:12
Microsoft will retire Visual Studio App Center in a year, listing several workarounds to replace the package of integrated developer services for building, testing, releasing and monitoring mobile/desktop apps that itself replaced a tool called HockeyApp in 2019.
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As Xamarin.Forms Nears End-of-Life, Uno Platform Throws Hat into Replacement Ring

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 15:32
With Microsoft's Xamarin.Forms mobile-centric UI toolkit for .NET developers nearing its end-of-life date of May 1, the open source Uno Platform is throwing its hat into the ring as a possible replacement.
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Pesky WinForms Designer Tweaked in Visual Studio 2022 v17.10 Preview 2

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 13:43
"We are pleased to announce substantial performance improvements to the WinForms out-of-process designer."
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Quick Tip: Use Threads to Improve Chat with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio 2022

Mon, 03/11/2024 - 13:59
Microsoft published new documentation for Visual Studio 2022's GitHub Copilot Chat tool, explaining how to use "threads" to improve the experience with the AI-powered coding assistant.
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JetBrains IDEs Finally Get GitHub Copilot Chat

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 12:02
GitHub Copilot Chat is now available in JetBrains IDEs after having reached general availability in Microsoft's Visual Studio IDE and Visual Studio Code editor last December.
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GitHub Copilot Chat Tackles Java 'One Billion Row Challenge'

Thu, 03/07/2024 - 12:33
Microsoft's Antonio Goncalves put the advanced GitHub Copilot Chat AI to work in a coding challenge, and he was impressed with the results.
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GitHub Kills 'Copilot Voice' Tool

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 10:00
GitHub is ending the technical preview of its Copilot Voice tool, today announcing the speech tech originally dubbed "Hey GitHub!" will not become a company product.
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New in VS Code: Voice Dictation, Improved Copilot AI

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 12:00
Microsoft continued to enhance speech functionality in its Visual Studio Code editor with a new accessibility tool that lets developers dictate directly into the editor.
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Some 5 Years In, 'New' WinForms Designer Still Not There

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 10:30
First, it was problems with moving from the proprietary .NET Framework to the open source, cross-platform .NET (Core). Then, it was problems with Visual Studio 2022 moving to the 64-bit world.
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GitHub Copilot Enterprise Ships

Tue, 02/27/2024 - 11:40
GitHub Copilot Enterprise offers a new way for teams to use the AI-powered code completion tool in a customized experience providing enterprise-grade security, safety and privacy along with nuts-and-bolts coding help.
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First .NET 9 Preview Emphasizes Cloud-Native Development, AI Apps

Mon, 02/26/2024 - 15:51
"Our most important focus areas are cloud-native and intelligent app development," said Microsoft in outlining its vision for .NET 9, which this month shipped in its first preview ahead of reaching general availability in November.
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As New Visual Studio Extension Manager Previews, Mads K Floats New Tool Ideas

Thu, 02/22/2024 - 12:13
Just as a new extension manager for Visual Studio 2022 was announced in a preview, Microsoft's Mads Kristensen, a principal program manager for the IDE and extension author extraordinaire, floated some new ideas for new tools and functionality.
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Copilot Chat Highlights Visual Studio 2022 17.10 Preview 1

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 12:47
"Copilot Chat isn't just a chatbot; it's a coding companion that understands your code," the Visual Studio dev team said in announcing Preview 1.
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AI Marks New Release of Visual Studio 2022 17.9

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 13:29
AI assistance and better extensibility mark the new release of Visual Studio 2022 v17.9, which shipped today with many core productivity and performance enhancements.
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For Build Developer Conference, Semantic Kernel AI SDK Aims for 'First-Class Agent Support'

Mon, 02/12/2024 - 12:23
Microsoft is shaping up its Semantic Kernel SDK for AI development for the company's Build developer conference, which might be coming in late May.
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'Prompt Engineering' Jokes Abound when GitHub Asks Devs for Tips

Fri, 02/09/2024 - 12:37
"Tip #1: Don't call yourself an engineer around a real engineer"
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PowerShell Team Eyes AI LLM Integration in Shell

Wed, 02/07/2024 - 11:39
PowerShell seems to be one of Microsoft's few software holdouts that doesn't have its own Copilot AI assistant, but that might change this year.
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'F# Meets XAML' in Open Source Silverlight Alternative, OpenSilver 2.1

Tue, 02/06/2024 - 12:09
"The integration of F# in OpenSilver 2.1 bridges the gap between functional programming and the development of rich, interactive web UIs."
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Copilot by the Numbers: Microsoft's Big AI Bet Paying Off

Mon, 02/05/2024 - 15:00
GitHub revenue accelerated to over 40 percent year-over-year, driven by all-up platform growth and adoption of GitHub Copilot.
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