AI has made software delivery faster, but speed alone does not guarantee better outcomes. As teams adopt AI-native development, the real challenge is keeping requirements, design, implementation, and validation aligned so the final result still reflects the original intent. Spec-Driven Development (SDD) addresses this by making structured specs the...
Catch up on Microsoft Build 2026 with the vision lead-off, top developer announcements, and must-watch sessions across the Microsoft developer ecosystem.
Development workflows span terminals, IDEs, background agents, and custom assistants. What matters is whether they draw from the same current source. Learn MCP Server gives any MCP-compatible agent direct access to current Microsoft documentation - one endpoint, nothing to install, no authentication required.
What does that look like in practice...
Learn GitHub Copilot CLI with this free, 8-chapter hands-on course. Review code, generate tests, debug issues, and build custom agents and skills - all from your terminal. No AI experience needed. Works with GitHub Copilot Free. Clone the repo or open in Codespaces to get started.
Modern software development is moving fast—and AI is now a practical part of how Microsoft developers design, build, and ship applications every day. From writing code in Visual Studio and VS Code, to building cloud-native apps on Azure, developers are looking for ways to stay productive without sacrificing quality.
That’s exactly why GitHub...
I've set up a lot of dev machines in my life. Traditionally, this takes a lot of time to get everything just right, but now there's a faster way with WinGet Configuration files. Let me show you how to go from a fresh Windows install to a fully configured dev environment with a single command and how GitHub Copilot CLI can help you build these confi...
This week we shipped the GitHub Copilot SDK which takes the agent loop from the Copilot CLI and makes it easy to embed in other applications. We’ve been using, improving, and extending Copilot CLI for the last few months and it’s sparked new ideas about what it means to have the right context right where we work.
As developers, we spend most of ...
As someone who lives and breathes in the command line, I love making my terminal feel like home. Windows Terminal is full of personalization options that really allow for a custom experience. Additionally, I can stay within my terminal for my development with GitHub Copilot with the GitHub Copilot CLI. Let's walk through how you can trick out your ...