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Azure Weekly Update – 29th August 2025John Savill presents a detailed weekly Azure update, highlighting new infrastructure, security, and AI features, and enhancements for developers and administrators across Microsoft’s cloud platform.
John Savill's Technical Training
2025-08-29
The Download: GitHub Copilot Agents, Actions Security, and Vite's npm MilestoneIn this episode, GitHub shares major news for developers, with updates from AI-powered Copilot agents to strengthened security in GitHub Actions. Hosted by GitHub.
GitHub YouTube
2025-08-29
August 2025 Update: GitHub Copilot Advancements in Visual Studio 2022Allison details the August 2025 update for GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio, introducing GPT-5 model support, smarter Copilot Chat, and wider MCP integration for developers.
The GitHub Blog
2025-08-28
How GitHub Copilot Accelerated Secret Protection EngineeringParth Sehgal shares how the GitHub engineering team used GitHub Copilot coding agents to automate and scale secret protection, offering practical lessons for engineering teams.
The GitHub Blog
2025-08-28
Getting Started with the Aspire CLIJeffrey Fritz presents an in-depth walkthrough of the Aspire CLI, illustrating its use for .NET application development—from installation to running, integrating Azure services, and publishing distributed systems.
Microsoft .NET Blog
2025-08-28
Announcing Awesome Copilot MCP Server: Customizing GitHub Copilot Like a ProJustin Yoo demonstrates how developers can search, preview, and save custom GitHub Copilot chat modes, instructions, and prompts using the new Awesome Copilot MCP Server, streamlining Copilot customization workflows.
Microsoft Blog
2025-08-28
Explaining the Open Sourcing of Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Microsoft Developer, in this brief video, explains the technical implications of open sourcing WSL, highlighting new opportunities for the community to inspect and contribute to the codebase.
Microsoft Developer YouTube
2025-08-28
You open sourced WSL. What does that mean?Presented by Craig Loewen from Microsoft Developer, this video discusses the open sourcing of WSL and what developers can explore and build with the newly available code.
Microsoft Developer YouTube
2025-08-28
AI Coding Assistants Bring Security and Licensing Challenges to Embedded SystemsMike Vizard examines the results of a Black Duck Software survey revealing the rapid integration of AI coding tools into embedded systems development. He discusses the resulting security, license compliance,...
DevOps Blog
2025-08-28
Coding at the Speed of AI: Innovation, Vulnerability, and the GenAI ParadoxJohn Trest discusses how GenAI tools like GitHub Copilot are accelerating coding productivity while raising new security challenges, and provides recommendations for safe integration of AI into software development.
DevOps Blog
2025-08-28
Build an AI Email Agent with Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure Communication Servicesfarhanhussain presents a practical guide to building an AI-powered agent that sends emails using Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure Communication Services, including backend setup, conversation flow, and troubleshooting.
Microsoft Tech Community
2025-08-28
MCP Servers in VS Code and GitHub CopilotVisual Studio Code demonstrates how developers can leverage MCP Servers and GitHub Copilot agent mode to boost code completion and workflow efficiency, including steps for building and integrating local and...
Visual Studio Code YouTube
2025-08-27
Deploying Hybrid Azure Logic Apps on K3s for Lightweight, On-Premises Integrationpraveensri demonstrates how to deploy Hybrid Azure Logic Apps on a lightweight K3s Kubernetes cluster, detailing infrastructure setup, Azure Arc integration, and hybrid configuration for on-premises or edge environments.
Microsoft Tech Community
2025-08-27
Roadmap for AI and GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio: September UpdateRhea Patel presents the September roadmap for integrating AI, agentic tools, and GitHub Copilot within Visual Studio, outlining major enhancements for developers, including new agents, customizable modes, and improved DevOps...
Microsoft VisualStudio Blog
2025-08-27
EFCore.Visualizer: Analyze Entity Framework Core Query Plans in Visual StudioGiorgi Dalakishvili details how the EFCore.Visualizer extension for Visual Studio helps developers analyze and optimize Entity Framework Core query execution plans directly from the IDE.
Microsoft .NET Blog
2025-08-27
Using Agentic Protocols (MCP, A2A, and NLWeb)Microsoft Developer presents an overview of MCP, A2A, and NLWeb agentic protocols, explaining their use and code implementation for building AI agents, as part of the “AI Agents for Beginners”...
Microsoft Developer YouTube
2025-08-27
How to Use GitHub Copilot on github.com: A Power User’s GuideAndrea Griffiths shares practical strategies for using GitHub Copilot on github.com. The article covers automating tasks, assigning AI agents, prototyping with Spark, switching between models, and optimizing your development workflow—without...
The GitHub Blog
2025-08-27
Exploring Discriminated Unions Coming to C# 15 and 16Nick Chapsas introduces Discriminated Unions in C# 15 and 16, explaining what these new features mean for .NET developers and how they promise to expand the language.
