Brian Benz
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Microsoft AI Advocate. Certified stunt coder
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2025 Trimble Dimensions User Conference: Unlock Innovation
Elevate your expertise at Dimensions 2025 in Las Vegas, Nov 10-12. Explore industry trends, master advanced techniques and connect with experts. Register now!
www.trimble.com
🚀 Join me at Trimble Dimensions tomorrow—two back-to-back talks on AI for construction planning and enterprise automation. Full event info: www.trimble.com/en/our-compa...
#TrimbleDimensions #Azure #AI #Construction
#TrimbleDimensions #Azure #AI #Construction
🚀 Join me at Trimble Dimensions tomorrow—two back-to-back talks on AI for construction planning and enterprise automation. Full event info: www.trimble.com/en/our-compa...
#TrimbleDimensions #Azure #AI #Construction
#TrimbleDimensions #Azure #AI #Construction
2025 Trimble Dimensions User Conference: Unlock Innovation
Elevate your expertise at Dimensions 2025 in Las Vegas, Nov 10-12. Explore industry trends, master advanced techniques and connect with experts. Register now!
www.trimble.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🚀 Join me at Trimble Dimensions tomorrow—two back-to-back talks on AI for construction planning and enterprise automation. Full event info: www.trimble.com/en/our-compa...
#TrimbleDimensions #Azure #AI #Construction
#TrimbleDimensions #Azure #AI #Construction
☕️🤖 New Java & AI for Beginners series: concise intros to RAG, MCP, LangChain4j, Azure services, and container options—designed for working Java devs.
Blog: devblogs.microsoft.com/java/java-an...
Playlist: aka.ms/java-ai-begi...
#Java #AI #Beginners #DevTools #OpenSource
Blog: devblogs.microsoft.com/java/java-an...
Playlist: aka.ms/java-ai-begi...
#Java #AI #Beginners #DevTools #OpenSource
Java and AI for Beginners: a practical video series for Java - Microsoft for Java Developers
Learn core GenAI concepts for Java: RAG, MCP, LangChain4j, Azure integrations, and containers. Start with short, practical videos.
devblogs.microsoft.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
☕️🤖 New Java & AI for Beginners series: concise intros to RAG, MCP, LangChain4j, Azure services, and container options—designed for working Java devs.
Blog: devblogs.microsoft.com/java/java-an...
Playlist: aka.ms/java-ai-begi...
#Java #AI #Beginners #DevTools #OpenSource
Blog: devblogs.microsoft.com/java/java-an...
Playlist: aka.ms/java-ai-begi...
#Java #AI #Beginners #DevTools #OpenSource
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OpenAI Codex is now integrated directly in VS Code through the new Agent Sessions view - and can be powered by your GitHub Copilot subscription.
Try it out now with VS Code Insiders and a Copilot Pro+ subscription. Happy coding!
Try it out now with VS Code Insiders and a Copilot Pro+ subscription. Happy coding!
October 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
OpenAI Codex is now integrated directly in VS Code through the new Agent Sessions view - and can be powered by your GitHub Copilot subscription.
Try it out now with VS Code Insiders and a Copilot Pro+ subscription. Happy coding!
Try it out now with VS Code Insiders and a Copilot Pro+ subscription. Happy coding!
Reposted by Brian Benz
Still running Spring apps on SQL? 👀
See how to evolve to Azure #CosmosDB with #GitHubCopilot as your migration buddy.
🧠 Live demo + real refactoring examples!
🗓️ Oct 21 | 16:30 UTC (9:30am PST)
🔗 developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reacto...
See how to evolve to Azure #CosmosDB with #GitHubCopilot as your migration buddy.
🧠 Live demo + real refactoring examples!
🗓️ Oct 21 | 16:30 UTC (9:30am PST)
🔗 developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reacto...
October 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Still running Spring apps on SQL? 👀
See how to evolve to Azure #CosmosDB with #GitHubCopilot as your migration buddy.
🧠 Live demo + real refactoring examples!
🗓️ Oct 21 | 16:30 UTC (9:30am PST)
🔗 developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reacto...
See how to evolve to Azure #CosmosDB with #GitHubCopilot as your migration buddy.
🧠 Live demo + real refactoring examples!
🗓️ Oct 21 | 16:30 UTC (9:30am PST)
🔗 developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reacto...
