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The Coding Harness Behind GitHub Copilot in VS Code

What developers actually interact with is the coding harness: the layer that assembles context, exposes tools, runs the agent loop, interprets tool calls, and turns a model's output into something use...

Featured in Issue #459 May 19, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Cosmos DB, C#, .NET 10, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI

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Don't just settle for the subscription based models!

00:00 Intro by bringing your own key (BYOK) to VS Code and GitHub Copilot GitHub: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode

Featured in Issue #465 May 28, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Blazor, .NET Core, .NET Framework, GitHub Copilot, JWT, OpenAI

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I let GitHub Copilot write all my C# database code for a month

Here’s what almost broke production.

Featured in Issue #461 May 21, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, GitHub Copilot, OpenTelemetry, Performance, Redis

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Remembering Planet Source Code: Sharing Code Before GitHub Made It Easy

Every once in a while, something from the early days of my software development journey resurfaces and brings with it a flood of memories. Recently, I came across a PlanetSourceCode.com archived GitHu...

Featured in Issue #452 May 10, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, C#, .NET Framework, ASP.NET MVC, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Performance, Visual Studio

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Introducing the VS Code Agents Window (Preview)

Learn more about the Agents window in our documentation: http://aka.ms/VSCode/Agents/docs Browse existing issues: https://aka.ms/github/agents-window

Featured in Issue #458 May 18, 2026

Issue also covered: .NET 10, .NET Framework, GitHub Copilot, .NET MAUI, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code

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Rock Your Code: I Let AI Build a Visual Studio Extension—Here’s What REALLY Happened

In March 2026, I challenged GitHub Copilot to build a Visual Studio extension, "Version Sync," from scratch without coding. Despite initial failures and needing extensive feedback, it succee...

Featured in Issue #449 May 06, 2026

Issue also covered: Azure, Cosmos DB, C#, GitHub Copilot, Kafka, Performance, PostgreSQL, Profiling

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I Wasted 68 Minutes a Day Re-Explaining My Code. Then I Built auto-memory.

~1,900 lines of Python. Zero dependencies. Saves you an hour a day. GitHub → · pip install auto-memory Now give Copilot CLI enhanced context recall. Point it at

Featured in Issue #445 April 30, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Azure, Azure DevOps, C#, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, .NET MAUI

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Context Is Everything: Getting the Most from GitHub Copilot with Joydip Kanjilal

Strategic Technology Consultation Services This episode of The Modern .NET Show is supported, in part, by RJJ Software's Strategic Technology Consultation Services. If you're an SME (Small to Medium ...

Featured in Issue #440 April 23, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, CQRS, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, .NET Framework, GitHub Copilot

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🔴 VS Code Live - Modernizing Legacy .NET applications with GitHub Copilot Modernization in VS Code

Join Joel Norman and Jorge Balderas and watch them let Copilot loose to try modernizing a .NET application with GitHub Copilot Modernization in VS Code. https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/developer/git...

Featured in Issue #429 April 08, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, C#, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, OAuth, Performance, Source Generators, Visual Studio

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Visual Studio March Update - Build Your Own Custom Agents

This month's Visual Studio update gives you new ways to customize GitHub Copilot. Custom agents allow you to build specialized Copilot agents tailored to your team's workflow, backed by the tools and ...

Featured in Issue #428 April 07, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Azure, Benchmarking, Blazor, C#, Dapper, Design Patterns

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On .NET Live - Imposter: A Mocking Library

️ Featuring: Bitchiko Tchelidze (https://github.com/themidnightgospel/Imposter), Maira Wenzel, Cam Soper, Katie Savage https://github.com/themidnightgospel/Imposter

Featured in Issue #427 April 06, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Authorization, C#, .NET Core, EF Core, OpenAI, Security

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Modernize .NET Anywhere with GitHub Copilot: Faster Upgrades with AI (With Practical Example)

Modernizing legacy .NET applications has traditionally been a complex and time-consuming process. From handling outdated dependencies to… Continue reading on GoPenAI »

Featured in Issue #424 April 01, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, C#, .NET 10, .NET Core, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Native AOT, Performance

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Agentic Platform Engineering with GitHub Copilot

We've talked about the human scale problem and what happens when infrastructure scales but understandin

Featured in Issue #422 March 30, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, .NET Aspire, AutoMapper, Azure, Benchmarking, C#, .NET 10, EF Core

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GitHub Actions for .NET: Build, Test, and Deploy Your API

A complete CI/CD pipeline from zero — automated builds, test coverage, Docker images tagged by commit SHA, and deployment to Azure with a…

Featured in Issue #421 March 27, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, .NET Core, .NET Framework, GitHub Actions, Performance, RabbitMQ, Security

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Hey network, I want to share a free tool I built to make starting new .NET

If you’ve ever started a new microservice, you know how tedious the initial boilerplate can be — wiring up the folder architecture…

Featured in Issue #419 March 25, 2026

Issue also covered: Benchmarking, C#, .NET 10, .NET 8, EF Core, OpenAI, Performance, Security

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Explore C# 14, .NET 10, Aspire and GitHub Copilot at THRIVE 2026!

