Concurrent/Async Database, GitHub Copilot Chat Explodes, PowerToys Does PowerShell, More

January 18, 2024

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My App Is Fully Concurrent and Async, but What About the Database?

You've carefully crafted a concurrent application taking advantage of all the latest and greatest language features. It scales magnificently and it's the jewel of the cloud. But what about the database? What happens when simultaneous queries are executed against the same data?

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Among Hundreds of AI Tools for VS Code, GitHub Copilot Chat Explodes

Number of installs has grown some 1,770 percent since we last checked, and it's now the second-most popular AI tool behind original GitHub Copilot.

■	GitHub Copilot Chat Heralds Speech as 'New Universal Programming Language'
■	VS Code's Copilot 'AI Pair Programmer' Improves Chat UI, Explains Rust Code
■	GitHub Copilot Chat Nears GA: 'Today We Are Re-Founded on Copilot'
■	VS Code Previews AI Topic Experts for Copilot Chat Called 'Agents'

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Microsoft PowerToys Getting New PowerShell Module

Microsoft is polishing up a new PowerToys utility to improve the user experience on PowerShell in Windows 10 and 11 by suggesting installations of missing components through WinGet packages.

■	Microsoft PowerToys Now Installs .NET 7 for You
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The State of Microsoft Data, Part 1: Transactional Database Solutions

Let's kick off 2024 by checking in with the current status of some of Microsoft's more popular database options, like Azure SQL Database, Azure Managed Instance and more.

■	The State of Microsoft Data Part 2
■	Q&A with Ken Muse: Designing Azure Modern Data Warehouse Solutions
■	Even SQL Server Developer Tools Gets an AI Copilot
■	SQL Server 2022: Ledger, DDM and T-SQL Enhancements

Matrix Inverse from Scratch Using QR Decomposition with C#

Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research guides you through a full-code, step-by-step tutorial on "one of the most important operations in machine learning."

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