C# Eyes 'Language of the Year,' AI Mixologist with Semantic Kernel, Copilot Explains Rust, More

January 4, 2024

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TIOBE Index Predicts C# as 2023 'Language of the Year' After 2022 Near-Miss

Microsoft's C# programming language led the race to be named "programming language of the year" for 2022 by the TIOBE Index before being overtaken at the very end, but it's expected to attain the throne this year.

■	Create a Working Neural Network Prediction System with C#
■	Uno Platform 5.0: C# Is Now All You Need
■	C# Overtaking Java in Popularity Index
■	C# Dev Kit Goes GA with Same Licensing as Visual Studio Community Edition

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Crafting an AI Mixologist Using Semantic Kernel

What better way to learn about cutting-edge AI than creating a "copilot" assistant that can act as a mixologist, suggesting new cocktail recipes based on available ingredients?

■	Microsoft's 'Semantic Kernel' AI SDK Ships as Release Candidate
■	Java on Azure Team Focuses on OpenAI Chat Playground for AI Experimentation
■	Microsoft Revamping Semantic Kernel AI SDK After 'Unexpected Uses'
■	ML.NET 3.0 Boosts Deep Learning, Data Processing for .NET-Based AI Apps

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VS Code's Copilot 'AI Pair Programmer' Improves Chat UI, Explains Rust Code

In Visual Studio Code 1.85, the dev team has improved the GitHub Copilot "AI pair programmer" in several ways, including tweaking the chat UI and providing more support for the Rust programming language.

■	GitHub Copilot Chat Nears GA: 'Today We Are Re-Founded on Copilot'
■	Copilot AI Takes Over Git Commits in Visual Studio 2022
■	VS Code Previews AI Topic Experts for Copilot Chat Called 'Agents'
■	Open Source Codeium Improves AI Chat in VS Code Tool

Visual Studio Devs Ask Santa for Debugging Gifts

Microsoft is always soliciting feedback to help guide its development tooling efforts, most recently asking developers to weigh in with their requests to Santa for new debugging functionality in the form of a "debug-tastic" gift.

■	Visual Studio Dev Team Wraps 2023 with v17.9 Preview 2
■	Native Rust in Visual Studio Is Top Dev Request, but Progress Slow
■	Finally Go Eyes On with Upcoming Visual Studio 2022 UI Refresh
■	GitHub Copilot Leads Productivity Gains in New Visual Studio 2022 17.8

VS Code Used to Survey Go Devs, Who Name VS Code No. 1 Editor

As we have reported before, Microsoft's super-popular Visual Studio Code is the No. 1 code editor for multiple programming languages, and Google's Go is on that list.

■	VS Code Python Team Improves Interactive REPL
■	Oracle Offers Java Language Server Tool for VS Code
■	VS Code Update Improves Testing with GitHub Copilot AI
■	Community Dev Gives VS Code Python Some YAPF

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C# Eyes 'Language of the Year,' AI Mixologist with Semantic Kernel, Copilot Explains Rust, More

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