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It's called "Oatmeal" ;-)

Time to start the week and get into Sprint Planning. But first: breakfast.

A latte cup with a smile in front of a cool wall of plants.

Well it’s Thursday aka (Friday - 1) and the last day of our sprint. For me it’s been a week of archiving old topics, link fixing and updating some guidance for the writers on the team. Wow: is it really August tomorrow?

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Windows supports developers with tools to help get work done faster and more efficiently.

🛠️Check out an overview of our developer tools: developer.microsoft.com/windows/dev-...

Latte on Microsoft campus. Shiny office building in the background, coffee in the foreground.

Hmm what’s going on this week? It’s the last week of our sprint, so time to make good on all those promises we made! Also, it’s a short week for someone who is off to California to visit the Vintage Computer Fair on Friday.

A latte in the middle of some Microsoft buildings. The skies are cloudy and gray.

Back to more Redmond-like weather with gray skies and damp footpaths. That said, it’s “no meeting Friday”, so a productive day ahead. Not that meetings can’t be productive, but you know what I mean..

A Microsoft branded paper cup. Nerdy things available to the side: a 50th anniversary sticker and a circuit board and keypad.

Time for a cup of tea as I wait for an SME to review some content.

Art installation on campus.

Campus views.

A latte at the MS Campus in Redmond.

What’s on the list for today? Some docs for the Store, some broken links, planning for Ignite, and moving some old docs to the archive. Nothing much.

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Blue skies over the shiny new campus buildings of Microsoft HQ in Redmond.

Time for a quick walk over the road to grab lunch.

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The lounge by the writers’ open plan office neighborhoods.

There will be time for games later: now is the time to check emails and plan the weekly sprint.

Tall latte by the Microsoft building where developer docs are written

Let’s get this week started.

A model of an Altair 8800, with a roll of paper tape sitting on top. The paper tape stores a 4K version of BASIC.

And as for what's old.. Well, we just received a copy of Micro-Soft BASIC on paper tape..

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For the latest updates to the Windows App SDK, including cool new AI features, go here: msft.it/6011sB92B #WindowsDev

A post-it note with "What is the Windows App SDK" written on it.

But what IS the Windows App SDK?

It's only a set of new developer components and tools that represent the next evolution in the Windows app development platform!

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💡 Did you know? The PowerToys Command Palette has a full extension model!

You can create custom experiences with C#.

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Creating an extension The Command Palette provides a full extension model, allowing you to create custom experiences for the palette. Learn how to create an extension

🚀 Updated guide: Creating extensions for PowerToys Command Palette!

Learn how to build custom C# extensions in just 3 steps.

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Do you remember?

Text describing how to fix a COM port problem on Windows '95 by opening up SYSTEM.INI and changing COMM.DRV=RHICOMM.DRV to COMM.DRV=COMM.DRV

Remember when all our problems could be fixed with notepad and an .ini file?

Anything I can help with?

Living on the edge!

What is your weekend programming project?

Diagram showing how Windows ML sits underneath ONNX Models and above NPUs, GPUs and CPUs

What is Windows ML? It helps C#, C++, and Python Windows app developers run ONNX models locally across the entire variety of Windows PC hardware.

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Smithers, release the release notes.

#WinAppSDK 1.8 Experimental 4 release notes: https://msft.it/63327SAgj3

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Latest experimental channel release notes for the Windows App SDK - Windows apps Learn about the latest experimental releases of the Windows App SDK.

#WinAppSDK 1.8 Experimental 4 has shipped!

Bug fixes & APIs for features such as Windows ML, conversation summary, and text tone.

Download: https://msft.it/63323SAgp1

#WinUIWednesday

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