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Visual Studio Code Team highlights key updates in the February 2026 Insiders Release (v1.110), including terminal improvements, accessibility enhancements, and UI changes for a better developer workflow.
Klaus Loeffelmann shares how prompt-driven AI development—including GitHub Copilot and Agent mode in Visual Studio—enabled him to rapidly build a mission-critical WinForms app to rescue his mother’s business trip after catastrophic hardware failure.
Mark Downie details the February 2026 Visual Studio update, highlighting GitHub Copilot-powered AI features, smarter test workflows, and productivity improvements for .NET and C++ development.
Sandeep Sen explains how Python developers can now install and run Azure MCP Server with PyPI and uvx, unlocking seamless Azure integration and support for agentic workflows and GitHub Copilot SDK.
Gwen Davis explains how to engineer robust multi-agent workflows in AI systems, detailing three core patterns—typed schemas, action schemas, and MCP—to make agentic automation with tools like GitHub Copilot reliable and maintainable.
Dmytro Struk and Shawn Henry introduce the Microsoft Agent Framework Release Candidate for .NET and Python, explaining how developers can migrate from Semantic Kernel and AutoGen to this unified agent orchestration platform.
Shawn Henry details the Release Candidate of the Microsoft Agent Framework, sharing technical insights for developers orchestrating AI agents in both .NET and Python environments, with extensive code samples and migration guidance.
Allison details how GitHub Copilot is now fully supported in the Zed code editor, enabling developers with Copilot Pro or Enterprise subscriptions to use AI-powered coding features seamlessly within Zed.
Rhea Patel and Kelly Fam introduce new Visual Studio agent features, showing how developers can harness built-in and custom agents powered by GitHub Copilot for tailored coding workflows.
Jasmine Greenaway and Pablo Lopes introduce Budget Bytes, a practical series for developers focused on building affordable, production-ready AI applications on Azure, with actionable guidance and real-world demos.
Andrea Griffiths delves into how AI is transforming developer technology choices, using real-world Octoverse 2025 data to highlight GitHub Copilot's influence and provide practical advice for developers and leaders.
The Microsoft Fabric Blog introduces the officially supported fabric-cicd Python library, providing robust, automated CI/CD capabilities for Fabric workspaces. Learn from Microsoft's announcement how this tool simplifies cross-workspace deployments and modernizes DevOps for Fabric.
Nick Brady offers an in-depth roundup of Microsoft Foundry updates for Dec 2025 and Jan 2026. Developers gain insights into newly released AI models, agentic tools, SDK consolidation, and workflow enhancements across Azure Foundry.
Allison explains how to set up the Copilot coding agent for Windows-based projects—helpful for developers who want Copilot to build and test code autonomously with GitHub Actions integration.
Dan Hellem explains the deprecation of legacy TFVC check-in policies in Azure DevOps, detailing how to update or remove policies using Visual Studio or a C# app to maintain repository compliance.
Steve Lee shares the 2026 investment plans for the PowerShell, OpenSSH, and DSC teams, highlighting upcoming improvements in security, coding productivity, Entra ID integration, and automation.
Scott Addie explains how JMESPath queries are now supported in the Azure Developer CLI’s JSON output, showing developers how to extract and filter data efficiently within their terminal workflows.
Written by Pete Brown and Gary Daniels, this post explores the new Windows MIDI Services in Windows 11, highlighting enhanced support for both MIDI 1.0 and 2.0, new developer SDKs, and tools for integrating advanced MIDI features into applications.
Allison details how developers can use the Copilot coding agent in Visual Studio to delegate tasks, automate pull requests, and leverage asynchronous background processing within the GitHub Copilot ecosystem.
Microsoft Fabric Blog details how GitHub Copilot brings AI-powered coding and query optimization to SQL developers directly in SSMS, VS Code, and Fabric, offering chat-driven help, inline completions, and security-focused workflows.