🚀🧠 Drasi + GQL = continuous queries for the graph era. Mark Russinovich details how the first new international DB language since SQL lands in change-driven systems. Read: opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/10...
#Drasi #GQL #GraphDatabases #OpenSource
opensource.microsoft.com
#Drasi #GQL #GraphDatabases #OpenSource
opensource.microsoft.com
Drasi at one year: now with GQL for change-driven solutions
Drasi’s first year brings GQL support and community growth, empowering developers to build event-driven apps. Learn more.
opensource.microsoft.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
🚀🧠 Drasi + GQL = continuous queries for the graph era. Mark Russinovich details how the first new international DB language since SQL lands in change-driven systems. Read: opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/10...
#Drasi #GQL #GraphDatabases #OpenSource
opensource.microsoft.com
#Drasi #GQL #GraphDatabases #OpenSource
opensource.microsoft.com
🙏 Thanks for coming to From CRUD to Cognitive at JCON USA! Appreciate all the great questions. Reference materials (patterns, links, code) are here: aka.ms/CRUDtoCognit...
☕️🤖🚀
#JCONUSA #Java #GenAI #OpenSource #RAG
☕️🤖🚀
#JCONUSA #Java #GenAI #OpenSource #RAG
October 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🙏 Thanks for coming to From CRUD to Cognitive at JCON USA! Appreciate all the great questions. Reference materials (patterns, links, code) are here: aka.ms/CRUDtoCognit...
☕️🤖🚀
#JCONUSA #Java #GenAI #OpenSource #RAG
☕️🤖🚀
#JCONUSA #Java #GenAI #OpenSource #RAG
🚀🧠☕ From CRUD to Cognitive—without a rewrite. I’m teaming up with Ed Burns at JCON USA (IBM TechXchange) to show RAG, form auto-fillers, chatbots & AI triggers using open-source models/frameworks. Oct 6, 6–6:30pm EDT
👉 usa.jcon.one
#JCONUSA #Java #GenAI #RAG #OpenSource
👉 usa.jcon.one
#JCONUSA #Java #GenAI #RAG #OpenSource
October 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
🚀🧠☕ From CRUD to Cognitive—without a rewrite. I’m teaming up with Ed Burns at JCON USA (IBM TechXchange) to show RAG, form auto-fillers, chatbots & AI triggers using open-source models/frameworks. Oct 6, 6–6:30pm EDT
👉 usa.jcon.one
#JCONUSA #Java #GenAI #RAG #OpenSource
👉 usa.jcon.one
#JCONUSA #Java #GenAI #RAG #OpenSource
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Rolling out to VS Code now: Claude Sonnet 4.5, Anthropic's most advanced model for coding.
Let us know what you think!
github.blog/changelog/20...
Let us know what you think!
github.blog/changelog/20...
September 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Rolling out to VS Code now: Claude Sonnet 4.5, Anthropic's most advanced model for coding.
Let us know what you think!
github.blog/changelog/20...
Let us know what you think!
github.blog/changelog/20...
See you there!
This Wednesday, join us for a special VS Code livestream, straight from Microsoft HQ!
Burke Holland will be joined by an amazing guest lineup: Cory House, Anastasia Khomochkina, Eleanor Berger, Kent C. Dodds, and Scott Tolinski 🔥
You don't want to miss this 🔗 youtube.com/live/4Q9TDw2...
Burke Holland will be joined by an amazing guest lineup: Cory House, Anastasia Khomochkina, Eleanor Berger, Kent C. Dodds, and Scott Tolinski 🔥
You don't want to miss this 🔗 youtube.com/live/4Q9TDw2...
September 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
See you there!
Reposted by Brian Benz
This Wednesday, join us for a special VS Code livestream, straight from Microsoft HQ!
Burke Holland will be joined by an amazing guest lineup: Cory House, Anastasia Khomochkina, Eleanor Berger, Kent C. Dodds, and Scott Tolinski 🔥
You don't want to miss this 🔗 youtube.com/live/4Q9TDw2...
Burke Holland will be joined by an amazing guest lineup: Cory House, Anastasia Khomochkina, Eleanor Berger, Kent C. Dodds, and Scott Tolinski 🔥
You don't want to miss this 🔗 youtube.com/live/4Q9TDw2...
September 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This Wednesday, join us for a special VS Code livestream, straight from Microsoft HQ!
