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The opening keynote at Microsoft Build 2025 left little doubt about the centrality of artificial intelligence in Microsoft’s vision for the future. Across Windows and Microsoft 365, AI is no longer an optional overlay—it’s embedded in the foundations, influencing everything from developer...

Microsoft’s recent unveiling at Build 2025 signals a profound shift in how developers can harness artificial intelligence within web applications, placing browser-level AI capabilities at the forefront of modern internet experiences. With the introduction of new AI APIs for Microsoft...

Microsoft’s continued transformation of the Windows ecosystem takes a bold new step with the introduction of Windows AI Foundry, an ambitious framework designed to supercharge the integration of artificial intelligence into everyday PC experiences. Announced as the successor to the...

For Linux users who have been waiting for a seamless, officially supported Fedora experience within Windows 11, the arrival of Fedora 42 as an official Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) distribution is more than just another technical milestone. It represents a pivotal point in the ongoing...

Hi. I am still unable to properly post code on your site. The indentation get ignored. I tried backticks (```), tildas (~~~) and backticks with c++ (```c++). I use Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition, but I don't think that matters. When I post, I use Chrome, and I manually type the backticks...

This session introduces all of the developer focused features of the new PowerApps service Link Removed Continue reading...

The Windows Bridge for iOS is a Microsoft open-source project that provides an Objective-C development environment for Visual Studio and support for iOS APIs. The bridge makes it easy for iOS developers to make great Windows apps while reusing much of their existing Objective-C code and iOS...

Today we're highlighting more Mads Visual Studio Extensions, one that's simple but could be one that you end up wonder where it's been all your dev life and another that's just fun (well boy humor fun) Here's a couple other recent times we've highlighted Mads' Extensions... Lots of VS...

I want to upgrade to Windows 8 - My Windows 7 Machine has all my dev tools and environment setup. The upgrade assister says that VS2010 is not compatible. I found this suggestion but I don't want to do that. How can I just upgrade?

Join Brandon Watson as he interviews the people behind the next release of Windows Phone, Mango. In this installment he chats with Thomas Fennel- one of the people behind the new push & live tiles functionality. Link Removed Link Removed

When you think about all the code executing in the world at any given time, there's a good chance you're thinking about a lot of code written in C/C++ (aka native code). As Mohsen Agsen mentions so astutely in this impromptu and candid conversation, C++ can be thought of as the dark matter of...

Since Windows Phone doesn’t allow 3rd party applications to run in the background, your code can’t listen to or poll the Web for updates. However, Windows Push Notification Service overcomes this communication issue, making it possible for Windows Phone devices to receive Push Notification...