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Last week, Microsoft announced the release of Semantic Kernel (SK). The new open-source framework enables developers to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) into their applications. Semantic Kernel is a lightweight software development kit (SDK) that helps developers to incorporate new experiences such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT-powered natural language responses directly into applications….

Microsoft announced the general availability of .NET 7 at its .NET Conf 2022 virtual event. The latest version of the open-source software development platform brings performance enhancements, container and cloud-native tools, and improvements to .NET libraries and frameworks. “.NET 7 brings your apps increased performance and new features for C# 11/F# 7, .NET MAUI, ASP.NET…

GitHub announced yesterday that it’s bringing the AI-powered Copilot coding assistant to business customers. The pair programming tool has been available for individuals since June, and the new offering will help larger teams of developers to improve their speed and productivity. With this release, enterprise customers will be able to purchase and manage GitHub Copilot…

Microsoft has announced the release of version 1.71 of its Visual Studio Code editor. The latest update brings some improvements for the merger editor, UI changes, and support for snap layouts on Windows 11. With this release, developers can now click the “Open in Merge Editor” button to quickly switch between the text and merge…

Don’t let your development teams misuse the cloud! This article looks at some common cloud native problems that fast moving teams can create.

Azure’s Front Door service can bring availability and performance improvements to applications and services deployed anywhere on the Internet.

Aidan Finn walks you through the step-by-step instructions for deploying an Azure DevTest Lab in the resource group of your choice, with the virtual network of your choice.

Aidan Finn discusses Azure DevTest Labs, a way to provide self-service for developers and testers with helpful automation but budge control for the business.

Microsoft updates TypeScript language to 2.0. It’s an open-source superset of JavaScript, but said to be easier to use, more productive, create more reliable code, and compile down to standard JavaScript. Version 2.0 adds features such as non-nullable types and expanded control flow analysis. Plus tagged unions, the never type, this types for functions, and of course glob support…