Burke Holland will be joined by an amazing guest lineup: Cory House, Anastasia Khomochkina, Eleanor Berger, Kent C. Dodds, and Scott Tolinski 🔥
You don't want to miss this 🔗 youtube.com/live/4Q9TDw2...
Burke Holland will be joined by an amazing guest lineup: Cory House, Anastasia Khomochkina, Eleanor Berger, Kent C. Dodds, and Scott Tolinski 🔥
You don't want to miss this 🔗 youtube.com/live/4Q9TDw2...
Reposted by Brian Benz
GitHub Codespaces provides a free web-based development environment backed by a Linux container... and it turns out it also includes a GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable that provides free API access to the GitHub Models collection of LLMs
... here it's running my LLM CLI utility
... here it's running my LLM CLI utility
August 13, 2025 at 5:42 AM
GitHub Codespaces provides a free web-based development environment backed by a Linux container... and it turns out it also includes a GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable that provides free API access to the GitHub Models collection of LLMs
... here it's running my LLM CLI utility
... here it's running my LLM CLI utility
New Blog post - 🤝 @microsoft.com + @langchain4j.dev = secure and scalable #Java #AI including Azure + OpenAI Java SDK integration. Read: devblogs.microsoft.com/java/microso...
#Azure
#Azure
Microsoft and LangChain4j: A Partnership for Secure, Enterprise-Grade Java AI Applications - Microsoft for Java Developers
Discover how Microsoft and LangChain4j are empowering Java developers to build secure, scalable AI applications. Learn about OpenAI SDK integration, Azure support, and robust security enhancements in ...
devblogs.microsoft.com
July 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
New Blog post - 🤝 @microsoft.com + @langchain4j.dev = secure and scalable #Java #AI including Azure + OpenAI Java SDK integration. Read: devblogs.microsoft.com/java/microso...
#Azure
#Azure
Model Context Protocol is essential knowledge for every AI developer that wants to enable modular, composable model-based apps
Don’t miss this session - July 15th at 09:00 PT !👇
Don’t miss this session - July 15th at 09:00 PT !👇
Learn how to build an MCP Server and an MCP Client in #Java.
Join me & @sandraahlgrimm.bsky.social this July 15th at 09:00 PT to get a glimpse of #MCP and demos that (hopefully!) will work fine, and give you a lift on building your own!
Hit "Notify me" on YouTube!
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Join me & @sandraahlgrimm.bsky.social this July 15th at 09:00 PT to get a glimpse of #MCP and demos that (hopefully!) will work fine, and give you a lift on building your own!
Hit "Notify me" on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xek_...
Let's Learn MCP: Java
YouTube video by Visual Studio Code
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July 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Model Context Protocol is essential knowledge for every AI developer that wants to enable modular, composable model-based apps
Don’t miss this session - July 15th at 09:00 PT !👇
Don’t miss this session - July 15th at 09:00 PT !👇
GitHub #Copilot Chat is now open source - Check out the source code here! github.com/microsoft/vs...
July 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
GitHub #Copilot Chat is now open source - Check out the source code here! github.com/microsoft/vs...
🚀⚡️💚 Cutting cloud costs & carbon? Check my new walkthrough of Azure @kubernetes.io service on Arm-powered Cobalt 100 VMs - full demo + step-by-step guide. Video: youtu.be/B9JzkHTJuJI Docs 👉 aka.ms/armonazure #Kubernetes #AKS #Azure #Arm #GreenSoftware
Using ARM VMs for AKS (CLI): Azure Kubernetes Service
YouTube video by Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
youtu.be
June 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
🚀⚡️💚 Cutting cloud costs & carbon? Check my new walkthrough of Azure @kubernetes.io service on Arm-powered Cobalt 100 VMs - full demo + step-by-step guide. Video: youtu.be/B9JzkHTJuJI Docs 👉 aka.ms/armonazure #Kubernetes #AKS #Azure #Arm #GreenSoftware
🚀🤖☁️ Copilot for Azure is generally available—with Agent Mode! Supports VS Code, lets Copilot read your Azure resources & run full infra workflows, backed by enterprise security. Check out aka.ms/GitHubCopilo... #Azure #GitHubCopilot #AI #DevOps #VSCode
Announcing General Availability of GitHub Copilot for Azure—Now with Agent Mode | All things Azure
Unlocking a New DevOps Era GitHub Copilot for Azure was first introduced at Ignite 2024 as a public preview, empowering developers, IT operators, and
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June 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
🚀🤖☁️ Copilot for Azure is generally available—with Agent Mode! Supports VS Code, lets Copilot read your Azure resources & run full infra workflows, backed by enterprise security. Check out aka.ms/GitHubCopilo... #Azure #GitHubCopilot #AI #DevOps #VSCode
🚀✨🔥 Faster, cheaper cloud-native? Join my live demo at Microsoft Build: “Cobalt 100 on Arm” w/ Amar Dhamdhere, Bhumik Patel & Richard Murillo. May 21 12:30 PT (Seattle/online). RSVP: build.microsoft.com/en-US/sessio... #Arm #Azure #cloudnative #MSBuild
Unleashing price-performance: Cobalt 100 and the future of cloud-native on Arm
Discover how Arm and Microsoft are delivering breakthrough price-performance with Cobalt 100 VMs on Azure. Learn about the growing Arm ecosystem, Microsoft's internal workload deployments, and see liv...
