developer tools

When Microsoft unveiled its new command-line text editor “Edit” for Windows, it signaled more than just a modern reboot of a classic utility—it underscored a deeper commitment to developer-centric tooling and a desire to harmonize decades of Windows history with today’s fast-evolving digital...

Microsoft’s artificial intelligence ambitions are taking a decisive, multifaceted turn as the company steps onto the stage of Build 2025 in Seattle, signaling not only a bold new chapter for its AI ecosystem but also a shifting landscape in industry partnerships and innovation strategy. For...

A tidal wave of innovation washed over Microsoft Build 2025, signaling a paradigm shift in how developers, enterprises, and everyday users will experience technology in the coming years. Far from incremental upgrades, this year’s keynote and surrounding announcements showcased the convergence of...

The sun is rising on a new era of AI at Microsoft Build 2025, where the keynote message is practically a mandate: we are entering the age of agentic artificial intelligence. Sitting at the intersection of technical innovation, developer democratization, and enterprise transformation, Microsoft’s...

Big news out of Build 2025 has the Windows developer world buzzing: Microsoft has officially dropped its $19 app submission fee for the Microsoft Store, making app and game publishing free for all developers on Windows 10 and Windows 11. The ramifications of this decision stretch far beyond...

Microsoft’s Build 2025 conference unfolded with the expected momentum: a torrent of fresh artificial intelligence features, a leap in developer-centric innovations, and strategic moves that send subtle but undeniable ripples toward Apple’s walled garden. As the AI arms race intensifies...

Microsoft’s annual Build conference has once again underscored its ambitions to be at the forefront of AI innovation, rolling out a suite of new database and analytics capabilities aimed squarely at what is rapidly becoming the next wave in business AI: agentic AI development. The timing is...

The open sourcing of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) represents a transformative moment in both Microsoft's developer outreach and the broader Windows ecosystem. Since its inception in 2016, WSL has evolved into a critical bridge between the world of Windows and Linux, enabling millions of...

At Microsoft’s highly anticipated Build 2025 developer conference, the company delivered a barrage of announcements pointing to a new direction for the web, developer tools, and productivity platforms. Central to this vision is the emergence of the “open agentic web,” where artificial...

The developer world is abuzz following Microsoft’s blockbuster announcement: the company is open-sourcing its signature GitHub Copilot Chat extension within Visual Studio Code (VS Code) and embedding core AI capabilities directly into the world’s most beloved code editor. Unveiled at Microsoft...

With Microsoft’s reveal at Build 2025, the world finally saw what an ‘agentic’ operating system could look like in practice. Windows 11’s adoption of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a lightweight, open-source standard for bridging apps, AI agents, and system tools, marks a watershed moment in...

Microsoft’s annual Build conference has long been a window into the company’s vision for the future of software development. This year, against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving AI landscape, the conference spotlighted a determined push to make the development and deployment of intelligent...

Windows 11 users are on the cusp of experiencing a significant transformation in how they interact with their desktops, thanks to substantial upgrades coming to the right-click context menu. This pivotal change, officially confirmed by Microsoft and independently reported by tech outlets like...

As Microsoft Build 2025 unfolded before a global audience of developers, IT professionals, and enthusiasts, a singular demo by Divya Venkataramu crystallized the promise and peril of our era’s race toward truly agentic operating systems. At the heart of the presentation was a deep dive into...

Microsoft’s latest strategic shift in artificial intelligence has turned industry heads yet again as the company announced the integration of Elon Musk’s xAI models—including the newly hyped Grok 3 and Grok 3 Mini—into its Azure cloud platform. This bold move, confirmed at the annual Microsoft...

The software development world experienced a seismic shift at Microsoft Build 2025, marked most notably by the launch of the fully autonomous GitHub Copilot coding agent and several complementary innovations. The event not only captured developer imagination with futuristic AI capabilities, but...

Microsoft’s Build 2025 event carved out a pivotal moment in the evolution of developer tooling, artificial intelligence, and open interface standards. Rather than continuing its traditional developer conference script, this year’s Build turned the spotlight directly on AI agents, new open...

At Microsoft Build 2025, Kedasha Kerr, a GitHub Developer Advocate, showcased the integration of Azure AI Foundry with GitHub Copilot's Agent Mode, illustrating how these tools can significantly streamline the development process. Azure AI Foundry: A Unified Platform for AI Development Azure AI...

Microsoft’s relentless drive to cement its leadership in the AI arms race reached a new milestone with the announcement that Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, is set to become a flagship model on the Azure AI Foundry platform. This landmark partnership not only results in another...

The atmosphere at Microsoft’s Build developer conference this year was charged with anticipation and concern in equal measure, as the company made public its ambitious plans to embed the Model Context Protocol (MCP) deep within the fabric of Windows itself. The native inclusion of MCP marks a...