If you believed artificial intelligence coding assistants peaked back in 2023, you haven’t been paying attention—or maybe you were burned by the baseless hype. Like many an over-promoted rookie, Microsoft Copilot emerged swinging wildly, making plenty of promises but connecting with precious...
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In today's rapidly evolving tech landscape, transformative partnerships are reshaping how enterprises approach engineering and IT infrastructure. The recent announcement that Faros AI is partnering with Microsoft to harness AI-powered engineering efficiency on Microsoft Azure marks a significant...
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Announcing Windows Community Toolkit v7.1
The Windows Community Toolkit has another update filled with improvements and features! We’re thrilled to announce version 7.1 is available today! Made possible again with the support and contributions of our developer community. 🎉 If you are new to the...
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Babylon.js is an open source framework that allows you to easily create stunning 3D experiences in your browser or your web apps.
Built with simplicity and performance in mind, it is the engine that fuels the Remix3D site, Link Removed or 3D objects preview in Link Removed or Link Removed on...
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Just a couple months ago I highlighted one of our favorite refactoring/analyzer projects, Refactoring Essentials - Open Source, Cross Platform Refactoring and Analyzers.
Well the team is on a tear, with Andreas Weizel announcing that Refactoring Essentials v2 is now available in preview...
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Jeff Wilcox is a developer on the Silverlight team. He spends a lot of his time (~80%) coding in C++. Strange? Of course not... Silverlight is a portable managed runtime and C++ (C with classes in this case) is what enables Silverlight portability. Of course, Jeff also spends a significant...
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Recognize the worst traits of programmers everywhere and save yourself from developer hell
Being a good developer takes a lifetime of training and practice. But without proper discipline, even the best programmers risk falling prey to their worse natures. Some bad habits are so insidious that...
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Link RemovedWhen we asked you*Link Removed, one of the top three most requested topics was How to Unit Test Workflows.
On this episode, I'll show you how to test
Simple activities using WorkflowInvoker
Complex activities with bookmarks and WorkflowApplication
WorkflowServices...