The THRIVE Conference will take place from June 8–10, 2026, at Rimske Terme, Slovenia. The event emphasizes practical engineering with sessions covering modern .NET development, AI productivity in Vis...

Featured in Issue #418 March 24, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, EF Core, .NET MAUI, OpenAI, Security, Visual Studio Code

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Modernize .NET Anywhere with GitHub Copilot

See how the modernize-dotnet agent helps you assess apps, create upgrade plans, and modernize .NET projects from Visual Studio, VS Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, and GitHub. The post Modernize .NET Anywhe...

Featured in Issue #416 March 20, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, .NET Core, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Minimal APIs, Performance, Security

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GitHub Copilot Dev Days: Build faster with GitHub Copilot CLI, in VS Code & Visual Studio, and beyond!

Modern software development is moving fast—and AI is now a practical part of how Microsoft developers design, build, and ship applications e

Featured in Issue #415 March 19, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, Dapper, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI, Performance

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Visual Studio at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026

Join us at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 for a deep dive into Visual Studio, GitHub Copilot, PowerToys, and the Windows tools that speed up your daily dev workflow. We'll show how these tools work toget...

Featured in Issue #412 March 17, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, .NET 10, GitHub Copilot, JWT, OpenAI, Performance, Redis, Visual Studio

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Get started with GitHub Copilot CLI: A free, hands-on course

GitHub Copilot has grown well beyond code completions in your editor. It now lives in your terminal, too. GitHub Copilot CLI lets you review code, generate tests, debug issues, and ask questions about...

Featured in Issue #413 March 17, 2026

Issue also covered: AOT, ASP.NET Core, Azure, Azure DevOps, Blazor, C#, Docker, .NET 10

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MCP Aggregator

If you’ve been using AI coding tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot, you’ve probably started connecting them to MCP servers. But the current model has each AI tool maintaining its own dir...

Featured in Issue #399 February 25, 2026

Issue also covered: Azure, C#, .NET 10, EF Core, Semantic Kernel

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.NET AI Community Standup: Squad: AI agent teams for any project

In this session, we’ll explore SQUAD for C# .NET Developers, based on the open-source project at https://github.com/bradygaster/squad. If you're building modern cloud-native apps and want to infuse th...

Featured in Issue #397 February 23, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authorization, Blazor, Clean Architecture, C#, Dapper, Design Patterns, .NET 10

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GitHub Copilot Testing for .NET Brings AI-powered Unit Tests to Visual Studio 2026

GitHub Copilot testing for .NET is now generally available in Visual Studio 18.3. This AI-powered testing experience helps you generate, build, fix, and run unit tests quickly and efficiently. With fl...

Featured in Issue #394 February 18, 2026

Issue also covered: Domain-Driven Design, .NET 10, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, gRPC, Performance, REST API, Security

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Upgrade to modern .NET with GitHub Copilot: Assess → Plan → Execute

In this video, I demo the GitHub Copilot app modernization agent inside Visual Studio and walk through the full upgrade workflow: Assessment → Planning → Execution. You’ll see a full end-to-end demo o...

Featured in Issue #389 February 11, 2026

Issue also covered: C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, OAuth, OpenAI, Performance

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🔴 VS Code Live - AI-Powered Kafka Development: Confluent Extension + GitHub Copilot + MCP

Getting Started With .NET Aspire 13: Building and Deploying an App With PostgreSQL, Redis, and Docker Compose

Featured in Issue #387 February 09, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Azure Functions, Blazor, Cosmos DB, CQRS, Docker, .NET 10

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Accelerate Your Cosmos DB Infrastructure with GitHub Copilot CLI and Azure Cosmos DB Agent Kit

Modern infrastructure work is increasingly agent driven, but only if your AI actually understands the platform you’re deploying. This guide shows how to turn GitHub Copilot CLI into an Azure Cosmos DB...

Featured in Issue #386 February 06, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Cosmos DB, C#, .NET 9, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI

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Build AI Agents with GitHub Copilot SDK and Microsoft Agent Framework

Microsoft Agent Framework now integrates with the GitHub Copilot SDK, enabling you to build AI agents powered by GitHub Copilot. This integration brings together the Agent Framework's consistent agent...

