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visit the main release notes on GitHub.

Want to contribute or provide feedback? Check the vcpkg GitHub repo.

Learn more about how vcpkg can simplify your C/C++ development at vcpkg.io.

Find more information at https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/whats-new-in-vcpkg-july-2025/.

Albert Lee, and many others.

Their support ensures continuous growth of the vcpkg community.

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and illumos systems.

Documentation has also seen improvements with minor fixes.

Suggestions for further refinements are welcomed on GitHub.

Every contribution helps enhance the vcpkg ecosystem!

The following contributors played a significant role in this release: Aditya Rao, Kai Blaschke,

- Optimization on binary cache restores decompesses zip files by size, saving up to 14% time.

- Large artifacts now upload using azcopy for entries > 5GB.

- Support added for visionOS, Solaris,

validated by testing dependencies on 15 main triplets.

- Over 101 community contributors made commits.

- The main vcpkg repo boasts 7,000+ forks and 25,300 stars on GitHub.

Key changelog items in this release: - New command `license-report` prints SPDX licenses for installed packages.

Some stats from this release period reveal impressive growth: - 2,653 total ports in the curated registry.

- 34 new ports added.

- 282 ports updated,

Exciting updates are here! The recent vcpkg package manager release (2025.07.25) introduces several noteworthy changes, enhancing functionality and performance.

Let’s dive into the highlights.

Find more information at https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/exploring-agent-quality-and-nlp-evaluators/.

After running unit tests, generate an interactive HTML report using the dotnet aieval tool.

This provides insights into metrics like Intent Resolution, enhancing evaluation of AI systems.

Feedback is welcomed to improve the Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation libraries.

#Feedback #AICommunity

Setting up a test project with these evaluators is straightforward.

Create your project with Visual Studio or .NET CLI, and ensure you add the necessary NuGet packages to get up and running.

#Development #CSharp

The agent quality evaluators require an LLM, ideally the GPT-4o or GPT-4.1 series from Azure OpenAI, for accurate evaluation.

While other models can be used, performance may vary.

#MachineLearning

A new package, Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.NLP, introduces evaluators implementing NLP algorithms for text similarity: BLEUEvaluator, GLEUEvaluator, and F1Evaluator.

No AI model needed, just traditional NLP techniques for similarity scores.

#NLP #TextSimilarity

The Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation.Quality package now includes three new evaluators designed for conversational scenarios: IntentResolutionEvaluator, TaskAdherenceEvaluator, and ToolCallAccuracyEvaluator.

These tools assess how well AI agents perform in real-time interactions.

#AgentQuality

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When building AI applications, comprehensive evaluation is crucial to ensure accurate and reliable responses.

Microsoft is enhancing its AI evaluation libraries, introducing new evaluators for agent quality assessment and NLP metrics.

#AI #Evaluation

Find more information at https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-and-dotnet-framework-august-2025-servicing-updates/.

While there are no new security updates this month for the .NET Framework, there are new non-security updates available.

Check our release notes for full details.

Be sure to update to the latest service release today!

This month includes non-security fixes for both .NET 8.0 and .NET 9.0, detailed below: Release Notes: 8.0.19 | 9.0.8, Installers & binaries: 8.0.19 | 9.0.8, Known Issues: 8.0 | 9.0.

Security improvements have been implemented in .NET and .NET Framework with the latest update as of August 05, 2025, featuring non-security fixes.

Welcome to the August 2025 .NET servicing updates.

Here’s what’s new in the latest release of .NET & .NET Framework.

Let’s dive in.

Find more information at https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2015-retirement-support-reminder-for-older-versions-of-visual-studio/.

Your feedback on Visual Studio plays a vital role in enhancing it for developers.

Sharing thoughts through Developer Community is invaluable for future improvements.

On October 14, 2025, all support for Visual Studio 2015 editions and associated products ends.

This includes various editions and tools, such as Visual Studio 2015 Enterprise and Community editions.

Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 offers mainstream support through January 12, 2027, then shifts to extended support until January 13, 2032.

Ensure you are on the correct version to receive updates.

Important support lifecycle dates: Visual Studio 2015 support ends on October 14, 2025.

Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 is in extended support until April 13, 2027.

Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 remains supported until April 10, 2029.

Key productivity improvements in Visual Studio 2022 include built-in support for Git version control, rich integration with GitHub, and AI-powered code completions, integrating tools for .NET 8 and 9, as well as .NET MAUI.

Support for Visual Studio 2015 will end on October 14, 2025.

For those using older versions, upgrading to Visual Studio 2022 is crucial to maintain productivity and security.

It introduces the power of Copilot and significant productivity enhancements.

Find more information at https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/dynamically-update-c-syntax-using-next-edit-suggestions/.

Access these new Copilot features with an active GitHub Copilot subscription and the latest Visual Studio.

Share enhancement ideas to help improve C++ integrations with Copilot! #CSharp

GitHub Copilot is evolving beyond basic code completion with NES, Agent Mode, and MCP, revolutionizing the developer experience.

Watch the session from Build to see these features in action.

#Programming #AIIntegration

Next Edit Suggestions are now live in Visual Studio and VS Code! Trying out these features? Valuable feedback is welcome on Developer Community for Visual Studio or GitHub for VS Code.

#DeveloperCommunity