The mssql extension for Visual Studio Code, used to support SQL Server connections and T-SQL editing, has been updated with IntelliCode functionality and a new Object Explorer, among other new ...

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Microsoft’s Azure-based AI development and deployment platform shines with a strong selection of models and agent types and ...

VS Code is no longer just an IDE.

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As SQL Server 2016 approaches end of support in July 2026, a look back at its groundbreaking innovations reveals how it reshaped Microsoft's data platform and why it's time to move forward.

Cleaner code with less effort.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Impairment, Disabilities, and Handicaps (ICIDH) system is used to classify the types of visual impairment. This system, as the name ...