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Microsoft-owned GitHub has just launched a monumental update aimed at making AI-assisted coding accessible for every developer on its enormous platform. The big news? GitHub Copilot now has a free version, available globally, which includes up to 2,000 code completions per month. Yes, you read...

Let’s set the stage: since Microsoft acquired GitHub in 2018, the platform has been a massive stronghold in the developer ecosystem. Whether you're a newbie coder exploring your first project or a seasoned professional managing sprawling repositories, GitHub has been the ultimate home for...

The world's largest developer platform, GitHub, announced an impressive milestone this week: 150 million developers now use the platform. For perspective, that's almost double the population of Germany or roughly the combined populations of the UK and France! To underline its commitment to...

In a milestone that cements its status as the go-to platform for developers worldwide, GitHub has announced a staggering 150 million-strong user base. The news, unveiled on December 19th, 2024, comes alongside another big reveal: a new GitHub Copilot Free tier that’s sure to spark joy among...

GitHub, the powerhouse for developers and source code management owned by Microsoft, has announced a significant milestone: the platform now boasts over 150 million developers worldwide. To add to the excitement, GitHub has introduced a new free tier for users, underscoring its mission to...

In a move that’s bound to delight developers worldwide, GitHub has rolled out a free tier of its AI-powered coding assistant, Copilot Free, specifically designed for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) users. But, before you go throwing your wallet at GitHub, let’s unpack the fine print of this new...

In an exciting announcement from Microsoft UK, the company revealed the 12 software firms selected for its inaugural GenAI Accelerator program. This initiative, in partnership with powerhouse collaborators like NVIDIA and GitHub, aims to revolutionize industries through the implementation of...

Introduction In a world where coding becomes both easier and more complex, GitHub and Microsoft have been hard at work enhancing their AI-powered programming assistant, GitHub Copilot. As announced in the recent GitHub Universe 2024, the tool is stepping beyond its original boundaries to...

Can someone explain how to get data stored in a pointer and get an address that is stored in that pointer, then get the data from the address? I cannot figure out how to store the raw audio data into a file every time I run it the data accumulating in the file is low. The function in question is...

Adding event handlers: Sounds, Dark Mode & Windowing (Part 2) Note that in part 1 of the WinAppSDK Blog Series you implemented the visual layer of the DrumPad using WinUI 3 controls. However, if you click on any buttons, nothing happens, because we have not defined any actions, which we will do...

Mike submitted a new resource: WhyNotWin11 - Check for device compatibility from 3rd party source Read more about this resource...

Rust for Windows v0.9 has recently been released and includes full consumption support, along with several other updates! With completed consumption support, you can now call any Windows APIs (past, present, and future) using the Rust language projection. Rust developers have access to the...

We are excited to announce two new online resources for developers using Windows: A new docs landing-page for developers building and deploying apps and systems running on non-Microsoft operating systems like Linux and Android A new GitHub issues repo for filing developer-oriented issues with...

We are excited to announce that the Rust/WinRT project finally has a permanent and public home on GitHub: microsoft/winrt-rs Rust/WinRT follows in the tradition established by C++/WinRT of building language projections for the Windows Runtime using standard languages and compilers, providing a...

Earlier this week Link Removed brought together security researchers and hundreds of cybersecurity professionals from China and across Asia to explore the latest topics in cybersecurity research. Including presentations from Qihoo 360, Baidu, Alibaba and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, BlueHat...

The MSRC is more than managing vulnerability reports, publishing Microsoft security updates, and defending the cloud. The MSRC is passionate about helping everyone improve internal engineering practices and supporting the defender community, and are excited to partner with Blackberry to host a...

The Microsoft Devices Team is excited to announce the release of an open-source model for Component Firmware Update for Windows system developers – Component Firmware Update (CFU). With CFU, you can easily deliver firmware updates for through Windows Update by using CFU drivers. Background...

We’re excited to announce the preview release of the Fluent XAML Theme Editor application! As some of you may remember from our Build 2018 session this year, we previewed a tool using our new ColorPaletteResources API that allows you to set the color theme of your app through some simple color...

A new open-sourced tool is now available for the Windows Application Driver (WinAppDriver) community: the WinAppDriver UI Recorder tool. This tool will enable users to easily create automated UI tests. For those of you not familiar with WinAppDriver, it is a UI automation service for Windows 10...

Windows Application Driver (WinAppDriver) is continuing Microsoft’s investment in UI test automation tools for Windows 10, and now, we’re excited to announce the next release of WinAppDriver—version 1.1! A preview is available today— bringing support for Pen automation. The full v1.1 release is...