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Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · 15h

SSMS 22 brings support for #WindowsOnArm. A lot of developers have been eagerly looking forward to this day.

Erin Stellato @erinstellato.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 It's another two-for-Tuesday over in the SSMS team!

Announcing the release of SSMS 22 Preview 3 and SSMS 21.6!

SSMS 22 Preview 3 includes:

- GitHub Copilot in SSMS

- ARM64 support for core SSMS scenarios

Start with Makena's post: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserv...

Enjoy! 👯‍♀️

Announcing the Release of SQL Server Management Studio 22 Preview 3 | Microsoft Community Hub

The SSMS team is delighted to announce the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 Preview 3. This latest preview is chock full of exiting new...

techcommunity.microsoft.com

Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · 1d

devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/annou...

Announcing the .NET Security Group - .NET Blog

Learn how to join the .NET Security Group for early access to CVE information and help deliver security patches to your .NET distribution simultaneously with Microsoft.

devblogs.microsoft.com

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Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · 20d

Very exciting news for the #WindowsOnArm ecosystem

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 21d

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X2 Elite and Extreme for Windows on ARM PCs. Qualcomm claims they’re the fastest and most efficient chips for Windows ever 👀 www.theverge.com/news/785068/...

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X2 Elite and Extreme for Windows PCs

Huge claims here.

www.theverge.com

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Damian Edwards @damianedwards.com · 29d

.NET STS releases are now supported for 2 years instead of 18 months starting with .NET 9 (the current STS). STS releases now go out-of-support on the same day as the previous LTS release. Upgrading to an STS release will no longer cause you to lose support!
devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotne...

.NET STS releases supported for 24 months - .NET Blog

.NET STS releases will be supported for 24 months

devblogs.microsoft.com

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Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · Jun 11

Tagging a couple of other interested folks to pass the message along - @scott.hanselman.com @clintrutkas.bsky.social

Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · Jun 11

@RickStrahl - probably old news for you but thought I'd share just in case - SQL Server 2025 CTP removes the installer block on Arm. Download the x64 and choose the basic install, it will install the x64 version without frills. This runs fine under emulation.

www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalce...

SQL Server 2025 Preview | Microsoft Evaluation Center

Accelerate your AI application's time to market by harnessing the power of your own data and the built-in AI capabilities of SQL Server 2025, the enterprise database with best-in-class security, perfo...

www.microsoft.com

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Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · Jun 11

@RickStrahl - probably old news for you but thought I'd share just in case - SQL Server 2025 CTP removes the installer block on Arm. Download the x64 and choose the basic install, it will install the x64 version without frills. This runs fine under emulation.

www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalce...

SQL Server 2025 Preview | Microsoft Evaluation Center

Accelerate your AI application's time to market by harnessing the power of your own data and the built-in AI capabilities of SQL Server 2025, the enterprise database with best-in-class security, perfo...

www.microsoft.com

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James Montemagno @james.montemagno.com · May 25

Looking for @dot.net and @vscode.dev and @visualstudio.com and @github.com content from Build this year?!? We got you covered with this AMAZING playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#dotnet #githubcopilot #github #visualstudio #vscode

Developer Tools & .NET | Microsoft Build 2025 - YouTube

www.youtube.com

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Microsoft Developer @developer.microsoft.com · May 19

Big news: Windows Subsystem for Linux is now Open Source! 🎉

Download WSL, build from source, contribute fixes & features, and join its active development.

Learn more: https://msft.it/63328SjYWw

Preview of the feature in Windows PowerShell.

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Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · May 24

My favorite was when a customer came by our booth with a query about something and I was able to tell them yes, what they needed was available, and here’s a blog post on that very subject.

My kids had a favorite moment too - when I bought the bag of swag home and they got to pick.

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Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · May 22

Pictures from #MSBuild. The first one is with Arm Ambassadors @sinclairinat0r.com and Richard Omenyo, the second is with Jon Berry on CoreOS and Chris Lewis on App Assure and @sinclairinat0r.com.

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Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · May 22

#MSBuild was a blast, talking to developers about #Windows on #Arm and hearing their stories first hand never gets old. Also enjoyed co-presenting the session on Tips and Tricks to enhance Windows Arm64 performance.

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Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · May 8

Hey friends, I’m excited to be a part of #MSBuild in Seattle again this year! Join me to learn some Tips and Tricks to enhance Windows Arm64 App Performance.

build.microsoft.com/en-US/sessio...

Tips & tricks to enhance Windows Arm64 App performance

Join us for an engaging session on optimizing performance for Arm native apps! Discover essential techniques and tools to analyze and enhance your app's performance, including library selection, compi...

build.microsoft.com

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Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · Mar 25

Do tell us your colleagues’ and your solid plan to make that happen?

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Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · Feb 15

Very true, the year or longer gaps make it hard to even remember why I liked the show in the first place and the vibe is gone.

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Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · Jan 28

Yeah I dumped the other site.

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Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · Jan 28

😀

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Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · Jan 7

“Alternative facts” are a thing now. I do wonder what the cult members will do when their dear leader is not their leader in 4 years, none of the others come remotely close to having this kind of grip on half the country.

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Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · Jan 7

I’ve severely curtailed my scrolling social media since November, too much distraction. I see a lot of calls to “resist” that mean nothing to me, not concrete enough. Writing to our representatives asking they oppose the ridiculous nominees is also pointless IMO given we’re in WA.

Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · Jan 6

While I was out on vacation last month I missed the Arm Developer Program celebrating its second birthday. I'm incredibly proud to be associated with the program as an Arm ambassador helping bring developers into the Arm ecosystem.

arm.app.box.com/s/o5qacspee2...

Developer 2nd Birthday Social Video v7.mp4 | Powered by Box

arm.app.box.com

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Jeff Geerling @jeffgeerling.com · Jan 3

System76's Thelio Astra is a quiet monster—it's by far the world's fastest Arm PC, and it starts at half the price of the Mac Pro.

Check out my video on the beastly machine here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AshD...

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Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · Jan 3

This benefits the large providers doubly - first they don’t need to meet their he neutrality standard and they can charge content providers extra to not throttle them into oblivion. Unfortunately deregulation is the SOP on the republican side so it will only go downhill over the next 4 years.

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Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · Dec 29

So I get a notification (DM actually that I was added to someone’s block list because I’m following a potential troll). How do I tell who that troll is? Or is this a scam and the list creator are themselves a troll?

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Jamshed Damkewala @jamshed.bsky.social · Dec 21

I was also bummed out to learn Perks+ dropped kids tuition as a reimbursable expense last week after I signed up and open enrollment closed. I logged a complaint about the bait and switch but nothing so far.

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