Featured in Issue #385 February 05, 2026

Issue also covered: Azure, C#, .NET 10, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI, Performance, Source Generators, Visual Studio Code

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Introducing the Azure Cosmos DB Agent Kit: Your AI Pair Programmer Just Got Smarter

The Azure Cosmos DB Agent Kit is an open-source collection of skills that teaches your AI coding assistant (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Gemini CLI) expert-level Azure Cosmos DB best practices. Instal...

Featured in Issue #380 January 29, 2026

Issue also covered: Azure, Benchmarking, Clean Architecture, Cosmos DB, C#, .NET Core, EF Core, GitHub Copilot

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GitHub Copilot. Rewrite of Legacy .NET App: The Smart Way to Automate Project Scaffolding

Part 2: Creating Solution Structure and Project Scaffolding in Visual Studio

Featured in Issue #378 January 27, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Azure, Clean Architecture, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, .NET Core

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CodeMash 2026 – Workshop: Building and Deploying a .NET 10 App to Azure using Bicep and GitHub Actions

Note: Slides do not tell the whole story of the talk, so take the stand alone slides with a grain of salt. Things may be taken out of context.

Featured in Issue #374 January 21, 2026

Issue also covered: .NET Aspire, Azure, C#, .NET 10, .NET 8, .NET Core, GitHub Copilot, SQL Server

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Hands On with New Experimental GitHub Copilot 'Agent Skills' in VS Code

Visual Studio Code 1.108 introduces Agent Skills for GitHub Copilot, enabling developers to define reusable, domain-specific automation that can handle everything from code refactoring to custom text ...

Featured in Issue #370 January 15, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure DevOps, Clean Architecture, C#, Domain-Driven Design, .NET 10, .NET Core, EF Core

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Reduce GitHub Actions runner CPU usage

If you're using self-hosted GitHub Actions runners, you might have noticed they can be surprisingly CPU-intensive, even when idle. A closer look reveals that a single runner can peg a CPU core at 100%...

Featured in Issue #365 January 04, 2026

Issue also covered: Benchmarking, Clean Architecture, CQRS, C#, .NET 10, .NET Framework, EF Core, Event Sourcing

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Visual Studio 2026: How AI Is Transforming the Way Developers Code

Code smarter with Visual Studio 2026: AI features, GitHub Copilot, and cloud tools streamline workflows and spark innovation. Continue reading on Syncfusion »

Featured in Issue #361 January 02, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Clean Architecture, C#, .NET 10, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Performance, Redis

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Practical Experience: Migrating an Old .NET Project with GitHub Copilot Agent

Learn how GitHub Copilot Agent helped migrate a .NET CQRS project to MediatR with async/await support with unit tests

Featured in Issue #359 December 31, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, CQRS, C#, .NET 10, .NET 8, .NET 9, GitHub Copilot, MediatR

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Source Control in VS Code now displays Git stashes 📦

Framework vs Core vs 5+: The .NET Confusion — Finally Solved

Featured in Issue #357 December 29, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, gRPC, OpenTelemetry, Performance, Visual Studio Code

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From Spec to Santa: My C#‑Powered Christmas Story Generator Experiment

In this article, I will explain how I built a website to generate Christmas Stories my almost 5-year-old daughter using C# and AI related technologies (GitHub Spec Kit, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft.Exten...

Featured in Issue #356 December 26, 2025

Issue also covered: AOT, ASP.NET Core, .NET Aspire, Authentication, Authorization, Clean Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, Design Patterns

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Work item linking for Advanced Security alerts now available

Security vulnerabilities don't fix themselves. Someone needs to track them, prioritize them, and actually ship the fix. If you've ever tried to manage security alerts alongside your regular sprint wor...

Featured in Issue #352 December 22, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Blazor, C#, .NET 10, .NET Core, .NET Framework, EF Core

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Fetching GitHub content from C#

One of the many advantages of storing project assets on GitHub is that you can access them both manually and programmatically from anywhere. At elmah.io, we are using this for documentation, code snip...

Featured in Issue #341 December 05, 2025

Issue also covered: Azure, C#, .NET 10, EF Core, Performance, REST API, Source Generators

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Introducing the Visual Studio Code Private Marketplace: Your Team's Secure, Curated Extension Hub 🎉

Introducing the Visual Studio Code Private Marketplace: Your Team's Secure, Curated Extension Hub Today, we're excited to announce Private Marketplace for VS Code—a dedicated, enterprise-ready hub th...

Featured in Issue #336 November 28, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, .NET Aspire, Azure DevOps, Benchmarking, CQRS, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10

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489: .NET 10 and Visual Studio 2026

Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us (https://i...

Featured in Issue #335 November 27, 2025

Issue also covered: Azure, C#, .NET 10, EF Core, Performance, Security, xUnit.net

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Introducing Major New Agentic Capabilities for GitHub Copilot in JetBrains and Eclipse

GitHub Copilot is taking a major step forward with expanded, deeply integrated support for JetBrains and Eclipse — bringing a new generation of agentic, intelligent capabilities directly into your fav...

