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Announcing Shader Model 6.9 Retail and New D3D12 Improvements
Today, we are pleased to announce that Shader Model 6.9 and other features have been officially released with Agility SDK 1.619 and complementary DXC 1.9.2602.16.
Measuring actual AI Impact for Engineering with Apache DevLake
If you want to skip the explain and get started super quick with adoption + impact insights, use gh-devlake to deploy a GitHub Copilot impact
Visual Studio February Update
This month’s Visual Studio update continues our focus on helping you move faster and stay in flow, with practical improvements across AI assistance, debugging, testing,
Improved Python (PyPi/uvx) support in Azure MCP Server
We’re excited to announce improved Python support for the Azure Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server! Python developers can now install and run Azure MCP Server
Use Windows on-device AI in your Electron app
Last year we published AI Dev Gallery, an open-source app full of interactive Windows AI examples. A common follow-up question from Electron developers has been:
Light up Multiple Databases with a Single API with Data API builder’s multi-source configuration
Data API builder (DAB) supports multi-source configurations Data API builder (DAB) connects to your database with a safe REST or GraphQL endpoint. But DAB is
Federating Databases with Data API Builder Chaining
For decades, DBAs relied on linked servers to stitch data together. If you needed data from two places, you wired them up and moved on.
TFVC Remove Existing Obsolete Policies ASAP
In April 2025, we announced the deprecation schedule for legacy TFVC check-in policies. This change was required due to limitations in how those policies were