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Visual Studio Devs Demand Claude 3.5 Sonnet AI: 'Why Is VSC Always Preferred?'

The brand-new Visual Studio 2022 v17.12 lets devs specify the AI model they want to use with the baked-in GitHub Copilot, but some are clamoring for more options, such as the latest/greatest Claude 3.5 Sonnet model from Anthropic that is available in VS Code.

SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric in Preview for Faster AI Apps

Microsoft's early embrace of advanced AI in its dev tooling continues apace with the new public preview of SQL database in Microsoft Fabric, the company's analytics/data platform.

Microsoft Seeks to Sort & Simplify its Agentic AI Dev Story

The company will infuse multi-agent runtime tech developed in its AutoGen research project into its production-ready Semantic Kernel SDK, both open source.

Uno Platform Unveils 'Hot Design' Tool for Cross-Platform .NET Apps

Uno Platform provided a new take on visual designers for .NET app development, claiming a breakthrough that changes code at runtime rather than the design stage.

Visual Studio 2022 v17.12 Ships with AI Enhancements and Streamlined Dev Tools

Microsoft just shipped Visual Studio 2022 v17.12, focusing on enhancing developer experiences specifically for .NET 9 projects and introducing new AI productivity features. This update incorporates numerous developer-requested enhancements aimed at simplifying workflows and improving overall productivity.

In .NET 9 Debut, Microsoft Focuses on .NET Aspire, AI

Microsoft shipped .NET 9 today with the dev team highlighting .NET Aspire and AI in a keynote and follow-on sessions of the livestreamed launch event.

Microsoft Intros 'Guided Chat Experience' for GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio

Microsoft introduced a new guided chat experience within GitHub Copilot, aiming to make developer interactions with AI more natural and effective.

Microsoft's Open-Source Semantic Kernel AI Toolkit Extends to AWS Cloud

Microsoft announced its open-source Semantic Kernel toolkit for integrating advanced AI models into applications is now available on the Amazon Bedrock managed service.

Microsoft Previews Copilot AI in SQL Server Management Studio

In announcing SSMS 21 Preview 1 this week, Microsoft revealed Copilot AI for the tool is also being previewed, privately.

Blitz of New VS Code AI Improvements Include 'Copilot Edits'

Microsoft's October 2024 release of Visual Studio Code (v1.95) focuses on enhancing the AI-driven development experience through GitHub Copilot. AI-related updates affect large code edits, multi-account support, and a more accessible Copilot Chat.

Microsoft Previews Mads Kristensen Keynote at Orlando Dev Conference

Microsoft today previewed a keynote presentation by Visual Studio guru Mads Kristensen at an upcoming developer/IT pro event where he will be joined by other company dev luminaries such as Jon Galloway, Rachel Kang, and James Montemagno.

Syncfusion Open Sources 14 Controls for .NET MAUI

Third-party .NET-centric dev UI tooling specialist Syncfusion this week announced the open sourcing of 14 controls for .NET MAUI, the evolution of Xamarin.Forms that adds support for building desktop apps.

New Combit Reporting Tool Release Supports .NET 9

The List & Label reporting tool by combit helps devs integrate advanced reporting, printing and exporting capabilities into their apps for web, cloud and desktop environments with minimal code.

Copilot AI Enhanced in Flurry of Visual Studio v17.12 Previews

Since announcing Visual Studio 2022 v17.11 in August, Microsoft's dev team has been busy shipping a series of AI-heavy previews for the next edition.

How Visual Studio IntelliCode Helped Shape GitHub Copilot and Modern AI

Microsoft has baked advanced GitHub Copilot tech into the latest edition of Visual Studio, but the aging IntelliCode feature of the IDE actually helped shape the modern experience.

VS Code Is Latest Microsoft Dev Tooling Weaponized by Threat Actors

Cybersecurity threat actors keep leveraging Microsoft development tooling as attack vectors, with the new one coming via malware phishing.

AI Explains Expressions in Update to Java on VS Code

"The Spring Tools now show code lenses above these expressions that allow you to quickly let GitHub Copilot explain those statements for you."

Microsoft Eases Integration with Semantic Kernel AI SDK

The basic idea is to provide unified API abstractions, especially for idiomatic C# code, to help platform developers and others work with any provider with standard implementations for caching, telemetry, tool calling and other common tasks.

Final .NET 9 Preview Ships with Go-Live License

Visual Studio developers can now download the SDK for .NET 9 Release Candidate 2 with a go-live license, meaning devs get Microsoft support for production applications even before the framework reaches general availability next month.

Visual Studio's Future: Live Help to 'AI-ify Your App'

Visual Studio guru Mads Kristensen provided a peek into the IDE's AI future, explaining how while in live-coding it will identify opportunities for your own app to use AI to your advantage.

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