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Sr. Content Developer at Microsoft on the Microsoft Foundry docs; Writer of WinUI and .NET Concurrency books for Packt; Philadelphia area; Mets fan; TechBash organizer. alvinashcraft.com

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Making keyboard navigation effortless Do you use a keyboard to navigate websites? If so, you've probably run into countless accessibility issues where groups of inputs or widgets are not easy, or even possible to get to with just the…

Microsoft Edge: Making keyboard navigation effortless | by Patrick Brosset

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#msedge #accessibility #webplatform #browsers #chromium #webdev

06.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Release Windows Package Manager 1.29.30-preview Β· microsoft/winget-cli This is a preview build of WinGet for those interested in trying out upcoming features and fixes. While it has had some use and should be free of major issues, it may have bugs or usability problem...

Windows Package Manager v1.29.30-preview Release | GitHub

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#winget #packagemanager #windows #windowsdev #msix #packaging

06.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making agents practical for real-world development Explore agent orchestration, extensibility, and continuity in VS Code 1.110: lifecycle hooks, agent skills, session memory, and integrated browser tools.

Making agents practical for real-world development | Visual Studio Code

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#vscode #githubcopilot #agents #ai #softwaredev #copilot

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Introducing GPT-5.4 in Microsoft Foundry | Microsoft Community Hub Today, we’re announcing OpenAI’s GPT‑5.4 to be generally available soon in Microsoft Foundry: a model designed to help organizations move from planning work...

Introducing GPT-5.4 in Microsoft Foundry

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#foundry #azure #openai #gpt54 #microsoftfoundry #aimodels

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Sneak peek of my next YouTube video coming soon πŸͺΏ

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Announcing WinUI Gallery 2.8 - #ifdef Windows Hey WinUI developers! If you’re new around here, WinUI Gallery is the go-to app for exploring WinUI controls, samples, design guidance, and handy tools β€” all in one place. Today, we’re excited to…

Announcing WinUI Gallery 2.8 | by Niels Laute & Marcel Wagner

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#windowsdev #winui #dotnet #cpp #windowsappsdk #csharp #windev

06.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Release v1.0 of the official MCP C# SDK - .NET Blog What’s new in the MCP C# SDK v1.0, including enhanced authorization, richer metadata, tool calling enhancements and long-running requests.

Release v1.0 of the official MCP C# SDK

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#dotnet #ai #mcp #csharp #softwaredev

06.03.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ReSharper for Visual Studio Code, Cursor, and Compatible Editors Is Out | The .NET Tools Blog ReSharper has been a trusted productivity tool for C# developers in Visual Studio for over 20 years. Today, we’re taking the next step and officially releasing the ReSharper extension for Visual Studi

ReSharper for Visual Studio Code, Cursor, and Compatible Editors Is Out

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#dotnet #resharper #vscode #cursor #programming #refactoring #codingstandards

06.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A few hours after NYT reported that the U.S. bombed an elementary school in Iran, killing many children, the White House last night posted this video mixing airstrike footage with Top Gun, Iron Man, Gladiator, Halo, Breaking Bad, Star Wars, John Wick, Superman, Transformers and Dragon Ball Z

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Windows Terminal Preview 1.25 Release Windows Terminal 1.25 is released to the Preview Channel, with Settings Search, Action Editing, New Languages, and more.

Windows Terminal Preview 1.25 Release

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#terminal #windows #cli #commandline #windowsdev #powershell #windows11

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Debugging Silent XAML Binding Failures in 2 Minutes Debug silent XAML binding failures in minutes with Uno Platform App MCP. Inspect the live visual tree, DataContext, and bindings to fix null commands fast.

Debugging Silent XAML Binding Failures in 2 Minutes | by Matt Mattei

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#unoplatform #dotnet #xaml #ai #mcp #debugging

06.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm still looking for six more Android users to test my native app for The Morning Dew.

Send me a DM with the email you use for Google Play if you're interested, and I'll add you to the testers list.

06.03.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Model Context Protocol (MCP): Building AI Integrations in .NET Using the C# SDK Discover how the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and its C# SDK unify tools, prompts, resources, and elicitation to power interoperable AI workflows in .NET.

Model Context Protocol (MCP): Building AI Integrations in .NET Using the C# SDK

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#dotnet #ai #ref #mcp #syncfusion #csharp #programming

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Dew Drop Weekly Newsletter #473 - Week Ending March 6, 2026 Dew Drop Weekly Newsletter #473 - Week Ending March 6, 2026

Dew Drop Weekly Newsletter 473 - Week Ending March 6, 2026

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#dewdrop #newsletter #javascript #aspnetcore #azure #xaml #windowsdev #dotnetmaui #csharp #dotnet #winui #ai #mcp #devops #agile #python #appdev #podcasts #m365 #sqlserver #data #powershell #cpp

06.03.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dew Drop – March 6, 2026 (#4619) – Morning Dew by Alvin Ashcraft Morning Dew by Alvin Ashcraft

Dew Drop – March 6, 2026 (#4619)

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#dotnet #vscode #ai #cloud #webdev #csharp #visualstudio #windowsdev #mobiledev #dewdrop

06.03.2026 12:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Release python-1.0.0rc3 Β· microsoft/agent-framework [1.0.0rc3] - 2026-03-04 Added agent-framework-core: Add Shell tool (#4339) agent-framework-core: Add file_ids and data_sources support to get_code_interpreter_tool() (#4201) agent-framework-core: ...

