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2026 (2)

March (1)

dotnet: Ten Months with Copilot Coding Agent in dotnet/runtime

.NET

2026-03-23

The .NET team reports on ten months of using GitHub Copilot Coding Agent in dotnet/runtime and summarizes lessons from cloud-AI-assisted development. The post is a data-driven retrospective rather than a feature release.

February (1)

dotnet: The Dongle Died at Midnight – WinForms Agent Saved my German Mom’s Business Trip

.NET

2026-02-24

A .NET Blog post describing how the author used a WinForms agent/AI-assisted development workflow to quickly build a replacement time-study app after a hardware dongle failed during a business trip.

2025 (2)

September (2)

github: GitHub Spark in public preview for Copilot Enterprise subscribers

GitHub

2025-09-30

GitHub announced GitHub Spark, a new offering intended to help organizations move ideas into working software more quickly. Spark is now available in public preview for Copilot Enterprise subscribers and aims to reduce time spent on specs and mocks that never reach production.

ai: AI-Assisted Development powered by Local Models

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2025-09-18

The post highlights how running AI locally on developers' devices addresses long-standing concerns about data privacy, dependency on cloud services, and limited control over tooling. By using local models, teams — especially those working on sensitive or regulated projects — can keep data on-device, customize workflows, reduce latency, and retain full control over model behavior. The article positions local models as a practical approach for AI-assisted development and is published on the Azure AI Foundry Blog.