⚡️ Building a .NET CLR Profiler with C# and NativeAOT
Profiling the .NET CLR no longer means diving into C++. Using C# together with NativeAOT and the Silhouette library, developers can now build lightweight, high-performance profilers in managed code. It’s a clean demonstration of how modern .NET tooling is closing the gap between runtime internals and everyday developer workflows.
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Profiling the .NET CLR no longer means diving into C++. Using C# together with NativeAOT and the Silhouette library, developers can now build lightweight, high-performance profilers in managed code. It’s a clean demonstration of how modern .NET tooling is closing the gap between runtime internals and everyday developer workflows.
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Creating a .NET CLR profiler using C# and NativeAOT with Silhouette
In this post I look at how to create a simple .NET profiler. But instead of using C++, the profiler uses C# and NativeAOT with the Silhouette library
⚡️ Visual Studio 2026 reimagines debugging flow
Visual Studio 2026 aims to strip the drama from debugging — turning that sinking 'it worked yesterday' moment into a faster, clearer process. It’s built for real-world developers like Sam, who need context and insight, not noise, when code breaks. Microsoft’s message is clear: debugging should guide, not frustrate.
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Visual Studio 2026 aims to strip the drama from debugging — turning that sinking 'it worked yesterday' moment into a faster, clearer process. It’s built for real-world developers like Sam, who need context and insight, not noise, when code breaks. Microsoft’s message is clear: debugging should guide, not frustrate.
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Debugging, but Without the Drama (A Visual Studio 2026 Story)
Understand how the Visual Studio 2026 Debugger accelerates your workflow, making debugging less frustrating and more effective.
⚡️ Azure DevOps Adds Full Microsoft.Testing.Platform Support
Azure DevOps now fully supports Microsoft.Testing.Platform, enabling seamless test execution and results publishing without extra setup. For development teams, that means tighter CI/CD loops and more consistent QA data across projects.
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Azure DevOps now fully supports Microsoft.Testing.Platform, enabling seamless test execution and results publishing without extra setup. For development teams, that means tighter CI/CD loops and more consistent QA data across projects.
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Microsoft.Testing.Platform Now Fully Supported in Azure DevOps
Azure DevOps enhanced support for Microsoft.Testing.Platform, from running tests to publishing results!
⚡️ JanusGraph meets Azure Cassandra
Distributed graph data goes mainstream: integrating JanusGraph with Azure Apache Cassandra unlocks real-time insights from complex relationships. From fraud detection to social graphs, this combo makes connected data analysis faster and more scalable for enterprise-grade innovation.
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Distributed graph data goes mainstream: integrating JanusGraph with Azure Apache Cassandra unlocks real-time insights from complex relationships. From fraud detection to social graphs, this combo makes connected data analysis faster and more scalable for enterprise-grade innovation.
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Unlock the power of distributed graph databases with JanusGraph and Azure Apache Cassandra
Learn how JanusGraph with Azure Managed Cassandra enables scalable, high-performance graph applications for complex relationship analysis.
⚡️ Work Item Linking Lands in GitHub Advanced Security
Managing security issues just got smoother in Azure DevOps. GitHub Advanced Security now lets teams link alerts directly to work items, finally closing the gap between vulnerability tracking and sprint workflow. Less tab‑switching, more shipping secure code.
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Managing security issues just got smoother in Azure DevOps. GitHub Advanced Security now lets teams link alerts directly to work items, finally closing the gap between vulnerability tracking and sprint workflow. Less tab‑switching, more shipping secure code.
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Work item linking for Advanced Security alerts now available
Security vulnerabilities don’t fix themselves. Someone needs to track them, prioritize them, and actually ship the fix. If you’ve ever tried to manage security alerts alongside your regular sprint work, though, you know the friction: you’re looking at an…
⚡️ ReSharper and Rider 2025.3.1 sharpen developer workflow
The new 2025.3.1 release unites all rapid-response fixes from earlier patches and adds refined Next Edit Suggestions and performance optimizations across ReSharper and Rider. It’s a quality‑of‑life update that closes the loop on urgent issues while polishing the everyday coding experience for JetBrains users.
