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Generating API Manifests for Semantic Kernel

May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024 05/3/24

Sophia Lagerkrans-Pandey , Vincent Biret

Hi everyone! Today we’re featuring a guest author from another team in Microsoft on our Semantic Kernel blog. Today's topic will cover how to utilize API's manifests. An API manifest is a way to store the dependencies that an application has on HTTP APIs. It contains characteristics of those dependencies including links to API ...

Semantic Kernel

New Checks Since Visual Studio 2022 17.8

May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024 05/3/24

Gabor Horvath

The C++ team is committed to making your C++ coding experience as safe as possible. In the last couple of releases, we added new safety checks based on the requests of internal customers like the Windows group. Below is the overview of the new checks. For additional information for each of the checks, please refer to the linked help documents...

C++ Team Blog

Fluid Framework: How SharedTree merges changes

May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024 05/3/24

Nick Simons , Yann Achard

SharedTree is a data structure that allows users to collaboratively edit hierarchical data, such as documents, spreadsheets, or outlines.

Microsoft 365 Developer Blog

Python in Visual Studio Code - May 2024 Release

May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024 05/3/24

Courtney Webster

The May 2024 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available. This month's updates include a new Pylance code action and setting, removal of debugpy from the Python extension, socket disablement for testing scenarios, and Pylance performance updates. Keep reading to learn more!

Python

Azure Cosmos DB Keyboard Shortcuts: Streamline Your Workflow in Data Explorer

May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024 05/3/24

Meredith Moore

Working with databases just got a whole lot easier in Azure Cosmos DB Data Explorer, thanks to some nifty new keyboard shortcuts. Now you can speed through your database tasks and manage your data with keyboard clicks. This update is about making your workflow smoother and faster. We heard your feedback and now with a few key presses, you...

Azure Cosmos DB Blog

Awaiting a set of handles with a timeout, part 4: Building our own awaiter

May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024 05/3/24

Raymond Chen

To stop relying on unspecified behavior.

The Old New Thing

Awaiting a set of handles with a timeout, part 3: Going beyond two

May 2, 2024 May 2, 2024 05/2/24

Raymond Chen

Generalizing what we learned last time.

The Old New Thing

Announcing General Availability (GA) of Microsoft Entra External ID

May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024 05/1/24

James Casey

Announcing the General Availability (GA) of Microsoft Entra External ID, a next-generation customer identity and access management (CIAM) solution. Introduced in May 2023, External ID provides improved security, scalability, and user experience for adding authentication to your external facing apps.

Microsoft Entra Identity Platform

Roadmap to empowering your workforce with AI: How Moody’s copilot ignited AI innovation

May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024 05/1/24

Joey Glocke , Carter Gilliam

Learn how you can quickly build your own custom copilot for Microsoft Teams leveraging best in class pre-built AI components from Azure OpenAI and Teams AI Library.

Microsoft 365 Developer Blog