Several months ago, GitHub introduced the public preview of its Copilot coding agent, a powerful new capability that allows you to assign GitHub Issues directly to Copilot. From there, the agent works independently in the background, much like a human develo
Developers are increasingly relying on AI agents to both build new software as well as extend capabilities of existing projects that they support. One challenge with AI-based systems, however, is that to produce the right output you need to first establish really good context. If you don't decide what you're building and why you're bu
We're excited to announce the September 2025 release of the Python, Pylance and Jupyter
As engineers we know how frustrating it can be to chase and fix performance issues without clear guidance. That’s why we built Application Insights Code Optimizations — to give you actionable insights, reduce the guesswork, and help you focus on what you do best: building great software.
Some time ago, people noticed that buried in the Windows Bluetooth drivers is the hard-coded name of the Microsoft Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000. What's going on there? Does the Microsoft Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000 receive favorable treatment from the Microsoft Bluetooth drivers? Is this some sort of collusion?
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A customer had an app with a plugin model based on vendor-supplied COM objects that are loaded into the process via CoCreateInstance. Main process
It's that time of year again! We are excited to see you all at CppCon this year, where we'll once again b
