Spring AI 2.0 advances the Java framework for generative AI apps with a Spring Boot 4 baseline, cleaner agentic tooling, Model Context Protocol support and vendor-backed integrations including Azure ...

A Microsoft MVP Blog post on Visual Studio Live!'s longevity arrives as the 2026 conference series continues with upcoming stops at Microsoft HQ, San Diego and Orlando.

VS Code 1.125 adds in-editor visibility into additional Copilot budget usage as GitHub's AI-credit billing model continues to draw developer scrutiny.

Eclipse Open VSX has reached 1.0.0, highlighting its role as a vendor-neutral registry for VS Code-compatible extensions.

While I’m opposed to writing comments in code, even I recognize the value of comments placed on a class or method declaration (I’m excluding properties because most don’t require commenting).

Protect your ASP.NET applications from Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks by leveraging ARMOR, a C# implementation of the Encrypted Token Pattern. Here's how. The Encrypted Token Pattern is a defense ...

GitHub topped research firm's Gartner's inaugural Magic Quadrant report on vendors of AI code assistants, leading in both completeness of vision and ability to execute. That's perhaps unsurprising as ...

VS Code 1.120 brings the Agents window to Stable preview. The new window opens from a title-bar button. Agent customizations include Agents, Skills, Instructions, Hooks, MCP Servers and Plugins. It ...

Kubernetes is not just for large enterprises -- developers can learn and experiment locally using tools like Docker Desktop, minikube, or Rancher Desktop. Pods are the foundational unit to master ...

VS Code forks are diverging rapidly, not just in features, but in how they structure AI-assisted development workflows. Cursor emphasizes speed and visual polish, Windsurf leans toward dynamic ...

Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

In both .NET and Java, the garbage collector is smart enough to detect and release circular references. Dealing with circular references in C++ isn't as simple. In the first installment of this series ...