Microsoft Agent Framework for Python v1.0.0-rc3 Release

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#python #ai #agentframework #agents #programming

05.03.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SharePoint at 25: Global enterprise knowledge in the AI era | Microsoft 365 Blog Discover how SharePoint’s 25‑year legacy powers Microsoft 365 Copilot, Work IQ, and AI‑driven knowledge for organizations worldwide.

SharePoint at 25: How Microsoft is putting knowledge to work in the AI era | by Jeff Teper

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#sharepoint #m365 #microsoft

05.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Headline: Phi-4-Vision-Reasoningβ€”training a multimodal reasoning model Vision-language models improve multimodal systems, but can make them slower, costlier, and harder to deploy. Learn how Phi-4-Vision-Reasoning, a compact multimodal reasoning model, blends strengths…

Phi-4-reasoning-vision and the lessons of training a multimodal reasoning model

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#ai #phi4 #reasoning #aimodels #multimodal #msresearch

05.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Release dotnet-1.0.0-rc3 Β· microsoft/agent-framework What's Changed .NET: Support hosted code interpreter for skill script execution by @SergeyMenshykh in #4192 .NET: AgentThread serialization alternatives ADR by @westey-m in #3062 .NET: Add helpers...

Microsoft Agent Framework for .NET v1.0.0-rc3 Release

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#dotnet #ai #agents #agentframework #csharp

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GitHub - MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills: Curated Agent Skills for Microsoft & Azure – giving AI coding assistants structured, real-time expertise from Microsoft Learn docs. Curated Agent Skills for Microsoft & Azure – giving AI coding assistants structured, real-time expertise from Microsoft Learn docs. - MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

Curated Agent Skills for Microsoft & Azure – giving AI coding assistants structured, real-time expertise from Microsoft Learn docs

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#ai #learning #skills #azure #agents #microsoftlearn

05.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Get started with GitHub Copilot CLI: A free, hands-on course - Microsoft for Developers Learn GitHub Copilot CLI with this free, 8-chapter hands-on course. Review code, generate tests, debug issues, and build custom agents and skills - all from your terminal. No AI experience needed.…

Get started with GitHub Copilot CLI: A free, hands-on course | by Dan Wahlin

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#githubcopilot #cli #learning #ai #copilotcli #commandline

05.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Release v1.25.622.0 Β· microsoft/terminal v1.25.622.0

Windows Terminal v1.25.622.0 Release

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#terminal #cli #commandline #powershell #devtools #windowsdev

05.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Windows Developer Support

Find help and resources for developing Windows applications, from community channels to Microsoft support options.

https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/apps/develop/support

#WindowsDev #MicrosoftLearn

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πŸš€ The Great Foundry Shift: Microsoft Foundry New vs Classic Explained | Microsoft Community Hub Introduction If you've been working in the Azure AI ecosystem, you've likely noticed a seismic shift happening at ai.azure.com. What was once Azure AI...

The Great Foundry Shift: Microsoft Foundry New vs Classic Explained

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#microsoftfoundry #azure #ai #foundry #agents #aimodels #azureopenai

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CLI First with Kathleen Dollard Your first app interface should be a CLI! Carl and Richard talk to Kathleen Dollard about her experiences creating the .NET CLI - and how CLIs are only getting

.NET Rocks! - CLI First with Kathleen Dollard and hosts Carl Franklin & Richard Campbell

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#podcast #devcommunity #dotnet #cli #csharp #programming #terminal

05.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Copilotβ€―Appβ€―on Windows:β€―Openingβ€―web links alongside your conversationsβ€―beginsβ€―rolling out to Windows Insiders Hello Windows Insiders, In today's update, we are introducing a new way to get things done in the Cop

Copilotβ€―Appβ€―on Windows:β€―Openingβ€―web links alongside your conversationsβ€―beginsβ€―rolling out to Windows Insiders

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#windows #windowsinsider #ai #copilot #windows11

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Dew Drop – March 5, 2026 (#4618) – Morning Dew by Alvin Ashcraft Morning Dew by Alvin Ashcraft

Dew Drop – March 5, 2026 (#4618)

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#dotnet #ai #webdev #csharp #windowsdev #vscode #mobiledev #githubcopilot #cloud #dewdrop

05.03.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Go from prompt to working prototype with Android Studio Panda 2 News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.

Go from prompt to working prototype with Android Studio Panda 2

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#android #appdev #ai #androidstudio #mobiledev

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Coffee and Open Source Conversation - Jeffrey Snover Jeffrey Snover is retired and spending his time as a Philosopher-Errant, attending Science & Technology conferences and giving public talks. Prior to retiring in 2026, he was a Distinguished Engineer…

Coffee and Open-Source Conversation - Jeffrey Snover with host Isaac Levin

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