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The new 2025.3.1 release unites all rapid-response fixes from earlier patches and adds refined Next Edit Suggestions and performance optimizations across ReSharper and Rider. It’s a quality‑of‑life update that closes the loop on urgent issues while polishing the everyday coding experience for JetBrains users.
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⚡️ Azure Developer CLI gets pipeline and extension boost
The December update to Azure Developer CLI (azd) sharpens its developer workflow with upgraded extension handling, streamlined Azure Pipelines integration, and a refreshed Foundry identity. Microsoft keeps tightening the loop between local dev setups and cloud CI/CD — less friction, more speed for app delivery.
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The December update to Azure Developer CLI (azd) sharpens its developer workflow with upgraded extension handling, streamlined Azure Pipelines integration, and a refreshed Foundry identity. Microsoft keeps tightening the loop between local dev setups and cloud CI/CD — less friction, more speed for app delivery.
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) Dec 2025 – Extensions Enhancements, Foundry Rebranding, and Azure Pipelines Improvements
Explore the December 2025 release of the Azure Developer CLI. Discover new features in versions 1.22.0 through 1.22.5.
⚡️ WebSharper 10 and Fidelity Framework Released
WebSharper 10 lands with major updates for F# web developers, tightening the bridge between functional programming and modern frontend workflows. Alongside it, the new Fidelity Framework debuts, promising sharper abstraction and more consistent performance across distributed F# services.
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WebSharper 10 lands with major updates for F# web developers, tightening the bridge between functional programming and modern frontend workflows. Alongside it, the new Fidelity Framework debuts, promising sharper abstraction and more consistent performance across distributed F# services.
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F# Weekly #51, 2025 – WebSharper 10 & Fidelity Framework
Welcome to F# Weekly, A roundup of F# content from this past week: News WebSharper 10.0 Aspire 13.1 – Our holiday gift to you | Aspire Blog Microsoft.Testing.Platform Now Fully Supported in A…
⚡️ Microsoft Tops Gartner’s AI Platform Rankings
Microsoft has been named a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for AI Application Development Platforms. The recognition underscores its strength in agent frameworks, orchestration, and enterprise-grade governance—key pillars shaping how enterprises scale AI across real workloads.
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Microsoft has been named a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for AI Application Development Platforms. The recognition underscores its strength in agent frameworks, orchestration, and enterprise-grade governance—key pillars shaping how enterprises scale AI across real workloads.
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Microsoft named a Leader in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for AI Application Development Platforms | Microsoft Azure Blog
Learn how Microsoft Foundry—our unified, interoperable AI platform—is enabling developers to build faster, smarter, and safer AI apps.
⚡️ C++ gets deep Copilot integration in Visual Studio
Microsoft brings C++ into Visual Studio’s deepest Copilot tier, giving developers symbol‑aware AI that can refactor and edit code across files. The new public preview finally puts C++ on par with C#, opening the door to large‑scale, AI‑assisted codebase management inside the IDE.
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Microsoft brings C++ into Visual Studio’s deepest Copilot tier, giving developers symbol‑aware AI that can refactor and edit code across files. The new public preview finally puts C++ on par with C#, opening the door to large‑scale, AI‑assisted codebase management inside the IDE.
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C++ Joins C# in Visual Studio's Deep Copilot Tier -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft has moved C++ into Visual Studio's deepest Copilot tier, adding symbol-aware tools in public preview that let Copilot agent mode refactor and edit large C++ codebases across multiple files, similar to the kind of deep integration long associated…
⚡️ Microsoft Leads Gartner’s 2025 AI Dev Platforms
Gartner’s 2025 Magic Quadrant again places Microsoft in the Leader quadrant for AI application development platforms. The report highlights Azure AI Foundry’s enterprise-ready stack—underscoring Microsoft’s strong hold in the rapidly industrializing world of AI software tooling.