Featured in Issue #334 November 26, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Minimal APIs

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A step-by-step guide to modernizing .NET applications with GitHub Copilot agent mode

Learn how Visual Studio 2026 and GitHub Copilot app modernization upgrade .NET versions and frameworks, fix build issues, and migrate apps to Azure with less manual effort The post A step-by-step gui...

Featured in Issue #333 November 25, 2025

Issue also covered: Azure, Cosmos DB, C#, .NET 10, GitHub Copilot, Performance, Unit Testing, Web API

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A step-by-step guide to modernizing .NET applications with GitHub Copilot agent mode - .NET Blog

Learn how Visual Studio 2026 and GitHub Copilot app modernization upgrade .NET versions and frameworks, fix build issues, and migrate apps to Azure with less manual effort

Featured in Issue #332 November 24, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, .NET Core, EF Core, JWT, .NET MAUI, OAuth, SQL Server

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Fix build issues using GitHub Copilot after upgrading MSVC Build Tools

[cta-button text="Sign up for the Private Preview waitlist" url="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C2S6NV3" color="btn-primary" align="center"] A few problems have...

Featured in Issue #330 November 20, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, .NET Aspire, Authentication, Clean Architecture, C#, Domain-Driven Design, .NET 10, .NET Core

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GitHub Actions DevOps Pipelines as Code using C# and Cake SDK

C# Property Patterns — Writing Readable “Checklists” for Your Objects

Featured in Issue #327 November 17, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Blazor, CQRS, C#, Dapper, .NET 10, EF Core

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How To Deploy Your .NET 9 Application to Azure Using GitHub Actions (Full CI/CD Pipeline Guide)

Build • Test • Publish • Deploy • Monitor — Automatically

Featured in Issue #325 November 13, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Blazor, C#, .NET 10, GitHub Actions, OpenTelemetry, Performance

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The Rise of the Solopreneur Economy

Discover the solopreneur economy: redefine work, wealth, and business. Learn to build scalable digital assets and thrive as a solo builder in the new era.

Featured in Issue #324 November 12, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Blazor, Clean Architecture, C#, Docker, .NET 8, .NET 9

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GitHub Profile Setup and Security

Secure your GitHub! This guide covers enabling 2FA with authenticator apps and creating a personalized profile README to showcase your skills and projects. Make a great first impression!

Featured in Issue #322 November 10, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Blazor, C#, .NET Core, EF Core, Performance, Security

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Life Tracker: A .NET App — 6 Basic Auth

Code fohttps://github.com/Recelis/questionnaire.net.git

Featured in Issue #321 November 07, 2025

Issue also covered: Application Insights, ASP.NET Core, .NET Aspire, Authentication, AutoMapper, Azure, C#, .NET 10

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🚀 Add Code to Your GitHub Repository

Learn how to add code to your GitHub repository using Git Bash and the GitHub web interface. This guide covers cloning, branching, committing, and pull requests for seamless collaboration.

Featured in Issue #320 November 06, 2025

Issue also covered: .NET Aspire, Authentication, AutoMapper, Azure, Azure DevOps, Clean Architecture, C#, Domain-Driven Design

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Creating Your First GitHub Repository

Learn how to create your first GitHub repository with this comprehensive guide! Master the fundamentals of version control, collaboration, and project management. Discover the importance of README fil...

Featured in Issue #319 November 05, 2025

Issue also covered: Application Insights, ASP.NET Core, Azure DevOps, .NET 10, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Minimal APIs, ML.NET

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VS Code Live at GitHub Universe - Day 1 - Live Coding with Copilot!

How to Create Custom Middleware in ASP.NET Core

Featured in Issue #318 November 04, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Clean Architecture, C#, .NET 10, .NET Core, EF Core, MediatR

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Introducing Custom Agents for .NET Developers: C# Expert & WinForms Expert

Introducing C# Expert and WinForms Expert: experimental custom agents that help .NET developers write better code with GitHub Copilot. The post Introducing Custom Agents for .NET Developers: C# Exper...

Featured in Issue #317 November 03, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, .NET 8, .NET 9, .NET Core, EF Core, Performance, Security

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Deploying a .NET app to Azure using Docker, ACR, App Service, and GitHub Actions — Step-by-step

This document explains, in a concise, copy-pasteable way, how to:

Featured in Issue #316 October 31, 2025

Issue also covered: Application Insights, AutoMapper, Azure, Azure Functions, Clean Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, Design Patterns, Docker

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Your 6-Step Guide to Deploying a Website with GitHub Codespaces and Copilot agent mode

👋everyone! Shree here. I'm sure many of you have had a similar chat with someone you know

Featured in Issue #314 October 29, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, C#, .NET 10, EF Core, Performance, Visual Studio

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Bringing Context to Copilot: Azure Cosmos DB Best Practices, Right in Your VS Code Workspace

Developers love GitHub Copilot for its instant, intelligent code suggestions. But what if those suggestions could also reflect your specific database and workload patterns? That’s now possible with a ...

