Mirco Vanini
@mircovanini.bsky.social
Microsoft MVP Developer Technologies, passionate developer, loves the embedded systems and its integration with the real world, speaker & writer.
PowerToys 0.97 is here: a big Command Palette update and a new mouse utility - Windows Command Line devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/...
PowerToys 0.97 is here: a big Command Palette update and a new mouse utility
PowerToys 0.97 is here! This release packs in a ton of improvements to Command Palette, introduces a brand-new mouse utility called CursorWrap, expands CLI support across several utilities, and includ...
devblogs.microsoft.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:08 PM
PowerToys 0.97 is here: a big Command Palette update and a new mouse utility - Windows Command Line devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/...
Microsoft Foundry for VS Code: January 2026 Update | Microsoft Community Hub techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurede... #vscode
Microsoft Foundry for VS Code: January 2026 Update | Microsoft Community Hub
Enhanced Workflow and Agent Experience
The January 2026 update for Microsoft Foundry extension in VS Code brings a follow update to the capabilities we...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Microsoft Foundry for VS Code: January 2026 Update | Microsoft Community Hub techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurede... #vscode
Retrieve method source file location at runtime using Portable PDBs in .NET - Meziantou's blog www.meziantou.net/retrieve-met... #dotnet
Retrieve method source file location at runtime using Portable PDBs in .NET - Gérald Barré
Learn how to retrieve the source file path and line number for any method at runtime using Portable PDBs in .NET.
www.meziantou.net
January 19, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Retrieve method source file location at runtime using Portable PDBs in .NET - Meziantou's blog www.meziantou.net/retrieve-met... #dotnet
.NET 10: Post-Quantum Cryptography Comes to .NET – Anthony Giretti's .NET blog anthonygiretti.com/2026/01/19/n... #dotnet
.NET 10: Post-Quantum Cryptography Comes to .NET
Introduction Quantum computing is no longer just a research topic. As the technology matures, the...
anthonygiretti.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:43 PM
.NET 10: Post-Quantum Cryptography Comes to .NET – Anthony Giretti's .NET blog anthonygiretti.com/2026/01/19/n... #dotnet
Copilot SDK in technical preview - GitHub Changelog github.blog/changelog/20...
Copilot SDK in technical preview - GitHub Changelog
The Copilot SDK is now available in technical preview, providing language-specific SDKs for programmatic access to the GitHub Copilot CLI. Available SDKs The Copilot SDK is available in four languages...
github.blog
January 16, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Copilot SDK in technical preview - GitHub Changelog github.blog/changelog/20...
Announcing Agent Academy: Operative | Power Platform Developer Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatfor... #vscode
Announcing Agent Academy: Operative | Power Platform Developer Blog
Earlier this year, we launched Agent Academy: Recruit, a foundational learning path designed to help makers and developers get started with building agents in Copilot Studio. The response exceeded our...
devblogs.microsoft.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Announcing Agent Academy: Operative | Power Platform Developer Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatfor... #vscode
Encrypting Properties with System.Text.Json and a TypeInfoResolver Modifier (Part 1) - Steve Gordon - Code with Steve www.stevejgordon.co.uk/encrypting-p... #dotnet
Encrypting Properties with System.Text.Json and a TypeInfoResolver Modifier (Part 1) - Steve Gordon - Code with Steve
In this post we start creating a TypeInfoResolver modifier in System.Text.Json to encrypt and decrypt JSON properties during serialisation.
www.stevejgordon.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Encrypting Properties with System.Text.Json and a TypeInfoResolver Modifier (Part 1) - Steve Gordon - Code with Steve www.stevejgordon.co.uk/encrypting-p... #dotnet
January 15, 2026 at 9:33 AM
.NET 10.0.2 has been released. github.com/dotnet/core/... #dotnet
github.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:20 AM
.NET 10.0.2 has been released. github.com/dotnet/core/... #dotnet
.NET and .NET Framework January 2026 servicing releases updates - .NET Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotne... #dotnet
.NET and .NET Framework January 2026 servicing releases updates - .NET Blog
A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for January 2026.
devblogs.microsoft.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:17 AM
.NET and .NET Framework January 2026 servicing releases updates - .NET Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotne... #dotnet
VS Code December 2025 Update Puts AI 'Agent Skills' Front and Center -- Visual Studio Magazine visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202... #VSMagazine
VS Code December 2025 Update Puts AI 'Agent Skills' Front and Center -- Visual Studio Magazine
Visual Studio Code 1.108 expands AI capabilities with experimental Agent Skills for Copilot, alongside updates to chat sessions, terminal tooling, accessibility, and core editor workflows.
visualstudiomagazine.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:12 AM
VS Code December 2025 Update Puts AI 'Agent Skills' Front and Center -- Visual Studio Magazine visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202... #VSMagazine
How to Build Android Widgets with .NET MAUI - .NET Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/how-t... #MAUI
How to Build Android Widgets with .NET MAUI - .NET Blog
Explore the steps to build Android widgets using .NET MAUI. Discover tips for managing complexity and older Android versions.
devblogs.microsoft.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:10 AM
How to Build Android Widgets with .NET MAUI - .NET Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/how-t... #MAUI
January 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
How We Synchronize .NET's Virtual Monorepo - .NET Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/how-w...
