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Microsoft Copilot: Copilot Pro, Copilot for Microsoft 365, Copilot GPT and More
Microsoft has released Copilot Pro and Copilot for Microsoft 365, and is providing free access to those tools for smaller organizations and educational faculty. They also created the Copilot mobile application. Moreover, Copilot is also available in the Microsoft 365 mobile application.
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Microsoft Introduces New MSTest Runner: Portability, Reliability, Extensibility and More
Microsoft has introduced the MSTest Runner, a lightweight test runner designed specifically for MSTest tests. The primary goal of MSTest Runner is to enhance test portability, reliability, and speed while providing an extensible testing experience for users.
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Microsoft Launches Azure Quantum Development Kit 1.0
Microsoft recently announced the 1.0 release of the Azure Quantum Development Kit (QDK), a significant rewrite of the prior QDK, emphasizing speed, simplicity, and a browser experience for developers. QDK is mostly rewritten in Rust, which compiles to WebAssembly for VS Code or the web and native binaries for Python.
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Cake Build Tool Updated to .NET 8 in v4.0.0
Cake, the open-source .NET build automation system with a full C# DSL, has been updated to version 4.0.0, which supports .NET 8 runtime. The new version also brings minor improvements and dependency updates.
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Microsoft Dev Proxy v0.14: OpenAPI Spec Generation, CRUD API Simulation and Many More
Last week Microsoft announced Dev Proxy v0.14.0, introducing several noteworthy features. Among the additions are the ability to combine rate limiting with mock responses, simplified OpenAPI spec generation, CRUD API simulation, improved macOS setup, easy access to Dev Proxy presets, enhanced mock structures, the introduction of JSON schemas, and various performance and stability improvements.
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Visual Studio 2022 - 17.9 Preview 3 Brings All-in-One Search Improvements
Visual Studio 2022 17.9 Preview 3 introduces significant enhancements to the Code Search, also known as the All-In-One Search, feature. This update significantly improves the search experience, enabling users to explore any word or character string throughout their solution. Other changes are related to Xcode 15.1 support, additions to Microsoft Teams toolkit and other bug fixes.
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NuGetSolver: Easier Dependency Conflicts Resolution in Visual Studio
In a collaborative effort with Microsoft Research, a new experimental Visual Studio extension, NuGetSolver, has been introduced this week. The goal behind the tool is to simplify resolving NuGet dependency conflicts in Visual Studio projects. This extension efficiently addresses common NuGet errors and warnings, helping developers to be more productive inside of VS.
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ReSharper 2023.3: AI Assistant, C# 12 and C++ Support, Entity Framework Specific Analyses and More
ReSharper 2023.3 is already available. This release contains AI Assistant, extending support for C# 12 and C++, Entity Framework-specific analyses, and JetBrains Grazie as the built-in grammar and spelling checker.
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Rider 2023.3: AI Asistant, .NET 8 Support, C# 12 and F# 8 Features, Debugging Improvements and More
JetBrains has released Rider 2023.3, the latest version of their cross-platform .NET IDE. This release contains an AI Assistant, support for .NET 8 SDK and an extended list of C# 12 and F# 8 features. There are also improvements regarding debugging, running multiple projects, UI/UX and Unity.
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.NET MAUI Community Toolkit 7.0.0 Aligns to .NET 8
On November 15th, 2023, Microsoft announced version 7.0.0 of their open-source MAUI Community Toolkit. The new version adds support for .NET 8 and brings several bug fixes.
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Fluid Framework 2.0 Beta: SharedTree Distributed Data Structure and SharePoint Embedded
Microsoft announced, that Fluid Framework 2.0 has entered its Beta phase. The beta introduces the SharedTree Distributed Data Structure (DDS) for an intuitive programming interface supporting various data types, along with support for SharePoint Embedded, enabling developers to retain collaborative data within a Microsoft 365 tenant.
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Arc-Enabled Servers Run Command Public Preview Feature: Remote Management for Various Environments
Microsoft has recently announced a significant preview feature related to Arc-enabled servers, introducing the Run Command. This feature allows customers to manage Azure Arc-enabled servers remotely and securely.
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What's New in F# 8.0: Simpler, Enhanced Uniformity, and Improved Performance
Back in November, during the .NET Conf Microsoft released F# 8.0 as part of the .NET 8 release. The new version of F# brings in many features to make F# programs simpler, more uniform, and performant. The new features are related to language changes, improved diagnostics, quality-of-life improvements, and performance boosts for project compilation and upgrades.
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Microsoft Announces AppCAT: Simplifying Azure Migration for .NET Apps
The Microsoft team has released a new tool called Azure Migrate application and code assessment tool for .NET (AppCAT). This tool is intended to help developers migrate on-premises .NET applications to Azure. AppCAT tool facilitates the assessment of .NET source code, configurations, and binaries, identifying potential issues and opportunities during the migration process to Azure.
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Microsoft and Oracle Launch Oracle Database@Azure for Azure Customers
Microsoft and Oracle recently announced the general availability of Oracle Database@Azure, allowing Azure customers to procure, deploy, and use Oracle Database@Azure with the Azure portal and APIs.