Nick Chapsas YouTube
2025-08-27
August 2025 Microsoft Fabric Feature Summary: Data Engineering, ML, and Platform EnhancementsMicrosoft Fabric Blog highlights the August 2025 Fabric Feature Summary, revealing core updates for developers and engineers, including new deployment pipeline features, Spark improvements, machine learning endpoints, Python Notebook integrations,...
Microsoft Fabric Blog
2025-08-27
Stricter Encoding Rules for Template Arguments in Semantic KernelDmytro Struk explains recent encoding changes in Semantic Kernel, showing developers how to securely handle template arguments in .NET and Python. The article includes practical guidance and code examples.
Microsoft Semantic Kernel Blog
2025-08-27
Mandatory Explicit Azure Authentication in Semantic Kernel Python 1.36.0Dmytro Struk explains how Semantic Kernel Python 1.36.0 now requires explicit Azure authentication, replacing the former DefaultAzureCredential fallback. Learn the impact of this change and how to update your code....
Microsoft Semantic Kernel Blog
2025-08-27
Connecting Azure Static Web Apps with Azure Functions for Dynamic Imagesfcc_archivist describes the challenge of connecting an Azure Static Web App with an Azure Functions API that generates images dynamically in C#. The guide covers typical pitfalls and configuration requirements....
Microsoft Tech Community
2025-08-26
Visual Studio 2022 August 2025 Update: GPT-5, MCP Integration, Copilot Enhancements, and Improved DebuggingMads Kristensen shares the highlights of the August 2025 Visual Studio 2022 update, including GPT-5 support, smarter and more flexible Copilot features, MCP tool integration, and debugging enhancements for C++...
Microsoft VisualStudio Blog
2025-08-26
Mastering GitHub Copilot: Tips, Shortcuts, and Prompts That WorkDellenny shares hands-on advice for mastering GitHub Copilot, focusing on effective prompts, IDE shortcuts, and workflow integration to help developers maximize productivity while maintaining code quality.
Dellenny's Blog
2025-08-26
End-to-End Agentic Development with GitHub Copilot: A Developer Workflow DemoGitHub presents a demo highlighting Copilot’s AI-powered agentic features for developers. See how Copilot acts as a coding peer, handling issue triage, code generation, test fixing, and more while keeping...
GitHub YouTube
2025-08-26
Solving Native Library Loading Issues for .NET Core on Alpine LinuxAndrew Lock walks through the real-world debugging process for a library loading failure on Alpine Linux when running older .NET Core apps, clearly explaining the steps and ultimate resolution.
Andrew Lock's Blog
2025-08-26
VS Code Dev Days: Explore AI-Assisted Development with GitHub CopilotKatie Savage and Cynthia Zanoni highlight the upcoming VS Code Dev Days, where developers can learn about AI-assisted coding, GitHub Copilot integration, and the newest productivity features in Visual Studio...
Visual Studio Code Releases
2025-08-26
ASP.NET Community Standup: Preventing Login Redirects for APIsIn this ASP.NET Community Standup, Daniel Roth and Stephen Halter discuss the improvements in ASP.NET Core for .NET 10 that eliminate login redirects for API endpoints. Presented by the dotnet...
DotNet YouTube
2025-08-26
.NET AI Community Standup: AI Tools Every .NET Dev Needsdotnet presents a community standup that covers practical use of AI tools like GitHub Copilot and MCP in the .NET ecosystem, offering real-world examples and tips for developers.
DotNet YouTube
2025-08-26
Automate Debugging with the Playwright MCP Server and GitHub CopilotIn this GitHub-produced demo, viewers see how Copilot Agent Mode—working with the Playwright MCP server—automates bug reproduction, debugging, and resolution as a coding assistant.
GitHub YouTube
2025-08-25
GitHub Copilot for Azure Public Preview Launched in Visual Studio 2022 with MCPYun Jung Choi brings news of the public preview launch of GitHub Copilot for Azure in Visual Studio 2022, highlighting how developers can now access Azure tools through Copilot Agent...
Microsoft VisualStudio Blog
2025-08-25
MauiReactor: Introducing the MVU Pattern for .NET MAUIDavid Ortinau features guest author Adolfo Marinucci, who explores MauiReactor—a library that makes the MVU architectural pattern accessible for .NET MAUI developers, offering insights on productivity, technical implementation, and practical...
Microsoft .NET Blog
2025-08-25
Safeguarding VS Code Against Prompt Injections: Securing GitHub Copilot ChatMichael Stepankin details prompt injection vulnerabilities in the VS Code Copilot Chat extension, examining how attackers target agent tools and how the GitHub and VS Code teams have responded. The...
The GitHub Blog
2025-08-25
Branding Your SharePoint Site for Your OrganizationDellenny provides a practical, step-by-step guide to branding your SharePoint site, covering customization, design best practices, and tips for creating a unified digital workspace that reflects your organization’s identity.
Dellenny's Blog
2025-08-25
Upcoming Features and Terminal Improvements in Visual Studio Code: August IterationVisual Studio Code’s team, joined by engineer Daniel Imms, discusses the August iteration plan and in-depth upgrades to VS Code’s terminal, aiming to enhance developer productivity.
Visual Studio Code YouTube
2025-08-25