build.microsoft.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🚀✨🔥 Faster, cheaper cloud-native? Join my live demo at Microsoft Build: “Cobalt 100 on Arm” w/ Amar Dhamdhere, Bhumik Patel & Richard Murillo. May 21 12:30 PT (Seattle/online). RSVP: build.microsoft.com/en-US/sessio... #Arm #Azure #cloudnative #MSBuild
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How will you be celebrating 30 years of #Java this week?
#30YearsOfJava #BirthdayWeek 🥳
@sharatchander.bsky.social @devoxx.uk @jcon.one @bejug.bsky.social @jugnoord.bsky.social @madridjug.es @jugch.bsky.social @czjug.bsky.social @jughannover.bsky.social @warszawa.jug.pl @nljug.bsky.social
#30YearsOfJava #BirthdayWeek 🥳
@sharatchander.bsky.social @devoxx.uk @jcon.one @bejug.bsky.social @jugnoord.bsky.social @madridjug.es @jugch.bsky.social @czjug.bsky.social @jughannover.bsky.social @warszawa.jug.pl @nljug.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
How will you be celebrating 30 years of #Java this week?
#30YearsOfJava #BirthdayWeek 🥳
@sharatchander.bsky.social @devoxx.uk @jcon.one @bejug.bsky.social @jugnoord.bsky.social @madridjug.es @jugch.bsky.social @czjug.bsky.social @jughannover.bsky.social @warszawa.jug.pl @nljug.bsky.social
#30YearsOfJava #BirthdayWeek 🥳
@sharatchander.bsky.social @devoxx.uk @jcon.one @bejug.bsky.social @jugnoord.bsky.social @madridjug.es @jugch.bsky.social @czjug.bsky.social @jughannover.bsky.social @warszawa.jug.pl @nljug.bsky.social
Reposted by Brian Benz
Today, we're announcing plans to make VS Code an open source AI editor.
We believe AI development should stay true to VS Code's core principles: open, collaborative, and community-driven. Let's build the future of software development together.
aka.ms/open-source-...
We believe AI development should stay true to VS Code's core principles: open, collaborative, and community-driven. Let's build the future of software development together.
aka.ms/open-source-...
May 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Today, we're announcing plans to make VS Code an open source AI editor.
We believe AI development should stay true to VS Code's core principles: open, collaborative, and community-driven. Let's build the future of software development together.
aka.ms/open-source-...
We believe AI development should stay true to VS Code's core principles: open, collaborative, and community-driven. Let's build the future of software development together.
aka.ms/open-source-...
🤖☕️ Seattle friends! 22 May 6-8 pm @ Microsoft Reactor—catch @jdubois.bsky.social and I talking AI super-powers for Java devs: LLMs, Copilot, MCP & more, no massive refactors needed! RSVP: www.meetup.com/seajug/event... #java #ai #llm #github #mcp 🚀
Recent AI tools and technologies for Java developers, Thu, May 22, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
For this event we are going to have two talks!
**Seamless AI Integration for Java: From Exploration to Deployment by Brian Benz**
Curious how to embed advanced AI function
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May 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
🤖☕️ Seattle friends! 22 May 6-8 pm @ Microsoft Reactor—catch @jdubois.bsky.social and I talking AI super-powers for Java devs: LLMs, Copilot, MCP & more, no massive refactors needed! RSVP: www.meetup.com/seajug/event... #java #ai #llm #github #mcp 🚀