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Microsoft Extends Rust-Influenced Memory-Safety Push to C#

Microsoft is applying lessons from Rust to C# in a planned redesign of the unsafe code model, continuing a years-long company focus on reducing memory-safety risks historically associated with C and C ...

From code-first to intent-first: Microsoft Build 2026 could be the end of programming as we know it

Build 2026 runs from June 2-3 in San Francisco. Here's what Microsoft is expected to announce for GitHub Copilot, Azure AI ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Visual Studio May Update Adds Plan Agent, Diff Review Tools

Microsoft highlighted Copilot planning, context visibility, diff review updates and MSVC Build Tools v14.51 in its May Visual Studio update.

TypeScript devs no longer need to tangle with C# to use Aspire dev stack after Microsoft update

Aspire is a powerful tool for developers but not well understood – and pure TypeScript AppHost may broaden its appeal ...
Windows Report

Microsoft Adds Offline AI Support and Device Emulation to VS Code

Microsoft has released VS Code 1.122 with BYOK support without sign-in, mobile device emulation, and a new issue reporting ...

Microsoft unveils new AI models to lessen reliance on OpenAI and lower costs for developers

At its Build developer conference, Microsoft is announcing series of generative AI models to try and crack a market controlled by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.

Microsoft Build 2026: The 7 biggest announcements

Microsoft just kicked off Build 2026 with a keynote from CEO Satya Nadella and other company leaders. As expected, it was ...
NPR

Studio 2

May 22, 2026 Studio 2 Extra: Bestselling author Celeste Ng In Our Missing Hearts, writer Celeste Ng meticulously crafts a near-future American dystopia, not far removed from the real world. It’s the ...