Visual Studio Magazine

Going Local (& a Bit Loco) with Open-Source AI in VS Code

This hands-on PoC shows how I got an open-source model running locally in Visual Studio Code, where the setup worked, where it broke down, and what to watch out for if you want to apply a local model ...

Microsoft is working to eliminate PC gaming’s “compiling shaders” wait times

Microsoft first rolled out Advanced Shader Delivery in its SDK last September and added support to the ROG Xbox Ally as a ...
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Microsoft Launches Azure Skills Plugin to Give AI Coding Agents Real Azure Expertise

Microsoft's new Azure Skills Plugin bundles curated Azure skills, the Azure MCP Server, and the Foundry MCP Server into a single install that gives AI coding agents both the expertise and execution ...

A.I. Writes Buggy Code. A Silicon Valley Start-Up Wants to Fix It.

These start-ups, including Axiom Math and Harmonic, both in Palo Alto, Calif., and Logical Intelligence in San Francisco, ...