Unity builds a game developer AI assistant with Azure OpenAI Service

Unity provides a platform for 3D games, apps, and experiences, but the sheer volume of documentation can make learning the engine challenging. The company used Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service to build Muse Chat, an AI assistant that can guide creators through common questions and help troubleshoot issues to make game development easier.

Update on Inter-Availability Zone Data Transfer Pricing | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure

Azure will not charge for the data transfer across availability zones to help customers build more resilient and efficient applications on the cloud by leveraging availability zones. This will enable customers to leverage the benefits of zonal and zone-redundant services without extra costs fo...

Catch Up on Microsoft Build 2024: Essential Sessions for .NET Developers - .NET Blog

Get up to date on all of the .NET sessions from Microsoft Build 2024 covering .NET 9, .NET Aspire, .NET MAUI, ASP.NET Core, EF Core, and so much more!

What's new in the Windows Subsystem for Linux in May 2024

For this year’s Microsoft BUILD conference, we are thrilled to announce significant updates to WSL. This blog post will provide an overview of these enhancements and the recent developments in WSL. Memory, storage and networking improvements WSL Settings GUI application coming soon WSL Zero Trust Manage WSL in Dev Home,

OpenSilver 2.2 Migrates LightSwitch Applications

The latest version of OpenSilver 2.2, a remake of Microsoft's retired Silverlight web application framework, includes support for migrating applications created with Visual Studio LightSwitch that targeted Silverlight.

F# developer stories: how we've finally fixed a 9-year-old performance issue - .NET Blog

Some bugs carry exciting narratives — attempting to resolve them lets you trace the history of the repository and the community.

Introducing links to source code for .NET API Docs - .NET Blog

.NET API reference docs now link directly to the source code! Learn how the links are generated, and some of ideas for future improvements.

Announcing Public Preview of Azure Functions Flex Consumption

We're thrilled to announce the Public Preview of Azure Functions Flex Consumption, a new Linux-based hosting plan which offers the features in Consumption..

Announcing NuGet 6.10 - The NuGet Blog

NuGet 6.10 is included in Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 8.0 out of the box. You can also download NuGet 6.10 for Windows, macOS, and Linux as a standalone executable. In NuGet 6.10, we introduce some exciting new features and bug fixes,

The Best Way to Implement Long Running Tasks in .NET - Hangfire, Blazor, SignalR

Get the source code for this video for FREE → https://the-dotnet-weekly.ck.page/long-running-tasks☄️ Master the Modular Monolith Architecture: https://bit.ly...

GitHub - jonathanpeppers/dotnes: .NET for the NES game console

.NET for the NES game console. Contribute to jonathanpeppers/dotnes development by creating an account on GitHub.

Dependency injection in F#. The missing manual.

Dependency injection management has historically been a trump card in object oriented languages like C# or Java. A galore of DI containers…

Introduction to the StronglyTypedId Package in .NET - Code Maze

Let's take a look at the StronglyTypedId library and how it helps enhance type safety and code readability in our .NET projects.

GitHub - microsoft/sudo: It's sudo, for Windows

It's sudo, for Windows. Contribute to microsoft/sudo development by creating an account on GitHub.

Introducing GitHub Copilot for Azure: Your Cloud Coding Companion in VS Code!

:rocket: Ready to Elevate Your Cloud Coding Game? Meet “@azure” – your companion in GitHub Copilot Chat. Get personalized answers about Azure resources,..

Simplifying Cloud-Native .NET Development: .NET Aspire vs. Docker

Simplify cloud-native .NET development with .NET Aspire and Docker. Discover which tool suits your needs for orchestration and deployment.

Microsoft is finally getting its native Windows UI platform act together with WinUI 3 and WPF

Microsoft says WinUI 3 and WPF are the native UI platforms to invest in going forward.

Microsoft Build 2024: Day 3 #MSBuild

For the full event experience, please head to ➡️ https://aka.ms/MSBuild2024EventJoin us for Day 3 of Microsoft Build 2024 Microsoft Build is for developers, ...

Introducing the OpenAI SDK library for .NET

Introducing the preview of the new OpenAI library for .NET, built in partnership between OpenAI and Microsoft's Azure SDK team. Get access to the preview tod...

Microsoft Build 2024: Day 2 #MSBuild

For the full event experience, please head to ➡️ https://aka.ms/MSBuild2024EventJoin us for Day 2 of Microsoft Build 2024 Microsoft Build is for developers, ...

Azure API Center: Your Comprehensive API Inventory and Governance Solution

In today’s API-first digital ecosystem, organizations are challenged with an ever-expanding network of APIs. This proliferation - known as API sprawl -

What’s new in Azure Container Apps at Build’24

Azure Container Apps  is a fully managed serverless container service that enables you to build and deploy modern, cloud-native applications and microservices..

Announcing the AI Toolkit for Visual Studio Code

Announcing the AI Toolkit for Visual Studio Code, available now in the Visual Studio Marketplace. This powerful extension lets developers explore, fine-tune,..

From code to production: New ways Azure helps you build transformational AI experiences | Microsoft Azure Blog

What was once a distant promise is now manifesting—and not only through the type of apps that are possible, but how you can build them. With Azure, we’re meeting you where you are today—and paving the way to where you’re going. So let’s jump right into some of what you’ll learn over the next few days. Welcome to Build 2024!

General Availability of .NET Aspire: Simplifying .NET Cloud-Native Development - .NET Blog

.NET Aspire, the stack that streamlines development of .NET cloud-native services, is now generally available.

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