Dan Hellem    A few months ago we introduced the Azure Boards integration with GitHub Copilot in private preview. The goal was simple: allow teams to take a work item from Azure Boards and send it directly to GitHub Copilot so the coding agent

Rishabh Agrawal    The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is revolutionizing AI by providing a universal integration standard for the external systems, unlocking unprecedented capabilities, transforming how AI models access and utilize real-time data.

Toine de Boer    This is a guest blog from Toine de Boer. I’m a .NET developer primarily focused on .NET MAUI to ASP.NET backend services. Because I recently have worked a lot with Widgets and encountered many obstacles and very limited documentation in the initial phas

Mads Kristensen    Here on the Visual Studio team, our top priority is making your coding experience smoother and more enjoyable. And that begins with truly listening to your feedback. We understand that sometimes sharing your thoughts can feel like tossing bug reports and suggestions into a black hole. It doesn’t...

Raymond Chen    Apparently, late last week was an event known as the Cricket Celebration Bowl. I thought to myself, The Cricket Celebration Bowl sounds like the name of the least popular item on the Panera menu. And no, it’s not a cricket match either.

Raymond Chen    We closed last time with this table: To get First try

Raymond Chen    Last time, we encountered a mystery where the synthesis of CF OEM TEXT from CF TEXT did not use Ansi To Oem.

Angel Wong    In the new year, we’ll be retiring the Global Personal Access Token (PAT) type in Azure DevOps. Global PATs allow users to authenticate across all accessible organizations. While this can feel convenient, a single credential with broad reach creates a concentrated security risk especially as a user...

Raymond Chen    So far, we’ve learned that the conversion between Unicode and the 8-bit ANSI and OEM code pages is performed with the assistance of the CF LOCALE clipboard format, which itself c

Kayla Cinnamon    As someone who lives and breathes in the command line, I love making my terminal feel like home. Windows Terminal is full of personalization options that really allow for a custom experience. Additionally, I can stay within my terminal for my development with GitHub Copilot with the GitHub Copilot...