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Joined October 2008
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Your AI agent can query your database without writing a single line of SQL. 烙 Bob Ward shows how: msft.it/6014asYfj
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You've got one afternoon to level up. Where do you go?
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🧠 C++/WinRT access specifiers hit differently. Implemented interface = public 🌎 - public = module-internal 📦 - protected = derived types - private = same class 🔐 The Old New Thing explains why. Read 👇 msft.it/6018asibp
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Semantic search is powerful, but sometimes exact keywords are still the answer. Anna Hoffman tackles why the real answer might be a hybrid of both: msft.it/6018asi6k
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What if you could group unrelated types without an inheritance hierarchy? Dustin Campbell and Mads Torgersen explore C# unions: msft.it/6011as6Dv
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One YOLO deploy to prod is all it takes. Drew Skwiers-Koballa has a safer way: msft.it/6018aSh2G
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👀 What happens when Security Tool A hooks a system function… then Security Tool B hooks a function Tool A depends on? 💥 Detours meet detours. 🔐 Quarantine meets interference. 🧩 Debugging gets spicy. Read 👉 msft.it/6017aShSb
A blue background features white text reading "The Old New Thing" and a question about anti-malware software. Below, there is an invitation to read Raymond Chen's Blog. A pair of glasses and books are illustrated near the text.

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Code as an asset, not an artifact. AI writes it fast, but future you maintains it. That's exactly what Mads Kristensen gets into: msft.it/6014aShp6
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Give AI tools, not just prompts. Kayla Cinnamon and James Montemagno build a custom tool the model can call instead of guessing. See it in action: msft.it/6012aSChC
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AI found a 90% optimization. It still needed an engineer's judgment call. Mark Downie and Sireesha Pisipati get into it. See how: msft.it/6010aSAjg
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🤯 How can an undefined CPU opcode… have operands? Welcome to x86 history. 🧠⚙️ 0F FF could be decoded + parse operands before 💥 invalid opcode. Then backward compatibility helped keep PADDQ out of its natural slot. CPU archaeology awaits. 🏺 Read 👉 msft.it/6017aSAEf
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💥 Your CPU just hit code that should never execute. But was it int 3 or ud2? 👀 int 3 → “there’s no code here” ud2 → “you reached an unreachable/undefined path” 😬 Same crashy vibes. Very different debugging clues. 🧠⚙️ 👉 msft.it/6012aSk1G
A blue background features an image of an open book and glasses. Text reads: 'The Old New Thing'. Below, it asks why the compiler uses 'ud2' and 'int 3' for non-executing code. At the bottom is a prompt to read Raymond Chen's Blog.

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Anna Hoffman argues your database belongs in source control, just like your application code: msft.it/6010aSXvO
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Your browser just became a bouncer for sketchy requests. Daniel Roth shows how: msft.it/6014aSX94
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SPA feel, zero WebAssembly. Daniel Roth pulls it off: msft.it/6011aSrLR
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That's semantic search. Yo-Lei Chen breaks down how SQL Server pulls it off: msft.it/6017aSrlL
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Your VS Subscription includes a monthly Azure credit, exclusive Dev/Test pricing, and Azure training via Pluralsight or Cloud Academy. See what's included: msft.it/6013aSr6U
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40TB restored in 7 minutes. Bob Ward explains: msft.it/6016aSRYw
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Yes, this is WinForms. Klaus Loeffelman shows the .NET 11 preview: msft.it/6012aoirs
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🔥 Think hot-patching started recently? Think again. Windows on Itanium shipped with a surprisingly elegant hot-patching design that made live updates much simpler than you'd expect. ⚙️🤯 A fascinating deep dive into OS and CPU architecture history. 📖 msft.it/6011aojtF
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