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⚡️ Open Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol Supports Multi-Agent Apps The Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol lets different agents share goals, manage their own state, carry out actions, and send back results in a safe and clear way. People can use known tools like Semantic Kernel or LangChain with A2A to work together. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Data API Now Available for vCore-Based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB The Data API for vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB is now generally available. This lets users work with their MongoDB data using a RESTful HTTPS interface, without the need for extra drivers or complex query code. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Impact of Streaming Data on Azure Cosmos DB Vector Search This article looks at how adding and removing vectors in real time affects the quality of vector search in Azure Cosmos DB. It builds on past work about scaling and managing large vector datasets using DiskANN. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Modeling Embeddings in Azure SQL and SQL Server Storing and searching text embeddings in Azure SQL and SQL Server can be done with the right database setup. Embeddings, also called vectors, are now a main data type for search, filtering, and recommendation features. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Azure Storage Actions Now Generally Available Azure Storage Actions is now open for everyone to use. It is a managed tool that helps people automate their data work in Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ .NET AI Chat Web App Template in Preview The new .NET AI Chat Web App template is now in preview. This post looks at the features included and gives a short view of how it works. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ C# Supports Custom Operator Overloading C# lets you create your own versions of built-in operators such as +, -, and == for your types. This feature can make your code act like native types, but is not used very often. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Improving Write Speeds in Dapper with Dapper Plus The Dapper Plus library offers ways to speed up write queries in Dapper. It adds features like BulkInsert, BulkUpdate, BulkDelete, BulkMerge, and BulkSynchronize for handling large amounts of data. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Microsoft at Red Hat Summit 2025 Microsoft will join Red Hat Summit 2025 to show new technology solutions. Both companies will share how their tools help organizations move forward. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Azure Front Door, Traffic Manager, and Load Balancer Comparison The text compares Azure Front Door, Traffic Manager, and Load Balancer for handling global application delivery. It explains how these tools are used in Microsoft Azure to manage traffic across different regions and setups. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Limitations of InvariantCulture in String Comparison StringComparison.InvariantCulture and CultureInfo.InvariantCulture do not act the same way in all cases. While CultureInfo.InvariantCulture works for formatting and parsing data, it does not give the same results for every string comparison. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ C# Song Recommendation Example in Functional Programming This article is part of a series on functional programming design. It looks at a C# example that collects song recommendations for a user, based on a scenario from Oleksii Holub’s Pure-Impure Segregation Principle article. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ F# Weekly #18, 2025 – F# in Helix The 18th issue of F# Weekly for 2025 covers news about the use of F# in Helix. The update shares details and highlights from the F# ecosystem for this week. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Mentorship Helps Career Growth in Cloud, DevOps, and AI Moving from a junior to senior role in Cloud, DevOps, or AI is hard because of new tools and complex systems. Mentorship can make it easier for engineers to keep learning and not feel stuck. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ NBomber: When to Test the Entire System and When to Test Individual Services Effective load testing of a microservices architecture requires a balance between a comprehensive approach and point analysis. Full-fledged end-to-end tests allow you to identify integration problems and check the scalability of the entire system, but they are expensive and time-consuming. At the same time, isolated testing of individual microservices is cheaper, faster, and ideal for CI/CD. Experts advise combining both approaches, depending on the goals and stage of development. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Tim Berners-Lee: Inventor of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 while working at CERN. His work changed the way people share information and connect online. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Azure DevOps Updates for ID Token Refresh and Terraform Task v5 Microsoft has made changes to improve using Workload identity federation with Azure DevOps and Terraform on Azure. Version 5 of the Microsoft DevLabs Terraform Task now supports ID Token refresh by default. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ AI Used to Update .NET Framework Build System The .NET team at Microsoft used AI to rebuild and update its build system. This change made workflows better and helps keep the supply chain secure. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ jQuery: A Small Library That Changed Web Development jQuery is a JavaScript library that made it easier to build websites by letting people use less code. Before tools like React, Angular, and Vue became popular, jQuery helped many developers make web pages work better with simple steps. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Open Source Maintenance Fee with Rob Mensching Rob Mensching talks about the idea of an open source maintenance fee on GitHub to help project maintainers. Many open source projects depend on one person who gets too many requests, so a fee can give support without much trouble for users or maintainers. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!