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Your API just puked. No version in the request, no default set, just a broken response your users shouldn't have to deal with. Philip Japikse has the fix and it's simpler than you think. Full clip from his API Versioning session at VSLive! Las Vegas. 🎥 youtu.be/EWNgTCx-7Dw
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AI can absolutely generate code fast. đź§Ş Debugging whatever it generated is where things get interesting: youtu.be/fVE4Ol085UU
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🖥️ Byte Break Friday — You start typing a method name. A dropdown appears. It already knows your variables, your parameters, what comes next. Turn it off and you're guessing your own code. What is it? 👇
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.NET Day on Agentic Modernization is here! ⚡ Premier .NET AI engineers break down cloud migration, AI‑driven systems, and automated cloud dev. Unlock faster modernization more time for real innovation. RSVP ✒️ aka.ms/dotNETday/2026-x
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Every time your AI compresses a conversation you're losing information. Not shrinking it. Losing it. Jerry Nixon at VSLive! Las Vegas on why that changes how you should think about building with AI. 🎥 youtu.be/6YLIYB6cOT0
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How would you describe the different AI models you use? đź§Ş This conversation with Jon Galloway gets very relatable fast: youtu.be/6JK2FRJD1v8
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Skipping [HttpGet] sounds harmless right up until your endpoint accepts everything đź”’ One of several really good ASP.NET Core gotchas Philip Japikse shares in the full session: buff.ly/Z9nJwhd
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Claude Fable 5, the first in @Anthropic’s Mythos model class, is now generally available and rolling out in Visual Studio. It is designed for long-horizon, autonomous coding and knowledge-work tasks. Try it out! • Anthropic Announcement: m.cje.io/43VSk8j • GitHub Changelog: buff.ly/KMWI2sJ
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Our first ever guest on Quest to Compile! Join us Thursday where Vic from FlatRedBall walks through GUM, his engine agnostic UI layout tool. aka.ms/quest-to-compile #QuestToCompile #gamedev #indiedev #monogame #godot #dotnet
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〰️ HAPPENING TODAY 〰️ Visual Studio 2026 June Release Party Join members of the Visual Studio team to talk about what's new in the Visual Studio 2026 June Release. See you at 11 AM PT for the livestream ➡️ buff.ly/ymk2Kmh
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“AI is like a junior developer” might be the most useful AI analogy so far 🛠️ Brian Randell breaks down the comparison here: youtu.be/HFcpH0hGrhU
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Jerry Nixon strips out every buzzword and explains what retrieval-augmented generation actually is in one sentence. The full session goes even deeper at VSLive! Las Vegas. 🎥 youtu.be/6YLIYB6cOT0
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The .NET Day on Agentic Modernization agenda is live—see the new blog for what's in store, then join us to learn how to modernize apps without the rewrite. aka.ms/dotnetday/blog #modernize #dotnetday #githubcopilot #azurepaas
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MSVC just got a new brain 🧠✨ Sample PGO feeds the compiler real execution data → better inlining, smarter branches, and codegen that matches reality. Tiny samples, big wins. 👉 Dive in: buff.ly/zRqGx8x
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Too much context can actually hurt AI agents 📚 More from this VSLive! Las Vegas keynote: youtu.be/-D_d8ZxwxxU
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Debugging isn’t just about fixing code; it’s about reducing uncertainty. We’re taking a massive leap toward solving that problem by introducing a new, upgraded, guided workflow within our existing Debugger Agent in Visual Studio. Mark Downie lays it out for us... buff.ly/9s962D2
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X You think it's an endpoint problem. It's not. Philip Japikse explains exactly why that happens and it's not what most devs expect. Full clip from his API Versioning session at VSLive! Las Vegas. 🎥 youtu.be/EWNgTCx-7Dw
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VS 2026 (18.1–18.6) is a C power‑patch ⚡ Faster IntelliSense, sharper analysis, C 23 goodness, build‑speed boosts cleaner diagnostics. A tight upgrade cycle with real‑world wins. 👉 Watch: buff.ly/9LW7gzB
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“Make the button better” is not exactly peak AI-agent instructions 🧩 Mads Kristensen talks about why backlog quality suddenly matters way more: youtu.be/fVE4Ol085UU
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The real AI challenge? Context đź§  More from Jerry Nixon & Drew Skwiers-Koballa: youtu.be/-D_d8ZxwxxU
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