A blog for Microsoft app developers and AI engineering enthusiasts.
How you can use Copilot to get improved results over almost any coding language or framework
One piece of common feedback I receive about GitHub Copilot and other AI coding assistants is this:
“They’re fine for common languages like .NET/JavaScript/Python, but they never work for my [insert custom language] application!”
Comparing vibe coding and agentic development with the 6 levels of autonomous driving
If you’re in my network you may have been flooded with posts about ‘Vibe Coding’ lately, and how it’ll either revolutionize or ruin software development.
A quick intro to the Azure Developer CLI, and how it helps you do single-command deploys of your app into Azure
It’s 2025 and us developers really shouldn’t be writing deployment scripts or pipelines from scratch, but many people I meet don’t realize how much Microsoft can help in this area. It’s true that Copilot gets much of the attention when it comes to boosting productivity on this (and it is still a great way to avoid hand coding any type of script), but it’s not the only way to get results fast.
A look at Microsoft’s current Environment-as-Code offerings and why they are becoming an essential part of a developer’s toolkit
Environment-as-Code is an ‘under the radar’ trend that you might have missed underneath all the AI hype of late.
An early look at the new Copilot Workspace IDE, in private preview mode from GitHub
I’ve been lucky enough to have access to the technical preview of GitHub Copilot Workspace for the last few months, and I’m having a blast so far!
Using GitHub Pages and Copilot to learn some new languages and have fun at the same time
One of the biggest changes I’ve noticed since I’ve been developing with GitHub Copilot is that it’s making coding fun again. With my new AI coding assistant at my side, I’m tackling tasks that previously fell into the ‘too hard to give up my evening hours for’ category.
An intro to the concept of tools or plugins in AI agents, and how they are used in frameworks like Azure OpenAI Assistants and Autogen to do more than chat.
In my recent article on Multi-Agent AI Workflows, I looked at some of the benefits and challenges of designing solutions that use multiple AI agents to deliver an outcome.
A brief overview of new AI testing capabilities available and vendor options.
AI-assisted development tools like GitHub Copilot are in the spotlight this year in the Software Engineering community. There’s no doubt they’ve had an immediate impact for developers who adopt them, but there’s also growing interest in AI-enabling other personas in the Software Development lifecycle.
A look at Multi-Agent workflows in AI - the patterns being introduced, and current tooling available to developers. Includes examples for AutoGen Studio.
This week I’ve been getting to know AutoGen Studio, one of the in-development projects from Microsoft Research related to AI agents. AutoGen is one of a few open-source toolsets emerging for development of these (CrewAI and LangGraph being others), and Studio is their brand new low-code UI for managing them.
A look at prompt engineering as a new key skill for IT professionals - key concepts involved, learning resources, and impact to the IT workforce overall
2023’s Generative AI boom introduced lots of new lingo into our vocabulary, and ‘Prompt Engineering’ is one that intrigues me. It refers to a new skill/discipline, one vital to success with GenAI tools, but non-existent just a few years ago.