Featured in Issue #313 October 28, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Authorization, Azure, Azure Functions, Clean Architecture, Cosmos DB, CQRS

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What’s New in Visual Studio 2026 Insiders: Faster, Smarter, and More Modern

Visual Studio 2026 Insiders delivers blazing-fast performance, AI-powered coding with GitHub Copilot, and a modern UI. Boost your .NET & C++ development!

Featured in Issue #311 October 24, 2025

Issue also covered: .NET Aspire, Blazor, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI

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Introduction to Git and Version Control

Learn the fundamentals of Git, the leading version control system. This guide covers everything from understanding Git's core concepts like repositories, staging, and branching, to practical steps for...

Featured in Issue #310 October 23, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Azure DevOps, Azure Functions, CQRS, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 9

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.NET 10.0 RC 2

How the Outbox Pattern Solves Dual-Write Problems in .NET

Featured in Issue #308 October 21, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, CQRS, C#, .NET 10, Performance, Security, SQL Server

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Integrating GitHub Copilot with Playwright

This article provides a step-by-step approach to integrating Copilot into your Playwright workflow, covering IDE setup, resilient locators, Page Object Model implementation, CI/CD integration with Git...

Featured in Issue #303 October 14, 2025

Issue also covered: AOT, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, Clean Architecture, C#, Design Patterns, Docker, .NET 10

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Building Generative AI Applications With GitHub Models and .NET Aspire

I wanted to see what the simplest practical AI app I could build was, and this is what I came up with.

Featured in Issue #300 October 09, 2025

Issue also covered: AOT, ASP.NET Core, Azure, CQRS, Docker, .NET 9, .NET Core, GitHub Copilot

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Level Up Your .NET Debugging and Profiling with GitHub Copilot

Supercharge your .NET debugging and profiling with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio! This article explores how Copilot's AI assistance streamlines the process, offering smart breakpoint suggestions, ex...

Featured in Issue #298 October 07, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Azure Functions, C#, .NET 10, .NET 9, .NET Core, .NET MAUI

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News: Visual Studio 2026

Get a sneak peek at Visual Studio 2026! The Insiders Edition boasts blazing-fast performance, deep AI integration with GitHub Copilot (adaptive paste, context menu actions, and intelligent search), a ...

Featured in Issue #297 October 06, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Azure DevOps, Blazor, Clean Architecture, CQRS, C#, Domain-Driven Design

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Next-Level SQL in VS Code: GitHub Copilot, Containers & more | Data Exposed

Learn how to enhance your SQL development experience with GitHub Copilot, SQL Server containers, and Fabric in this episode of Data Exposed. To wrap things up, we showcase the latest deployment featur...

Featured in Issue #296 October 03, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Azure, Blazor, C#, Docker, EF Core, GitHub Copilot

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Modernize .NET apps in days with GitHub Copilot

Get started with modernizing your .NET apps (https://aka.ms/ghcp-appmod/dotNET) today and learn more about the details here: https://aka.ms/ghcp-appmod/blog Supercharge your .NET app modernization wi...

Featured in Issue #295 October 02, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Blazor, C#, Docker, .NET 8, .NET 9, EF Core

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Faster Onboarding with Dev Containers in VS Code

if you’ve ever joined a new project; you probably know the pain: hours (sometimes days) spent setting up your local environment —…

Featured in Issue #289 September 24, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, .NET 8, EF Core, GitHub Copilot

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Language Model Chat Provider (aka BYOK) API with Logan Ramos | VS Code Insiders Podcast ep. 4

Documentation: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-docs/blob/vnext/api/extension-guides/ai/language-model-chat-provider.md Sample: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-extension-samples/tree/main/chat...

Featured in Issue #287 September 18, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, .NET 10, .NET Core, MediatR, Performance, Security

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Git Workflows for .NET Teams: Which One Actually Works?

Which Git workflow fits your .NET team? GitHub Flow, GitFlow, or Trunk-Based — with real conflict examples and fixes.

Featured in Issue #285 September 16, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, AutoMapper, Azure, Blazor, Clean Architecture, C#, .NET 10, .NET 9

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ASP.NET Community Standup - Prevent login redirects for APIs

CI/CD for .NET Projects: Seamless NuGet Publishing via GitHub Workflows

Featured in Issue #278 September 05, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Azure Functions, C#, EF Core, .NET MAUI, MongoDB, Performance

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GitHub Copilot for Azure (Preview) Launches in Visual Studio 2022 with Azure MCP Support

The GitHub Copilot for Azure extension is now in Public Preview for Visual Studio 2022 (17.14+). It brings a curated set of Azure developer tools—exposed through the Azure MCP server—directly into Git...

