Generative AI dos, don’ts, and ‘undos’
AI agents are undeniably powerful, but wielding that power responsibly is another story. This month’s picks dive into the real-world dos and don’ts of generative AI: Best practices for using genAI tools for code generation, how to avoid the trap o...
From cloud migration to cloud optimization
The vision of the cloud as a cost-efficient solution captured the imagination of IT leaders during its years of mass adoption. Enterprises expected to save significantly by leveraging the scalability of public cloud infrastructure and paying only for ...
Anthropic adds Claude Code to its Claude enterprise plans
Anthropic has bundled Claude Code, its agent-based command line interface (CLI) coding tool, into the enterprise plans for its generative AI chatbot Claude, in an effort to help streamline developer workflows as well as to take on rivals such as Gemin...
Enhance your CLI testing workflow with the new dotnet test
Learn how .NET 10 transforms dotnet test with native Microsoft.Testing.Platform integration, delivering better performance and enhanced diagnostics. The post Enhance your CLI testing workflow with the new dotnet test appeared first on .NET Blog.
How to upload files using minimal APIs in ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET Core offers a simplified hosting model, called minimal APIs, that allows us to build lightweight APIs with minimal dependencies. We’ve discussed minimal APIs in several earlier posts here. We’ve examined how we can implement in-memory cach...
Up and running with Azure Linux 3.0
Microsoft’s move to the cloud-native world means it’s now the custodian of several quite different Linux distributions. Some are internal tools that run deep parts of Azure’s networking infrastructure; others are part of Azure’s Internet of Th...
GitHub launches Copilot agents panel on GitHub.com
GitHub has unveiled an agents panel, available on every page of github.com, that allows developers to delegate coding tasks to GitHub Copilot throughout the GitHub platform. The agents panel allows developers to assign tasks to Copilot and manage thes...
Copilot Diagnostics toolset for .NET In Visual Studio
Debugging doesn’t have to be a grind. With Copilot woven into Visual Studio, you get AI-powered breakpoints, insights, exception fixes, and performance summaries all right where you work. The post Copilot Diagnostics toolset for .NET In Visual Studio...
PyApp: An easy way to package Python apps as executables
Every developer knows how hard it is to redistribute a Python program as a self-contained, click-and-run package. There are third-party solutions, but they all have drawbacks. PyInstaller, the oldest and best-known tool for this job, is crotchety to w...
Is the generative AI bubble about to burst?
One way to measure the scope of the generative AI boom is financially, and another is in terms of public awareness. Both are nearly unprecedented, even in the realm of high tech. Data center buildouts in support of AI expansion are expected to be in t...
Your code is more strongly coupled than you think
In previous articles I introduced connascence—the idea that code coupling can be described and quantified—and discussed five kinds of static connascence. In this article, we’ll wrap up our tour of connascence with a discussion of the deeper kin...
.NET 10 Preview 7 adds XAML generator
The latest preview of Microsoft’s planned .NET 10 application development platform is now available, featuring a source generator for XAML and improved translation for parameterized collections in Entity Framework Core. This preview was unveiled Aug...
GPT-OSS – A C# Guide with Ollama
Run GPT-OSS locally with C# and Ollama to build fast, private, offline AI The post GPT-OSS – A C# Guide with Ollama appeared first on .NET Blog.
The successes and challenges of AI agents
AI has changed a lot in just two years. In 2023, most companies were experimenting with large language models. These tools helped with writing, research, and support tasks. They were smart, but they waited for instructions and could not take action on...
Hands-on with Nvidia NeMo Retriever
Nvidia was founded by three chip designers (including Jensen Huang, who became CEO) in 1993. By 1997 they had brought a successful high-performance 3D graphics processor to market; two years later the company invented the GPU (graphics processing unit...
IBM can’t afford an unreliable cloud
On August 12, 2025, IBM Cloud experienced its fourth major outage since May, resulting in a two-hour service disruption that affected 27 services globally across 10 regions. This “Severity 1” event left enterprise customers locked out of critic...
