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Build 2026: Microsoft Optimizes Windows 11 for Developers

Microsoft Announces Project Zenith for Windows Developers

Project Zenith is a "developer-optimized Windows 11 experience" that will ship on "developer-class" PCs. For…

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Microsoft Moves WinUI/WASDK Development to GitHub

As part of a years-long effort to open up its Windows developer technologies, Microsoft has…

Google is Optimizing Android for the Component Crisis

Google is Optimizing Android for the Component Crisis

Google revealed that it is introducing new memory and performance thresholds in Android to help…

Visual Studio Code Now Includes a Full Markdown Editor

Visual Studio Code Now Includes a Full Markdown Editor

The latest version of Visual Studio Code now includes a full Markdown Editor mode that…

Microsoft to Hold .NET Conf 2026 in November

Microsoft to Hold .NET Conf 2026 in November

As usual, Microsoft will hold its virtual .NET Conf in November this year, where it…

There's an x64 Port of Microsoft Word 1.1a for Windows

There’s an x64 Port of Microsoft Word 1.1a for Windows

A developer named John Marshall has ported Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a to x64 so…

Android Studio Quail 2 is Now Available in Stable

Android Studio Quail 2 is Now Available in Stable

Google announced today that the latest release of its Android developer IDE, Android Studio Quail…

TypeScript 7.0 is Here

TypeScript 7.0 is Here

Today, Microsoft announced the release of TypeScript 7.0, a major update to its strongly typed…

Now You Can Play Half-Life 2 in a Web Browser

Now You Can Play Half-Life 2 in a Web Browser

Half-Life 2 is one of the greatest videogames in history,and now you can run it…

WSL Containers is Now Available in Public Preview

WSL Containers is Now Available in Public Preview

WSL Containers is one of the more interesting developer advances announced at Build 2026 and…

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Vibe Coding in the Apple Ecosystem is Everything You Need to Know About AI ⭐️

2026 will be remembered for all kinds of reasons. Key among them is that vibe…

Proton Brings a CLI to Proton Drive

Proton Brings a CLI to Proton Drive

Proton Drive now has a command line interface (CLI) on Windows, Mac, and Linux that's…

Hybrid AI Agents, Orchestration, and the Real Reason Microsoft is Fixing Windows 11
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Hybrid AI Agents, Orchestration, and the Real Reason Microsoft is Fixing Windows 11 ⭐

I spent much of the previous weekend catching up on Build 2026 session videos, with…

Developers, Developers, Developers!
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Developers, Developers, Developers! ⭐

Microsoft is taking steps to truly modernize Windows app development, and these changes will impact…

And Now I've Vibe-Coded a Native Windows 11 App
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And Now I’ve Vibe-Coded a Native Windows 11 App ⭐

The Build 2026 keynote was overly-long, in keeping with tradition. But there was some good…

Build 2026: Microsoft Project Solara Envisions a Future of Agent-First Devices

Build 2026: Microsoft Project Solara Envisions a Future of Agent-First Devices

During the Build 2026 keynote, Microsoft technical fellow Stevie Bathiche introduced Project Solara, a new…

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