by DeeDee Walsh, on May 19, 2026 3:59:36 PM

The debate has raged for decades: who's the father of Visual Basic? My answer: Who cares? The village raised this kid. This week marks the 35th anniversary of Visual Basic …

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by DeeDee Walsh, on May 17, 2026 1:00:00 AM

.Preview 4 is where the rubber meets the road for .NET 11. We’ve officially moved past the experimental phase and into the things getting real territory. The underlying machinery of …

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by Cheyenne Sokkappa, on May 17, 2026 12:00:00 AM

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 reaches end of extended support on July 14, 2026. After that date, security patches, bug fixes, and Microsoft support will stop. This puts your database at …

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Topics:MicrosoftSQLMS AccessVELO

by Cheyenne Sokkappa, on May 15, 2026 12:00:00 AM

This guide walks through what PowerBuilder modernization actually looks like today, what the options are, and how Agentic AI platforms like VELO are making automated conversion a realistic alternative to …

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Topics:PowerBuilderBlazorVELOPowerBuilder modernization

by DeeDee Walsh, on May 11, 2026 5:27:08 PM

The Production Traps AI Will Walk You Into C# compiles. That doesn't mean it's safe to ship. Nine recurring patterns where AI-generated .NET code quietly breaks, and what experienced developers …

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Topics:.NETAI

by DeeDee Walsh, on May 10, 2026 6:36:28 PM

On March 16, alongside the general availability of Foundry Agent Service at NVIDIA GTC, Microsoft promoted Task Adherence from a standalone Content Safety API to a native risk type inside …

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Topics:AIAgentic AIVELOMicrosoft Foundry

by DeeDee Walsh, on Apr 27, 2026 6:38:25 PM

GitHub Copilot is entering a new phase. Starting June 1, 2026, GitHub is moving Copilot from premium request-based usage to usage-based billing built around a new unit called GitHub AI …

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Topics:GitHub CopilotAIAgentic AI

by DeeDee Walsh, on Apr 27, 2026 5:10:04 PM

What to Upgrade, When, and Why If you think you're current on .NET, I have bad news for you - or maybe it's good news if you love change. Microsoft …

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Topics:.NET.NET Core.NET 7.NET 8.NET 6.NET 9.NET 10.NET 11

by DeeDee Walsh, on Apr 26, 2026 7:58:36 AM

What to Expect: Timeline, Cost, Architecture, and What Makes It Hard If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’re responsible for a PowerBuilder application that still runs a big …

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Topics:.NETPowerBuilder.NET 10VELO

by Cheyenne Sokkappa, on Apr 18, 2026 11:59:59 PM

A recap of the VELO live demo with Jeff Fritz, Kenneth Rivera, and Oscar Poveda Last week, GAPVelocity AI joined Jeff Fritz on his live stream to demo VELO — …

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Topics:.NETBlazorMS AccessVELO

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