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⚡️ Microsoft Duels JetBrains with Same-Day AI Coding Moves In an IDE AI update, this week we see JetBrains introducing a new coding agent called Junie just as Microsoft unveiled a free tier for GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ HybridCache in ASP.NET Core 9: A Practical Guide HybridCache in ASP.NET Core 9: A Practical Guide ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ LLMs in .NET Made Easy: Hands-On with Microsoft.Extensions.AI Microsoft.Extensions.AI is like the “magic bridge” that connects your .NET applications to the incredible world of LLMs. It’s designed to make the integration process as smooth and painless as possible. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ How to Give Your .NET AI App a Memory: A Developer’s Guide to Persistent LLM Storage How to Give Your .NET AI App a Memory: A Developer’s Guide to Persistent LLM Storage ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Revolutionizing Large-Scale AI with Janusgraph and Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra JanusGraph is a high-performance graph database that offers flexibility in choosing storage backends. Apache Cassandra is a distributed NoSQL database known for its scalability and fault tolerance. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ The Guardian: cloud technology is being used in the defense sector The Guardian's investigation demonstrates how the Azure cloud platform and Microsoft's AI tools are helping to modernize defense processes: technologies are used to process large amounts of data, manage databases and analyze information. The example of Israel shows how the integration of commercial solutions improves efficiency and security in critical systems. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Tool for automatic migration from FluentAssertions to xUnit Here is a tool that simplifies the process of migrating tests from FluentAssertions to xUnit. This is relevant for many teams, given that FluentAssertions is moving to a paid model. The solution leverages the power of Roslyn and is available on GitHub. The project is being developed under the MIT license. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Performance testing in ASP.NET Web API with NBomber Using NBomber simplifies performance testing ASP.NET Web API, allowing you to run load and stress tests with customized scenarios and metrics. This article shows you how to define request scenarios, configure load injection, and get granular reports on metrics, including HTTP. For in-depth analysis of the results, the authors recommend integration with InfluxDB and Grafana, allowing you to visualize test data in real time. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Azure Managed DevOps Pool Microsoft has introduced Azure Managed DevOps Pool, a new feature that allows you to host DevOps agents in a fully managed environment without the need for Virtual Machine Scale Sets. The solution integrates with Azure Virtual Network and supports Microsoft image hosting to automate CI/CD processes. The article details the steps to configure through Terraform, including provider registration, quota management, and role assignment. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ .NET Aspire for Cloud Applications Microsoft is actively developing .NET Aspire, a new cloud-based stack for building distributed and ready-to-run applications. The solution includes tools for orchestration, integration of popular services such as Redis and PostgreSQL, as well as project templates and a development panel. These capabilities make it easy to configure, manage, and monitor applications. With a strong focus on integration with SQL Server and Azure SQL Database, it opens up new horizons for developers who want to follow best practices and harness the power of the cloud. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Trump Announces AI Investment In his statement, President Trump announced a huge $500 billion investment from tech giants such as OpenAI, Softbank, and Oracle to strengthen artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States. This initiative promises to accelerate innovation and provide developers with unprecedented resources and capabilities. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Five Trends in AI and Data Science for 2025 AI experts Thomas H. Davenport and Randy Bean outline the pivotal AI trends that will shape the future, offering game-changing insights for developers and tech leaders alike. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ How to use Lock Use the System.Threading.Lock class to make it easier and easier to implement thread safety in your applications. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Service Principal Support for Data Warehouse Microsoft has announced support for Service Principal (SPN) for Data Warehouse on the Fabric platform, which opens up new possibilities for automation, improved security, and simplified data management. Developers and administrators can now use SPN to connect, manage, and deploy solutions while minimizing the risk of human error and vulnerabilities. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Improve the “R” in RAG and embrace Agentic RAG in Azure SQL The RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) pattern, which is commonly discussed today, is based on the foundational idea that the retrieval part is done using vector search. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ The ReSharper and Rider 2024.3.4 Bug-Fix Updates Are Now Available The new bug fixes for the 2024.3 release are available to download.  ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

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⚡️ Microsoft Dev Box with Isaac Levin What's a Microsoft DevBox, and why do you want one? Carl and Richard talk to Isaac Levin about the power of DevBox to help you get up and running fast with a development project. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Swagger is Dead? With the release of .NET 9, you may have noticed that Swagger Gen is no longer included by default in web API templates. This means that when you create a new web API in .NET 9, you will no longer have the fancy green Swagger UI to test the API. Microsoft has introduced a new way to work with API documentation that makes the experience even better. Want to know what's next, what the alternatives are, and how it will affect your work? ♻️ Subscribe for free now! 💸 Support us

⚡️ Coldplay evolves the fan experience with Microsoft AI  We’re now seeing creators and artists start to experiment with AI as a creative booster in multiple ways. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!