Announcing the .NET Day of Agentic Modernization Livestream The post Join us for .NET Day on Agentic Modernization Livestream appeared first on .NET Blog.
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6 May
Build durable AI agent workflows with the Microsoft Agent Framework. Start with in-process console apps, add durability with the Durable Task runtime, scale with parallel AI agents, and host on Azure Functions for serverless execution. The post Durable Workflows in the Microsoft Agent Framework appeared first on .NET Blog.
4 May
Reviewed by Sumit Sarabhai Fetching a million rows from SQL Server into a Polars DataFrame used to mean a million Python objects, a million GC allocations, and then throwing it all away to build a DataFrame. Not anymore. mssql-python now supports fetching SQL Server data directly as Apache Arrow structures – a faster and more […] The post Introducing Apache…
7 Apr
Introducing GitHub Copilot Modernization and diving into the assessment report as part of cloud modernization process The post Your Migration’s Source of Truth: The Modernization Assessment appeared first on .NET Blog.
Reviewed by: Sumit Sarabhai If you’ve been writing SQL in Python, you already know the debate: positional parameters (?) or named parameters (%(name)s)? Some developers swear by the conciseness of positional. Others prefer the clarity of named. With mssql-python, you no longer need to choose – we support both. We’ve added dual parameter style support to mssql-python, enabling both qmark…
26 Jan
Meet the .NET team at NDC London 2026 to explore the latest in .NET 10, Azure, and AI-powered development through sessions and 1:1 meetups. The post Join Microsoft at NDC London 2026 – Let’s Build the Future of .NET Together appeared first on .NET Blog.
5 Jan
A practical introduction to modern AI for .NET developers. The post Generative AI with Large Language Models in C# in 2026 appeared first on .NET Blog.
26 Nov 2025
Join us live on December 9 to explore the newest, most practical ways to modernize your .NET apps with Azure, AI, and powerful agentic tooling. The post .NET Day on Agentic Modernization Coming Soon appeared first on .NET Blog.
26 Sept 2025
Simplifying Resource Management in mssql-python through Context Manager
Microsoft Python EngineeringReviewed by: Sumit Sarabhai and Gaurav Sharma If you’ve worked with databases in Python, you know the boilerplate: open a connection, create a cursor, run queries, commit or rollback transactions, close cursors and connection. Forgetting just one cleanup step can lead to resource leaks (open connections) or even inconsistent data. That’s where context managers step […] The post Simplifying Resource…
15 Sept 2025
Learn how Application Insights Code Optimizations helps .NET developers identify performance bottlenecks and get AI-powered recommendations through GitHub Copilot integration. The post Application Insights Code Optimizations for .NET Apps appeared first on .NET Blog.
12 Aug 2025
Reviewed by Imran Masud and Sumit Sarabhai When it comes to working with Microsoft SQL Server in Python, pyodbc has long been the de facto driver. It’s mature, trusted and has been serving the community well for years. But as applications scale and Python becomes more central to modern data workflows — from microservices to […] The post mssql-python vs…
5 Apr 2025
Microsoft is holding an AI Agents Hackathon, and we want to see what you can build with Python! We'll have 20+ live streams showing you how to build AI agents with Python using popular agent frameworks and Microsoft technologies. Then, you can submit your project for a chance to win prizes, including a Best in Python prize! The post Build…
2 Dec 2024
Experience cloud computing with Python on Azure during Python Day 2024! The post Announcing: Azure Developers – Python Day appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
16 Apr 2024
Glow up! A new look for Python Reference documentation on Microsoft Learn
Microsoft Python EngineeringWe have a new look for our Python library reference on Microsoft Learn! Learn more about the details in this article. The post Glow up! A new look for Python Reference documentation on Microsoft Learn appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
11 Mar 2024
Python Data Science Day is a full day of 25 min and 5 min community contributed content March 14th, 2024 streaming on the VS Code YouTube channel. The post Data Science Day 2024 – Schedule Announcement appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
17 Jan 2024
The Microsoft AI Chat App Hack is a two-week virtual hackathon where you can learn how to build a chat app with Python, using the RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) approach with OpenAI and Azure AI Search. You’ll also get to meet other Python developers and learn from Microsoft engineers on live streams. The post Join us for AI Chat App…
5 Sept 2023
Experience cloud computing with Python on Azure during Python Day 2023! The post Announcing: Azure Developers – Python Day appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
25 Oct 2021
Our friends at Anaconda have posted a joint announcement last week regarding the use of their repository from Microsoft cloud-hosted products. See the full announcement on their website. Today, Anaconda, Inc. announced a collaboration with Microsoft to enable customers to confidently access Anaconda’s curated library of open-source packages within Microsoft Cloud-hosted products and services, including […] The post Anaconda licensing…
8 Sept 2021
To be able to run PHP applications on Azure App Services which are using PHP 8.0 features, the Runtime Stack has to be changed. With the newer Runtime Stack, you also have to update the nginx.conf of the underlying Docker image. This article describes how you can achieve that. 2023-03-28: […] The post Deploying PHP 8.0 applications with Azure App…
8 Jul 2020
Enhance your Azure Machine Learning experience with the VS Code extension
Microsoft Python EngineeringThe VS Code team is excited to announce releases of the Azure Machine Learning extension which aims to help you manage your core machine learning assets from directly within your favourite editor! The post Enhance your Azure Machine Learning experience with the VS Code extension appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
7 Aug 2019
Microsoft Azure is another great alternate cloud service and it is offering a one-year free trial with $200 credit. This post is almost similar to my previous Cloud service article. This will explain to you how to set up a virtual machine instance with secure firewall rules and setting up a XAMPP(PHP Maria DB Server) using the Ubuntu operating system.…