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Gartner’s 2025 Magic Quadrant again places Microsoft in the Leader quadrant for AI application development platforms. The report highlights Azure AI Foundry’s enterprise-ready stack—underscoring Microsoft’s strong hold in the rapidly industrializing world of AI software tooling.
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Microsoft Again Named a Leader in AI AppDev Platforms Research -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft was again named a Leader in Gartner’s 2025 Magic Quadrant for AI Application Development Platforms, highlighting Azure AI Foundry’s enterprise focus.
⚡️ Microsoft Retires IntelliCode for Copilot Era
Microsoft is sunsetting IntelliCode in VS Code, marking the end of free local AI code suggestions. The move concentrates the company’s developer AI strategy entirely around GitHub Copilot — and signals a clear pivot toward subscription-based intelligence in the coding workflow.
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Microsoft is sunsetting IntelliCode in VS Code, marking the end of free local AI code suggestions. The move concentrates the company’s developer AI strategy entirely around GitHub Copilot — and signals a clear pivot toward subscription-based intelligence in the coding workflow.
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Microsoft Quietly Kills IntelliCode as AI Strategy Shifts to Subscription Copilot -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft has begun decommissioning IntelliCode in VS Code, ending free local AI-assisted completions and shifting its developer AI strategy fully to subscription-based GitHub Copilot.
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⚡️ Hands-on Guide to Azure Developer CLI Released
Chris Pietschmann’s new book, *Build and Deploy Apps using Azure Developer CLI*, distills a practical approach to cloud-native delivery on Microsoft Azure. It serves as a field manual for developers and teams eager to cut through deployment friction and master real-world workflows with azd.
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Chris Pietschmann’s new book, *Build and Deploy Apps using Azure Developer CLI*, distills a practical approach to cloud-native delivery on Microsoft Azure. It serves as a field manual for developers and teams eager to cut through deployment friction and master real-world workflows with azd.
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New Book: Build And Deploy Apps Using Azure Developer CLI By Chris Pietschmann | Build5Nines
I am excited to announce the release of my new book, Build and Deploy Apps using Azure Developer CLI, a practical, hands-on guide for developers and teams who
⚡️ Sharper Test Assertions with Eq Instances
Adding Eq instances makes test assertions more expressive and precise. Instead of custom equality checks scattered through code, developers can rely on consistent, type-safe comparisons. It’s a small change that tightens test quality where it matters most—the definition of success itself.
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Adding Eq instances makes test assertions more expressive and precise. Instead of custom equality checks scattered through code, developers can rely on consistent, type-safe comparisons. It’s a small change that tightens test quality where it matters most—the definition of success itself.
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Test-specific Eq
Adding Eq instances for better assertions.
⚡️ How .NET Handles Windows’ Mark of the Web
Mark of the Web (MOTW) is Windows’ invisible safety net — a metadata tag that flags files from the internet as untrusted. The new guidance for .NET developers shows how MOTW affects assemblies and execution, and how to manage these security constraints responsibly in modern workflows.
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Mark of the Web (MOTW) is Windows’ invisible safety net — a metadata tag that flags files from the internet as untrusted. The new guidance for .NET developers shows how MOTW affects assemblies and execution, and how to manage these security constraints responsibly in modern workflows.
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Understanding and Managing Mark of the Web in .NET
In this post, I describe how to read, set, and remove the Mark of the Web security feature in Windows using .NET.
⚡️ Azure’s New Test Run Hub Hits General Availability
Microsoft is rolling out the New Test Run Hub in Azure Test Plans to General Availability across Azure DevOps Services in January 2026. The modern interface accelerates test execution and analysis while bringing much-needed clarity and collaboration to QA teams. A cleaner, faster way to deliver reliable software is now the default.
