Blogs summary – Sunday 14 December 2025
Here are some recent posts I found from interesting Azure, Microsoft and .NET blogs.
New from .NET Blog
- Introducing Data Ingestion Building Blocks (Preview)
- .NET Conf 2025 Recap – Celebrating .NET 10, Visual Studio 2026, AI, Community, & More
- .NET 10 Networking Improvements
- Microsoft Learn MCP Server Elevates Development
- Implementing Cross-Platform In-App Billing in .NET MAUI Applications
- .NET and .NET Framework December 2025 servicing releases updates
New from Azure DevOps Blog
- Announcing Azure DevOps Server General Availability
- Retirement of Global Personal Access Tokens in Azure DevOps
New from GitHub Changelog
- The GitHub MCP Server adds support for tool-specific configuration, and more
- GitHub Enterprise Server 3.19 is now generally available
- GitHub Spark: Improvements, DPA coverage, & dedicated SKU
- Auto model selection is generally available in GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code
- OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 is now in public preview for GitHub Copilot
- Repository dashboard: Find, search, and save queries in preview
- Post as Admin now available in GitHub Discussions
- Review commit-by-commit, improved filtering, and more in the pull request “Files changed” public preview
- Better diagnostics for VNET injected runners and required self-hosted runner upgrades
- Gemini 3 Pro is now available in Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, and Eclipse
New from Visual Studio Blog
- Upgrade MSVC, improve C++ build performance, and refactor C++ code with GitHub Copilot
- Profiler Agent – Delegate the analysis, not the performance
- Why changing keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio isn’t as simple as it seems
- Visual Studio November Update – Visual Studio 2026, Cloud Agent Preview, and more
- Unlocking the Power of Web with Copilot Chat’s New URL Context
- Streamlining your Git workflow with Visual Studio 2026
Thanks for reading!