Tag: Microsoft
AI is eroding code quality states new in-depth report
New research from GitClear, based on analysis of 211 million lines of code, suggest that AI coding assistants […]
State of Rust survey 2024: most Rust developers worry about the future of the language
The State of Rust survey results for 2024 are out, showing increased productivity but also that slow compilation […]
Microsoft Visual Studio and C# DevKit updates bring long-awaited fixes
Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2022 17.13, with long-awaited fixes including the ability to set the default text […]
Microsoft drops Azure Data Studio in favour of Visual Studio Code extension – despite missing features
Microsoft will withdraw Azure Data Studio (ADS), its cross-platform utility for administration of SQL Server and other database […]
VS Code update treats Copilot as “out-of-the-box” feature
Microsoft has updated Visual Studio Code (VS Code) to version 1.97, in which the company said that GitHub […]
More React, more app-like: GitHub engineer outlines future UI for its DevOps platform
A GitHub software engineer has described the past, present and future of UI (user interface) at GitHub, including […]
GitHub debuts limited Copilot free tier in a crowded market
GitHub has introduced a free tier for its AI coding assistant, with options for Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet […]
Microsoft fixed slow package restore in .NET 9.0, but with annoying early bugs
Microsoft has reported a remarkable 15 times speed-up in package restore when using Nuget 6.12, introduced with the […]
.NET 9 released with updated frameworks and tooling, but Microsoft factor both helps and hurts the platform
Microsoft has released .NET 9, along with Visual Studio 2022 17.12 and updates to a host of associated […]
ISO C++ Chair Herb Sutter leaves Microsoft, declares forthcoming C++ 26 ‘most impactful release since C++11’
Herb Sutter, chair of the ISO C++ ISO C++ committee, has left Microsoft after 22 years, to become […]