Featured in Issue #277 September 04, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, CQRS, C#, .NET 10, .NET Core, EF Core, GitHub Copilot

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Installing the GitHub MCP Server in VS Code

How I Run a Production-Ready .NET App on Azure for Just $29.76/Month

Featured in Issue #275 September 02, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Blazor, C#, .NET 9, EF Core, .NET MAUI, Minimal APIs

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Microsoft Announces the Awesome Copilot MCP Server

Microsoft's Awesome Copilot MCP Server simplifies GitHub Copilot customization. Search, preview, and save community-created chat modes and instructions directly from your repo, boosting developer prod...

Featured in Issue #274 September 01, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Authorization, AutoMapper, Azure, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10

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🔴 VS Code Live - Vibe-hack VS Code with Joyride and Copilot

Demo links and resources: https://github.com/PEZ/joyride-at-vscode-live ️ Featuring: Liam Hampton; Peter Strömberg (@pappapez)

Featured in Issue #273 August 29, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Cosmos DB, C#, .NET Core, .NET Framework, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI

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Don’t Just Build — Test, Ship, and Iterate with a Reliable .NET Core Boilerplate

In a world of quick-start templates and half-baked GitHub projects, it’s easy to get burned by boilerplates that look promising but fail…

Featured in Issue #269 August 25, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, C#, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Minimal APIs, OpenAI, Performance, Visual Studio

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Building Generative AI Applications With GitHub Models and .NET Aspire

The entire thing took less than an hour to build thanks to .NET Aspire 9.4 and it's new GitHub Models integration. It fetches any blog post, extracts the content, and uses AI to automatically categori...

Featured in Issue #267 August 21, 2025

Issue also covered: AOT, Application Insights, ASP.NET Core, .NET Aspire, Azure, Benchmarking, Blazor, Clean Architecture

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From Chaos to Clean Code : A .NET Case Study on Code Reviews & Git Discipline

Welcome to the wild world of .NET development, where code reviews and version control save the day (and sometimes your sanity)! In this…

Featured in Issue #266 August 20, 2025

Issue also covered: Application Insights, ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Azure, C#, .NET Core, EF Core, GitHub Copilot

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5 Copilot Chat Prompts .NET Devs Should Steal Today

Discover 5 practical GitHub Copilot Chat prompts to boost .NET development productivity, from code optimization to security reviews. The post 5 Copilot Chat Prompts .NET Devs Should Steal Today appea...

Featured in Issue #262 August 14, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, .NET 10, .NET 9, .NET Core, GitHub Copilot, .NET MAUI

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474: Apple Intelligence for C# and .NET

Frank brings apple intelligence APIs to C#! We discuss! https://github.com/praeclarum/CrossIntelligence/ Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Fa...

Featured in Issue #260 August 12, 2025

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Git Cheatsheet: Complete Guide to Git Commands

This GitHub cheatsheet covers essential Git commands for setup, daily workflows, branching, merging, stashing, tagging, pull requests, and more—ideal for beginners and developers managing code with Gi...

Featured in Issue #258 August 08, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Blazor, C#, .NET Core, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, JWT, Performance

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🔴 VS Code Live - Boost Your SQL Development in VS Code: GitHub Copilot, Containers, and More

How to Outsource ASP.NET Development Successfully: A 2025 Guide

Featured in Issue #257 August 07, 2025

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Understand GitHub Copilot Extensions and Slash Commands

http://www.binaryintellect.net/articles/49740328-6ea4-4154-9d00-ba735734a1ef.aspx

Featured in Issue #250 July 29, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Clean Architecture, .NET 9, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Performance, RabbitMQ, Redis

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Git Branching Strategy & Release Workflow

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/git-branching-strategy-release-workflow2/

Featured in Issue #249 July 28, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Authorization, Blazor, Clean Architecture, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 9

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Using GitHub Copilot and MCP servers to NOT write code

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdYR_Qf-j38

Featured in Issue #246 July 23, 2025

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Customize AI responses from GitHub Copilot - .NET Blog

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/customize-ai-responses-from-github-copilot/

Featured in Issue #243 July 18, 2025

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How the .NET MAUI Team uses GitHub Copilot for Productivity - .NET Blog

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/?p=57261

Featured in Issue #241 July 16, 2025

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VS Code Live: GitHub Copilot and MCP

https://dev.to/azure/vs-code-live-github-copilot-and-mcp-33k9

Featured in Issue #238 July 11, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI, Performance, Visual Studio Code

