Top Links
- Generate Unit Tests Using AI Assistant (Rachel Appel)
- How to use Copilot Chat in C++ with VS Code (Sinem Akinci)
- Windows App SDK Stable Version 1.5.1 (1.5.240311000) Release Notes (Microsoft Learn)
- .NET Rocks! – Azure in 2024 with Magnus Mårtensson (Carl Franklin & Richard Campbell)
- Announcing worldwide availability of Arm Advisory Service for developers (Mike Adams)
- Get started with .NET 8 and AI using new quickstart tutorials (Jordan Matthiesen)
Web & Cloud Development
- React vs. Angular: Component Architecture (Christian Nwamba)
- The Astro Developer Portal (Elian Van Cutsem)
- What is Storybook? An Overview for Developers (Tomek Sulkowski)
- JavaScript Reference Guide: A Beginner’s Introduction to Pure JavaScript (Christopher Tozzi)
WinUI, .NET MAUI & XAML
- Chart of the Week: Creating a WPF Chart Dashboard to Visualize the 2023 World Billionaires List (Sowndharya Selladurai)
- What’s New in .NET MAUI 9 Preview 2 (Vijay Anand E G)
- Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK v1.5.240311000 Package (NuGet)
Visual Studio & .NET
- The NuGet.org repository signing certificate will be updated as soon as April 8th, 2024 (Erick Yondon)
- Comparing Performance of the switch and if-else Statements in C# (Michal Kaminski)
- Async Event Handlers in C#: What You Need to Know (Nick Cosentino)
- How well does MFC IPTR/CIP support class template argument deduction (CTAD)? (Raymond Chen)
- Document Viewer 32.2.1 Released (Bjoern Meyer)
Design, Methodology, AI & Testing
- The Benefits of Qualitative Metrics (Martin Fowler)
- Build RAG Chat Application using Azure OpenAI and Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore: Step-by-Step Guide (John Aziz)
- Windows Package Manager 1.7.10661 Released (Ryan)
- Managing the impact of AI & Machine Learning on the Web (Dominique Hazaël-Massieux)
- OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video generator will be publicly available later this year (Emma Roth)
- How to Collect Images from the Signer (Evans Omondi Otieno)
- Getting Technical Decision Buy-In Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (John Riviello)
- From vision to value realization: A closer look at how customers are embracing AI Transformation to unlock innovation and deliver business outcomes (Judson Althoff)
- Microsoft Copilot for Security: Coming soon to general availability with new capabilities (Laura Turnidge)
- Between Two Bookends: Making and Measuring UX Research Impact (Lexi Neigel)
- The Data Science Developer Experience (Renee Noble)
- Microsoft Copilot for Security is generally available on April 1, 2024, with new capabilities (Vasu Jakkal)
Screencasts & Videos
- Asp.Net Monsters #272 – Playwright and Azure Pipelines (James Chambers, Simon Timms & David Paquette)
- IoT Coffee Talk: Episode 200 – AI & IoT at the EDGE!!! (sponsored by ClearBlade) (IoT Coffee Talk Crew)
- Introducing Devin, the first AI software engineer (Scott Wu)
- Develop Your Copilot Skills (Part 3) | Azure Enablement Show (Aaron Stark & Natalie Mickey)
- Protect data used in generative AI apps with Microsoft Purview | Microsoft Mechanics (Erin Miyake)
- What’s new in Playwright v1.41 & v1.42 (Debbie O’Brien)
Podcasts
- CodeNewbie S27:E1 – Nurturing Relationships for AI Excellence (Shawn Charles) (CodeNewbie Team)
- Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast – Democratizing Leadership, Cultivating a Culture of Openness and Improvement in Open Source Agile Teams | Dave Smith (Vasco Duarte)
- Talk Python to Me #453: uv – The Next Evolution in Python Packages? (Michael Kennedy)
Community & Events
- Sarah Perez and Josie need our help! | GoFundMe (Heidi Sulpher)
- Celebrate gRPC Day (Ivy Zhuang)
- 2024 GeekWire Awards finalists revealed: Vote now for the best in Pacific Northwest tech (Kurt Schlosser)
Database
- The How To Write SQL Server Queries Correctly Cheat Sheet: Cross Apply And Outer Apply (Erik Darling)
- Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-March 2024 (Azure Team)
- Announcing Try Azure Cosmos DB support with Vercel Integration (Sajeetharan Sinnathurai)
- Astro DB: A Deep Dive (Matthew Phillips)
SharePoint, M365 & MS Teams
- Action required: ensure your Microsoft Teams apps are ready for upcoming domain changes (Chris Yanasak)
- Maximize your Office Add-in success with free Microsoft Partner programs (Steve Jin)
Miscellaneous
- Working with Environment Variables in Java (Diana Pham)
- Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3350 (Beta Channel) and Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26080 (Canary and Dev Channels) (Amanda Langowski)
- Trying Out Microsoft’s Pre-Release OS/2 2.0 (BeauHD)
- Paint update begins rolling out to Windows Insiders (Brandon LeBlanc)
More Link Collections
- The Morning Brew #3902 (Chris Alcock)
The Geek Shelf
C# 12 and .NET 8 – Modern Cross-Platform Development Fundamentals (Mark J. Price) – Referral Link