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Announcing NuGet Commands in C# Dev Kit

With the April release of C# Dev Kit, you can now manage your NuGet packages directly from Visual Studio Code using the new commands in the command palette. To add a NuGet package to your project, use the command “NuGet: Add NuGet Package”. If you have more than one project in your solution, you will be asked to select which project you ...


The confidential coffee maker was not the only source of shenanigans at the IBM Boca office

Some time ago, I told the story of the confidential coffee maker, one of the ways that Microsoft employees temporarily stationed in IBM's Boca Raton office rebelled against IBM's strict corporate culture. Since then, some of my colleagues shared additional stories from the IBM office commonly nicknamed Boca. When the Microsoft engineers ...


Using Semantic Kernel to create a Time Plugin with .NET

Plugins are one of the most powerful features of Semantic Kernel and in this demo we show how you can easily use Plugins with the power of Auto Function Calling from AI Models.   A Glimpse into the Demonstration  Time Information Plugin  In the demo we implement a simple class TimeInformantionPlugin with one function to retrieve the UTC...


Mastering Slash Commands with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio

GitHub Copilot, the AI-powered coding assistant, offers a range of features designed to streamline your coding experience in Visual Studio. In this new series, we take a closer look at the power of Slash Commands and discuss how they can make your coding workflow smoother and more efficient. Introducing Slash Commands Slash Commands are a ...


Azure Machine Learning Service for Kubernetes Architects: Deploy Your First Model on AKS with AZ CLI v2

Joseph Masengesho provides a step-by-step tutorial on how to deploy your first ML model on AKS. In a previous post, I provided a lengthy write-up about my understanding of using Kubernetes as a compute target in Azure ML from a Kubernetes architect’s perspective. In this post, I will offer a step-by-step tutorial that teaches you how ...


How to Get Started using Semantic Kernel .NET

Hi all, With Microsoft Build approaching, we wanted to share some walk throughs of using Semantic Kernel to get started if you haven't already. Today we're going to dive into the Getting Started guide we have in the main Semantic Kernel GitHub repository for .NET. Getting Started with Semantic Kernel  We are excited to announce new ...