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Version Control, Git and GitHub: The Complete Enterprise Guide

https://medium.com/@bhargavkoya56/version-control-git-and-github-the-complete-enterprise-guide-5aec29d3b6b8

Featured in Issue #233 July 04, 2025

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Building and Publishing Your First Blazor Component Library to GitHub Packages: A Complete Journey

https://larouex.medium.com/building-and-publishing-your-first-blazor-component-library-to-github-packages-a-complete-journey-820c1fcc5b26

Featured in Issue #228 June 27, 2025

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Working with MCP servers in GitHub Copilot Agent mode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlrQJQV14xQ

Featured in Issue #227 June 26, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, .NET 10, EF Core, GitHub Actions, GitHub Copilot, Kubernetes

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Automatically Rerun Failed GitHub Actions Workflows

https://www.meziantou.net/automatically-rerun-failed-github-actions-workflows.htm

Featured in Issue #225 June 24, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, C#, Design Patterns, .NET Core, .NET Framework, EF Core, GitHub Actions

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Improve Your Productivity with New GitHub Copilot Features for .NET!

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/improve-productivity-with-github-copilot-dotnet/

Featured in Issue #222 June 19, 2025

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.NET AI Community Standup - Build & Hack Console Games with GitHub Copilot and AI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLg9Qt61RVs

Featured in Issue #221 June 18, 2025

Issue also covered: Application Insights, ASP.NET Core, C#, .NET 9, .NET Framework, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI

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Next edit suggestions available in Visual Studio

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/next-edit-suggestions-available-in-visual-studio-github-copilot/

Featured in Issue #220 June 17, 2025

Issue also covered: C#, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Minimal APIs, Performance, Visual Studio

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ASP.NET Community Standup - Modernize your .NET apps with GitHub Copilot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx_lhI_x0hE

Featured in Issue #219 June 16, 2025

Issue also covered: Azure, Azure DevOps, Clean Architecture, C#, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Minimal APIs, Performance

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Recommended Video from Microsoft Build 2025: GitHub Copilot Agent Mode (May 2025)

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/recommended-video-from-microsoft-build-2025-github-copilot-agent-mode-may-2025/

Featured in Issue #212 June 05, 2025

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New GitHub Copilot Global Bootcamp: Now with Virtual and In-Person Workshops!

https://dev.to/azure/new-github-copilot-global-bootcamp-now-with-virtual-and-in-person-workshops-3cmh

Featured in Issue #209 June 02, 2025

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GitHub Copilot's New Coding Agent Is Here

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/news/github-copilots-new-coding-agent-is-here

Featured in Issue #208 May 30, 2025

Issue also covered: C#, .NET 10, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio Code

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Accelerate Your .NET Upgrades with GitHub Copilot

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/github-copilot-upgrade-dotnet/

Featured in Issue #207 May 29, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Azure, Blazor, CQRS, C#, Dapper, Design Patterns

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Upgrading a .NET 6 repo to .NET 9 with GitHub Copilot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DulIM7K7T7c

Featured in Issue #206 May 28, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, Design Patterns, .NET Core, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Minimal APIs

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Supercharging Developer Productivity with GitHub Copilot | DEM504

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9528I7aSJM

Featured in Issue #205 May 27, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, .NET Aspire, Cosmos DB, C#, Domain-Driven Design, .NET 9, GitHub Copilot, gRPC

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Google Gemini AI Now Integrates with GitHub for Developers

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/news/google-gemini-ai-now-integrates-with-github-for-developers

Featured in Issue #199 May 19, 2025

Issue also covered: Azure, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 8, .NET 9, .NET Framework, Event Sourcing, GitHub Copilot

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Elevating pro-code developers with GitHub Copilot and AI in Power Platform

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMcXcMPXMlI

Featured in Issue #194 May 12, 2025

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Why Code Reviews Matter!

https://medium.com/@Adem_Korkmaz/why-code-reviews-matter-ed792f590cf9

Featured in Issue #193 May 09, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, CQRS, C#, Docker, .NET 10, .NET Core, EF Core

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🔴 VS Code Live: Coding with Gemini in GitHub Copilot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anVJ3tktOh4

Featured in Issue #183 April 25, 2025

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Understand GitHub Copilot Chat Window in Visual Studio Code

http://www.binaryintellect.net/articles/b60ba1f0-3dc2-44e9-9538-33a92f5a034c.aspx

Featured in Issue #182 April 24, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Blazor, .NET 9, .NET Core, .NET Framework, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, .NET MAUI

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Mastering Git Branch Management

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/mastering-git-branch-management

