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Microsoft Semantic Kernel will support OpenAI plugins
Fall 2023 roadmap for the LLM-integrating SDK also lists plans for plugin testing, dynamic planners, end-to-end telemetry, and links to vector databases.
Visual Studio Code stabilizes Remote Tunnels to WSL
Connecting to Windows Subsystem for Linux over Remote Tunnels is out of preview. Group and tab resizing also highlighted in latest VS Code upgrade.
Microsoft Dev Box workstations on Azure go GA
Azure-hosted, project-specific development workstations can be accessed from Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android devices.
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8 more React hooks you need to know about
useState is the most well-known hook for using functional components in React, but it's just a start. Here are eight more React hooks, and how to use them.
Microsoft improves F# language hints in Visual Studio
Microsoft is previewing inline type hints, inline parameter name hints, and return type hints for the F# programming language in Visual Studio.
GitHub Enterprise Server debuts time-based roadmap layout
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.9 introduces a time-based roadmap layout in GitHub Projects, allowing users to view project issues and pull requests on a timeline.
Bun.js creator Jarred Sumner talks tech, funding, and startups
Launched in 2022, Bun.js is rapidly evolving into the new, all-in-one server-side JavaScript runtime.
Review: CodeWhisperer, Bard, and Copilot X
Amazon CodeWhisperer, Google Bard, and GitHub Copilot X plod through our AI pair programming challenge. Each tool has its strengths, and none of them are perfect.
When low-code and no-code can accelerate app modernization
Could a low-code or no-code platform work for your application modernization scenario? Here's what you need to know.
Bundling with the Bun.js bundler
Bun.js is the drop-in replacement for Node that now comes with a blazingly-fast bundler. Here's a first look at bundling with Bun.js.
3 great Git alternatives: Fossil, Mercurial, and Subversion
Git isn't the only open source version control system around. Here's what you need to know about three of its biggest competitors.
Rust most admired language, Stack Overflow survey says
Stack Overflow 2023 Developer Survey finds that JavaScript and Python are the most used and most desired languages, but they fall far short of Rust in satisfying their users.
Microsoft unveils C# Dev Kit for Visual Studio Code
The C# Dev Kit extension combines the C# extension with AI-powered code completion, solution management, and integrated testing.
Intro to GitPod: A cloud development environment
GitPod is a full-fledged development environment like VS Code, but you can access it from any web browser. Let's take a look.
Visual Studio Code 1.79 introduces read-only for files, folders
The latest version of Microsoft’s code editor also offers automatic copying of external files, images, and video.
How Grafana made observability accessible
Now 10 years old, the open source passion project that made observability open and composable continues to simplify life for developers.
JetBrains adds to Aqua testing IDE
Added support for Playwright and Cypress improves testing and debugging.
Automating CI/CD with GitHub Actions
Automating and streamlining the software development lifecycle through continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) is a cornerstone of software development today. One of the easiest tools for CI/CD is GitHub Actions, a...
Latest Apple Xcode IDE improves code completion
Builds are faster, and the tool platform also supports Apple's new Vision Pro device.