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Microsoft is rolling out the New Test Run Hub in Azure Test Plans to General Availability across Azure DevOps Services in January 2026. The modern interface accelerates test execution and analysis while bringing much-needed clarity and collaboration to QA teams. A cleaner, faster way to deliver reliable software is now the default.
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The New Test Run Hub is Going Generally Available!
January 2026 all organizations will be transitioned to the new Test Run Hub.
⚡️ How Copilot Helped Me Beat Procrastination
A long weekend and GitHub Copilot turned a chronic starter into a finisher. By automating boilerplate and nudging coding flow, AI in Visual Studio made daunting side projects actually doable — proof that productivity can sometimes start with a single prompt.
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A long weekend and GitHub Copilot turned a chronic starter into a finisher. By automating boilerplate and nudging coding flow, AI in Visual Studio made daunting side projects actually doable — proof that productivity can sometimes start with a single prompt.
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How AI fixed my procrastination
I struggled to get started. For ages, I kept putting off building this website, creating a new programming language for Visual Studio, and coming up with fresh color themes. Each project looked overwhelming, and I couldn’t find the time or motivation to jump…
⚡️ Scaling Azure Naming Conventions with Terraform
Managing Azure naming at enterprise scale is no longer trial and error. A Terraform-based approach using Build5Nines/naming/azure now automates consistent, region-aware resource naming with AzureRM and Region Pairs support — turning a fragile DevOps headache into predictable, governed infrastructure growth.
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Managing Azure naming at enterprise scale is no longer trial and error. A Terraform-based approach using Build5Nines/naming/azure now automates consistent, region-aware resource naming with AzureRM and Region Pairs support — turning a fragile DevOps headache into predictable, governed infrastructure growth.
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Implementing Azure Naming Conventions At Scale With Terraform And Build5Nines/naming/azure (AzureRM + Region Pairs) | Build5Nines
Microsoft Azure resource naming conventions are one of those “small” DevOps and cloud infrastructure management disciplines that quietly determine whether
⚡️ F# Weekly #52: A Fresh Start for 2025
F# Weekly kicks off 2025 with its final roundup of the year — issue #52. The edition closes a cycle of community insights, tools, and language updates, setting a clear tone for what functional developers can expect next. A concise yet symbolic wrap-up of a year that kept F# evolving steadily.
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F# Weekly kicks off 2025 with its final roundup of the year — issue #52. The edition closes a cycle of community insights, tools, and language updates, setting a clear tone for what functional developers can expect next. A concise yet symbolic wrap-up of a year that kept F# evolving steadily.
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F# Weekly #52, 2025 – Happy New Year
Welcome to F# Weekly, A roundup of F# content from this past week: News F# Advent Calendar in English 2025 – Sergey Tihon’s Blog How AI fixed my procrastination – Visual Studio Blog Vid…
🎁 Top 15 open-source projects every .NET web developer should know
As a small New Year’s gift for the //devdigest community, our editor Vlad Furdak has carefully prepared this curated list — a selection of materials to wrap up the year, catch up on what you might have missed, and start the new one with fresh ideas and inspiration.
🧪 Demo-projects
⏺ eShop (Microsoft)
A production-ready reference app from Microsoft showing how to use .NET Aspire, built with a microservice architecture.
⏺ ASP.NET RealWorld example app
A sample project built with ASP.NET Core (feature-oriented), including CRUD, auth, routing, pagination, and more
📚 Cookbooks & practical “recipes”
⏺ ASP.NET Cookbook (Practical ASP.NET Core)
Hands-on examples across many ASP.NET Core topics: middleware configuration, authentication, caching, routing, Minimal APIs, YARP, etc.
⏺ ORM Cookbook
A collection of code recipes for ORM frameworks: EF / EF Core, Dapper, NHibernate, ServiceStack ORM, Linq2DB, LLBLGenPro, and more.
⏺ MAUI Samples
35 MAUI sample projects - very helpful for learning MAUI.
⏺ Milan Jovanović code samples (repositories)
Tons of useful examples on many topics that are practical for real commercial .NET development.
