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The Data Science Lab
Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research presents a full demo of k-nearest neighbors classification on mixed numeric and categorical data. Compared to other classification techniques, k-NN is easy to implement, supports numeric and categorical predictor variables, and is highly interpretable.
10/01/2024
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Q&A
Tony Champion: "From giving you access to the entire lifecycle of a request, the ability to configure and extend authentication and authorization, .NET 8 gives you the power to create APIs to meet even the most demanding needs."
09/25/2024
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News
Java on Visual Studio Code gets a new tool to its extension pack, while Java on Azure upgraded the Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ and more in new regular updates for both properties.
09/25/2024
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Microsoft has long acknowledged third-party vendor contributions to dev tooling ecosystems like Blazor and is now doing the same for its newly open-sourced .NET Smart Components.
09/20/2024
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New extension pack bundles wildly popular tools for Python development, assisted by the AI-powered GitHub Copilot and a data wrangler.
09/19/2024
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Q&A
Sometimes, complex technical achievements are best explained through one example. That's the approach Mete Atamel, Developer Advocate at Google, is taking as he makes the rounds detailing the capabilities of Vertex AI and associated tooling on the Google Cloud Platform.
09/18/2024
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News
For the 30th year in a row, Visual Studio Magazine readers have chosen the best tools and services for developers. The 2024 winners are honored in 43 categories, from component suites to testing tools to AI helpers.
09/18/2024
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Several reports have answered "yes" to the question of whether GitHub Copilot improves developer productivity. A new one says "no."
09/17/2024
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The Data Science Lab
Dr. James McCaffrey from Microsoft Research presents a complete end-to-end program that explains how to perform binary classification (predicting a variable with two possible discrete values) using logistic regression, where the prediction model is trained using batch stochastic gradient descent with weight decay.
09/16/2024
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News
"We are excited to announce support for one of our most requested features: you can now discover and run Django unit tests through the Test Explorer!"
09/13/2024
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"The most disruptive change we are making in this release is dropping support for .NET Framework."
09/12/2024
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Microsoft shipped the first release candidate for .NET 9, which is nearing feature completeness and production readiness in advance of its November debut.
09/11/2024
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The company urges devs to switch to Windows App SDK and WinUI 3 because UWP is no longer under active development.
09/11/2024
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Q&A
The Angular web-dev framework might seem an odd choice for a Microsoft-centric developer to consider, seeing as it's championed by arch-rival Google, but a closer look reveals many advantages.
09/10/2024
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Devs can now customize code generation, enjoy enhanced Chat experiences and much more.
09/09/2024
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The Data Science Lab
Dr. James McCaffrey from Microsoft Research presents a C# program that illustrates using the AdaBoost algorithm to perform binary classification for spam detection. Compared to other classification algorithms, AdaBoost is powerful and works well with small datasets, but is sometimes susceptible to model overfitting.
09/03/2024
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Q&A
The cloud changed IT forever. And then containers changed the cloud. And then Kubernetes changed containers. And then microservices usurped monoliths, and so it goes in the cloudscape. Here's help to sort it all out.
08/29/2024
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Q&A
In the dynamic field of cloud computing, the architect's role is increasingly pivotal as they must navigate a complex landscape, considering everything from the overarching architecture and individual service configurations to the various trade-offs involved. Here's help.
08/27/2024
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News
The Windows Community Toolkit advanced to version 8.1, adding new features, improving existing controls and making dependency changes.
08/27/2024
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The web-dev ASP.NET Core framework and Xamarin.Forms' successor .NET MAUI received the lion's share of dev attention in the seventh preview of .NET 9 as Microsoft preps for a November launch at .NET Conf 2024.
08/27/2024