code analysis

Microsoft's Copilot has quietly received one of the most consequential behind-the-scenes upgrades since its rollout: the free tier now runs on OpenAI's GPT-4 Turbo, bringing a much larger context window, a fresher knowledge base, and a set of performance fixes that address earlier complaints...

Microsoft’s quest for optimal performance in Windows 11 has entered a decisive new phase as the company experiments with automatic performance logging and deepens its scrutiny over driver quality. For Windows 11 users—particularly those who have experienced frustrating slowdowns or inconsistent...

A year ago, the conversation surrounding artificial intelligence models was dominated by a simple equation: bigger is better. Colossal models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Google’s Gemini Ultra, with their hundreds of billions or even trillions of parameters, were seen as the only route to...

DevSecOps marks a profound shift in modern software engineering, moving security to the forefront of development rather than relegating it to a postscript. It’s a philosophy and practice that transforms not just the code, but organizational culture, development velocity, and, ultimately, the...

A Windows update is supposed to make your system a little safer, a little slicker—definitely not nudge your favorite 2000s criminal protagonist into an accidental odyssey across the universe. But that’s exactly what happened when Windows 11’s 24H2 update brought a two-decade-old bug in Grand...

Moderne's Breakthrough: Accelerating Enterprise Code Modernization with Microsoft Pegasus Program In an era when enterprise IT infrastructures face relentless demands for agility, security, and cloud readiness, Moderne emerges as a transformative force. This Miami-based company, renowned for its...

In two previous blog posts ( part 1 and part 2), we talked about using Semmle QL in C and C++ codebases to find vulnerabilities such as integer overflow, path traversal, and those leading to memory corruption. In this post, we will explore applying Semmle QL to web security by hunting for one of...

This week on Channel 9, Nikola and returning guest host Petri discuss the week's top developer news, including; Link Removed Link Removed, Link Removed, Link Removed, Lenovo ideapad MIIX 700 is a Skylake-powered, Surface-like, Windows 10 tablet [Brian Fagioli], Link Removed Link Removed Link...

Link Removedrecently posted this great .NET Analyzer round-up. A few I've seen and highlighted but a couple I'd not, which makes his post one of my favorite kinds... :) A few recent related posts; Refactoring Essentials - Open Source, Cross Platform Refactoring and Analyzers Analyze This...

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Until now, the VB and C# compilers have been used as black boxes. You put text in, and you get out a binary file. In our long-lead project, codename "Roslyn," we are changing that dynamic by building an API that exposes our compilers' analysis engines. In this session, we'll go in-depth in...