🏗️ Clean Architecture (guide + template/boilerplate)
⏺ Clean architecture implementation example (Clean Architecture Manga)
Source code + a mini-book about application architecture. Clean Architecture implemented with .NET Core + React.
⏺ Clean architecture boilerplate (Jason Taylor - CleanArchitecture)
A template for a straightforward, efficient approach to enterprise app development using Clean Architecture and ASP.NET Core.
🧩 Sample business apps (DDD / CQRS / Event Sourcing)
⏺ POS application
Demonstrates CQRS, Event Sourcing, Generic Repository, Unit of Work, DDD, Ocelot API Gateway, Kafka.
⏺ Merp
Event-based Micro ERP using ASP.NET Core 3.1.
💬 Community apps (forum/blog)
⏺ POPForums
Forum + Q&A app with real-time updates, image uploads, and private message chat in multiple languages
⏺ POPBlog
From the creators of POPForums: a lightweight blog app using ASP.NET.
🎵 Blazor / WASM real-world app
⏺ MLocker
A browser-based music player built with ASP.NET + Blazor WASM.
🛒 E-commerce platforms (used in production)
⏺ GrandNode
A powerful, scalable e-commerce platform built with MongoDB.
⏺ nopCommerce
The legendary open-source e-commerce engine built with ASP.NET.
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As a small New Year’s gift for the //devdigest community, our editor Vlad Furdak has carefully prepared this curated list — a selection of materials to wrap up the year, catch up on what you might have missed, and start the new one with fresh ideas and inspiration.
🧪 Demo-projects
A production-ready reference app from Microsoft showing how to use .NET Aspire, built with a microservice architecture.
A sample project built with ASP.NET Core (feature-oriented), including CRUD, auth, routing, pagination, and more
📚 Cookbooks & practical “recipes”
Hands-on examples across many ASP.NET Core topics: middleware configuration, authentication, caching, routing, Minimal APIs, YARP, etc.
A collection of code recipes for ORM frameworks: EF / EF Core, Dapper, NHibernate, ServiceStack ORM, Linq2DB, LLBLGenPro, and more.
35 MAUI sample projects - very helpful for learning MAUI.
Tons of useful examples on many topics that are practical for real commercial .NET development.
🏗️ Clean Architecture (guide + template/boilerplate)
Source code + a mini-book about application architecture. Clean Architecture implemented with .NET Core + React.
A template for a straightforward, efficient approach to enterprise app development using Clean Architecture and ASP.NET Core.
🧩 Sample business apps (DDD / CQRS / Event Sourcing)
Demonstrates CQRS, Event Sourcing, Generic Repository, Unit of Work, DDD, Ocelot API Gateway, Kafka.
Event-based Micro ERP using ASP.NET Core 3.1.
💬 Community apps (forum/blog)
Forum + Q&A app with real-time updates, image uploads, and private message chat in multiple languages
From the creators of POPForums: a lightweight blog app using ASP.NET.
🎵 Blazor / WASM real-world app
A browser-based music player built with ASP.NET + Blazor WASM.
🛒 E-commerce platforms (used in production)
A powerful, scalable e-commerce platform built with MongoDB.
The legendary open-source e-commerce engine built with ASP.NET.
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⚡️ Git Integration Still Feels a Decade Away
After years of updates, even Visual Studio’s 'improved Git integration' feels half-baked. For many developers, seamless VCS workflows remain a mirage—commercial nuclear fusion might realistically beat perfect Git UI to market. It’s a reminder of how stubbornly complex core dev tooling can be, despite all the AI hype around it.
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After years of updates, even Visual Studio’s 'improved Git integration' feels half-baked. For many developers, seamless VCS workflows remain a mirage—commercial nuclear fusion might realistically beat perfect Git UI to market. It’s a reminder of how stubbornly complex core dev tooling can be, despite all the AI hype around it.
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Git integration is ten years away
We'll get commercial nuclear fusion earlier.