Featured in Issue #181 April 23, 2025

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Using an MCP Server in GitHub Copilot

https://markheath.net/post/2025/4/10/mcp-playwright

Featured in Issue #176 April 16, 2025

Issue also covered: .NET Aspire, Azure, Azure Functions, Blazor, C#, .NET 9, EF Core, GitHub Copilot

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GitHub Launches Copilot Pro+

https://www.csharp.com/news/github-launches-copilot-pro

Featured in Issue #173 April 11, 2025

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Copilot code review now generally available

https://www.csharp.com/news/github-launches-copilot-code-review-for-all-users

Featured in Issue #172 April 10, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, AutoMapper, Azure, Blazor, C#, .NET Core, EF Core, GitHub Copilot

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View and manage git tags

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/view-and-manage-git-tags/

Featured in Issue #171 April 09, 2025

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How to Write Boilerplate Code Using GitHub Copilot

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/how-to-write-boilerplate-code-using-github-copilot/

Featured in Issue #170 April 08, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, Design Patterns, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, .NET MAUI, Performance

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Vibe coding with GitHub Copilot: Agent mode and MCP support rolling out to all VS Code users

https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/github-copilot-agent-mode-activated/

Featured in Issue #169 April 07, 2025

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What Frustrates Me the Most as a C#/.NET Developer

https://canro91.github.io/2025/02/28/Frustrations/

Featured in Issue #164 March 31, 2025

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How to Write Boilerplate Code Using GitHub Copilot

https://www.csharp.com/article/how-to-write-boilerplate-code-using-github-copilot/

Featured in Issue #163 March 28, 2025

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Boost your GitHub productivity with our new multi-account support!

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/boost-your-github-productivity-with-our-new-multi-account-support/

Featured in Issue #162 March 27, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 8, .NET 9, .NET Core, EF Core

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Build, Deploy , Scale your .Net 9 applications the easy way using Github and Heroku

https://medium.com/@aym003.hit/build-deploy-scale-your-net-9-applications-the-easy-way-using-github-and-heroku-9ea039c2d538

Featured in Issue #160 March 25, 2025

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CSharp Teams Up with Hack Heist as Community Partner

https://www.csharp.com/news/csharp-teams-up-with-hack-heist-as-community-partner

Featured in Issue #159 March 24, 2025

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Streamlining .NET 9 Deployment With GitHub Actions and Azure

https://www.milanjovanovic.tech/blog/streamlining-dotnet-9-deployment-with-github-actions-and-azure

Featured in Issue #158 March 21, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Blazor, C#, GitHub Actions, OpenAI, Security, Web API

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Smaller prompts, better answers with GitHub Copilot Custom Instructions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwIlqbTHjac

Featured in Issue #155 March 18, 2025

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Using Husky with CSharpier

https://cheranga.medium.com/53a81cf19a44

Featured in Issue #153 March 14, 2025

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How to Write a Complete Website Code Using GitHub Copilot

https://www.csharp.com/article/how-to-write-a-complete-website-code-using-github-copilot/

Featured in Issue #152 March 13, 2025

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🔴 VS Code - Agent Mode UPGRADE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe8ghwTMFlg

Featured in Issue #151 March 12, 2025

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Let's Learn .NET - GitHub Copilot (Portuguese)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3rS3X9sOOw

Featured in Issue #149 March 10, 2025

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Leverage vision in Copilot Chat

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/attach-images-in-github-copilot-chat/

Featured in Issue #148 March 07, 2025

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Catch issues before you commit to Git - Visual Studio Blog

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/catch-issues-before-you-commit-to-git/

Featured in Issue #147 March 06, 2025

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Next Edit Suggestions for GitHub Copilot in action

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPUvU6XYhpw

Featured in Issue #146 March 05, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Azure Functions, CQRS, C#, .NET 9, .NET Core, EF Core

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GitHub Copilot Agent Mode: Build an iOS App in Minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKEWB0vg_Cs

Featured in Issue #143 February 28, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, AutoMapper, Azure, Blazor, C#, .NET 9, GitHub Copilot, gRPC

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GitHub Copilot Just Took Over My API Testing… And I’m Not Mad About It!

https://medium.com/@nidhiname/github-copilot-just-took-over-my-api-testing-and-im-not-mad-about-it-2e1bc9d50c53

Featured in Issue #141 February 26, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Blazor, C#, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, .NET MAUI, Performance, Unit Testing

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GitHub Copilot for Azure DevOps users

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/github-copilot-for-azure-devops-users/

Featured in Issue #140 February 25, 2025

Issue also covered: Azure, Azure DevOps, C#, .NET Core, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Performance, Security

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GitHub Copilot Chat Explained: The Life of a Prompt

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/all-things-azure/github-copilot-chat-explained-the-life-of-a-prompt/

Featured in Issue #138 February 21, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Azure, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB, C#, Design Patterns, Docker

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