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Dr. James McCaffrey presents a complete end-to-end demonstration of ANOVA (analysis of variance) using JavaScript. ANOVA is a classical statistics technique where the goal is to determine if the unknown means (averages) of three or more groups are likely to all be equal or not, based on the variances of samples from the groups.
11/03/2025
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At the upcoming Lived! 360 Orlando 2025 conference, Tim Purdum, Engineering Manager and Senior Software Engineer at dymaptic, will introduce JavaScript developers to the world of Blazor -- Microsoft’s modern web UI framework that lets developers build rich, interactive applications using C# and .NET instead of JavaScript.
10/16/2025
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Dr. James McCaffrey presents a complete end-to-end demonstration of Tsetlin Machine binary classification using the C# language. Tsetlin Machine models have characteristics of propositional logic, rule-based systems, and finite state automata. Tsetlin Machine systems require predictor values to be binary encoded and therefore the systems are very flexible and computationally efficient in terms of each operation, but computationally expensive in terms of number of operations.
10/15/2025
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Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. To help meet that challenge, Gilda Alvarez will explain the nuts and bolts at the upcoming Live! 360 dev/tech conference
10/14/2025
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A roundup of the six most-installed "agentic" AI extensions in the VS Code Marketplace reveals how tools like Cline, BLACKBOXAI Agent, Continue, Codex, Roo Code, and Qodo Gen are transforming code editors into autonomous, context-aware development partners.
10/07/2025
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As CI/CD pipelines become foundational to modern software development, they also become high-value targets for attackers. From insecure 3rd-party dependencies to exposed secrets, the risks are real--and growing. At Visual Studio Live! this November, GitHub Staff DevOps Architect Ken Muse will deliver a practical, strategy-packed session focused on hardening your CI/CD processes against these threats.
10/06/2025
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Dr. James McCaffrey presents a complete end-to-end demonstration of linear regression with two-way interactions between predictor variables. Standard linear regression predicts a single numeric value based only on a linear combination of predictor values. Linear regression with interactions between predictor variables can handle more complex data while retaining a high level of model interpretability.
10/01/2025
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Lino Tadros discusses how Microsoft's Azure AI Foundry enables developers to build and deploy intelligent, secure, and scalable AI agents for enterprise environments in this Q&A in advance of his Live! 360 Orlando workshop.
09/23/2025
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Microsoft PM Carlos Robles previews his Live! 360 Orlando session on how recent updates to the MSSQL extension—like GitHub Copilot integration, Schema Designer, and local SQL containers—are transforming SQL development inside Visual Studio Code. Designed for developers, not DBAs, the session showcases how VS Code can streamline database work and unify application and SQL workflows in one tool.
09/22/2025
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Learn how to work with streaming data using Microsoft Fabric, KQL, and Real-Time Intelligence in this full-day Live! 360 workshop led by Matt Gordon (Apps Associates) and Christopher Schmidt (Microsoft). The session focuses on building real-time, event-driven solutions that deliver business value fast.
09/16/2025
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Dr. James McCaffrey presents a complete end-to-end demonstration of the kernel ridge regression technique to predict a single numeric value. The demo uses the kernel matrix inverse (Cholesky decomposition) technique for model training. There is no single best machine learning regression technique, but when kernel ridge regression prediction works, it is often highly accurate.
09/15/2025
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Dr. James McCaffrey presents a complete end-to-end demonstration of the kernel ridge regression technique to predict a single numeric value. The demo uses stochastic gradient descent, one of two possible training techniques. There is no single best machine learning regression technique, but when kernel ridge regression prediction works, it is often very accurate.
09/02/2025
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Microsoft’s Bradley Ball dives into the inner workings of SQL Server indexing to help developers and DBAs speak the same language, avoid common pitfalls, and boost performance with smarter, more intentional index design.
08/20/2025
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Dr. James McCaffrey presents a complete end-to-end demonstration of computing the determinant of a matrix using the C# language. In machine learning scenarios, computing the determinant of a matrix is typically used during model training to determine if a matrix has an inverse or not.
08/19/2025
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Learn what Project Orleans, an open-source, cross-platform framework from Microsoft for building distributed, scalable, and high-availability applications using the virtual actor model.
08/13/2025
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In this session preview, Roy Cornelissen explains how messaging frameworks like NServiceBus, MassTransit, Dapr, and Wolverine can help .NET teams build scalable, event-driven applications — and how to choose the right one for your architecture.
08/11/2025
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At Live! 360 in Orlando this November, data & AI engineer Jean Joseph will demonstrate how to build AI-powered applications with Azure Database for PostgreSQL. His session covers vector search, embeddings, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) for real-world AI use cases, showing how PostgreSQL with Azure extensions can deliver semantic search, recommendations, and chatbots directly from within the database.
08/07/2025
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Learn how to build high-performance, secure APIs in .NET 9 with real-world guidance from architect Tony Champion, who will explore best practices for scalability, rate limiting, versioning, and more.
08/05/2025
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Dr. James McCaffrey presents a complete end-to-end demonstration of k-nearest neighbors regression using JavaScript. There are many machine learning regression techniques, but k-nearest neighbors is especially simple to implement and the results are highly interpretable.
08/04/2025
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Learn how to scale Microsoft 365 Copilot responsibly with expert guidance on governance, adoption frameworks, change management, and metrics in this session led by Michelle Gilbert at Live! 360 coming to Orlando in November.
07/29/2025
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An exec's off-hand comments resulted in a revelation about technical debt that has guided senior systems architect Chad Green's thinking and even served as the impetus for his session at VSLive! San Diego 2025. In this Q&A, he shares that phrase, how it has shaped his approach to technical debt, and what attendees can expect to learn in his Sept. 9 session.
07/23/2025
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Two of the three offerings bring AI-assisted productivity to .NET and cross-platform app developers. Highlights include AI coding assistants, low-code view generators, new UI components, and enhanced design-time tools.
07/18/2025
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Dr. James McCaffrey presents a complete end-to-end demonstration of the kernel ridge regression technique to predict a single numeric value. The demo uses stochastic gradient descent, one of two possible training techniques. There is no single best machine learning regression technique. When kernel ridge regression prediction works, it is often highly accurate.
07/14/2025
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Dr. James McCaffrey presents a complete end-to-end demonstration of linear regression using JavaScript. Linear regression is the simplest machine learning technique to predict a single numeric value, and a good way to establish baseline results for comparison with other more sophisticated regression techniques.
07/07/2025
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At Visual Studio Live! San Diego, Ginger Grant of Desert Isle Group will lead a practical, demo-driven session on how to build simple yet powerful chatbots using Microsoft Fabric lakehouses and warehouses. Attendees will learn how to use AI skills and grounding techniques to enable conversational data access -- quickly and cost-effectively. Ideal for developers ready to extend analytics with conversational interfaces.
07/01/2025