How We Synchronize .NET's Virtual Monorepo - .NET Blog
Discover how .NET’s Virtual Monolithic Repository synchronizes code across multiple repos, unifying builds with an efficient two‑way flow.
devblogs.microsoft.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
How We Synchronize .NET's Virtual Monorepo - .NET Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/how-w...
EF Core MongoDB Queryable Encryption and Vector Search Explained - .NET Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/mongo... #EFCore #dotnet
Secure and Intelligent: Queryable Encryption and Vector Search in MongoDB EF Core Provider - .NET Blog
Unleash the power of EF Core MongoDB Queryable Encryption and Vector Search to optimize your application's capabilities.
devblogs.microsoft.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:09 AM
EF Core MongoDB Queryable Encryption and Vector Search Explained - .NET Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/mongo... #EFCore #dotnet
How can I find out where the Windows caret is? - The Old New Thing devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/... #Win32
How can I find out where the Windows caret is? - The Old New Thing
You'll have go to a larger scope.
devblogs.microsoft.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
How can I find out where the Windows caret is? - The Old New Thing devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/... #Win32
XAML Studio is now Open Sourced - #ifdef Windows devblogs.microsoft.com/ifdef-window... #XAML #WinUI3
XAML Studio is now Open Sourced - #ifdef Windows
XAML Studio is now open sourced! It's a WinUI developer tool for rapid prototyping with XAML before integrating in a Visual Studio project.
devblogs.microsoft.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:26 AM
XAML Studio is now Open Sourced - #ifdef Windows devblogs.microsoft.com/ifdef-window... #XAML #WinUI3
Semantic Reranking in Azure SQL and SQL Server Explained - Azure SQL Devs’ Corner devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sql/se... #azure #AzureSql
Semantic Reranking with Azure SQL, SQL Server 2025 and Cohere Rerank models - Azure SQL Devs’ Corner
Learn how to implement semantic reranking with Cohere models in Azure SQL and SQL Server 2025 for better search results.
devblogs.microsoft.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Semantic Reranking in Azure SQL and SQL Server Explained - Azure SQL Devs’ Corner devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sql/se... #azure #AzureSql
Generative AI with Large Language Models in C# in 2026 - .NET Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/gener...
Generative AI with Large Language Models in C# in 2026 - .NET Blog
A practical introduction to modern AI for .NET developers.
devblogs.microsoft.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Generative AI with Large Language Models in C# in 2026 - .NET Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/gener...
Welcome to 2026, A Growth Year for All of Us - Visual Studio Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio... #vstudio
Welcome to 2026, A Growth Year for All of Us - Visual Studio Blog
See what developers learned at VS Live! Orlando and why 2026 is the year for immersive, hands-on Visual Studio training in Las Vegas or Redmond.
devblogs.microsoft.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Welcome to 2026, A Growth Year for All of Us - Visual Studio Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio... #vstudio
Recent updates to NetEscapades.EnumGenerators: new APIs and System.Memory support andrewlock.net/updates-to-n... #dotnet
Recent updates to NetEscapades.EnumGenerators: new APIs and System.Memory support
In this post I describe some recent changes to the NetEscapades.EnumGenerators source generator, including support for the System.Memory package and new APIs
andrewlock.net
January 6, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Recent updates to NetEscapades.EnumGenerators: new APIs and System.Memory support andrewlock.net/updates-to-n... #dotnet
Top .NET Videos & Live Streams of 2025 - .NET Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/top-d... #dotnet
Top .NET Videos & Live Streams of 2025 - .NET Blog
Let's take a look back at the amazing .NET videos, events, and live streams from 2025!
devblogs.microsoft.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Top .NET Videos & Live Streams of 2025 - .NET Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/top-d... #dotnet
Top .NET Blog Posts of 2025 - .NET Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/top-d... #dotnet
Top .NET Blog Posts of 2025 - .NET Blog
Let's look back at the most-read .NET blog posts published in 2025, from .NET 10 to AI, performance, and developer tooling.
devblogs.microsoft.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Top .NET Blog Posts of 2025 - .NET Blog devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/top-d... #dotnet
Hello, here: generics are here for nanoFramework – .NET nanoFramework nanoframework.net/hello-here-g... #nanofw
Hello, <T>here: generics are here for nanoFramework – .NET nanoFramework
nanoframework.net
December 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Hello, here: generics are here for nanoFramework – .NET nanoFramework nanoframework.net/hello-here-g... #nanofw
C++ Joins C# in Visual Studio's Deep Copilot Tier -- Visual Studio Magazine visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...
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, ...
visualstudiomagazine.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
C++ Joins C# in Visual Studio's Deep Copilot Tier -- Visual Studio Magazine visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...