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Brian Benz

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Microsoft AI Advocate. Certified stunt coder

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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 21h
I'm running a workshop with @pamelafox.bsky.social at @aaif.io's #AGNTCon + #MCPCon on Oct. 23 at 10:55 AM PDT. You'll build an AI agent on open infrastructure. Prerequisite download instructions: events.linuxfoundation.org/agntcon-mcpc...
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Schedule | AGNTCon + MCPCon North America: The AI Agents Conference
October 22-23, 2026 | San Jose, California Times shown in PDT (UTC-7). Seating is first come, first served. IMPORTANT NOTE: Timing of sessions and room locations are subject to change.
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'm not going to be able to make it to my #MCPDevSummit Toronto talk. Thanks to @aaif.io for accommodating my absence. The #MCP demo is on GitHub, with 14 scenarios you can run, including prompt injection and a confused-deputy request. Try it: aka.ms/mcp-tool-cal...
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GitHub - bbenz/mcp-tool-calling: A runnable demo using an MCP server demonstrating secure MCP best practices with a refund_order tool that moves money.
A runnable demo using an MCP server demonstrating secure MCP best practices with a refund_order tool that moves money. - bbenz/mcp-tool-calling
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
My talk, "Who Can Call This MCP Tool?", is on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at @aaif.io's #MCPDevSummit Toronto. #OAuth lets a client into a remote #MCP server. I'll show how to decide who can call each tool. Details: events.linuxfoundation.org/mcp-dev-summ...
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Schedule | MCP Dev Summit Toronto
5-6 October, 2026 | Toronto, Canada Times shown in EDT (UTC-4). Seating is first come, first served. IMPORTANT NOTE: Timing of sessions and room locations are subject to change. Plan your sessions and...
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My new quickstart shows how to create an #Azure #Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster with a managed GPU node pool (preview) using Azure CLI. AKS installs and manages the #NVIDIA driver and GPU tools - Try it here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
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Create a GPU Linux-based Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster using Azure CLI - Azure Kubernetes Service
Learn how to create a Linux-based Azure Kubernetes Service cluster with a fully managed GPU node pool using Azure CLI.
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Hello #LasVegas!: Join me Wed., Sept. 16, from 5:30-8:00 PM at the inaugural #Claude Community Meetup. I'll present "Claude in Practice", showing how I use Claude in my daily workflow as an AI advocate at Microsoft. All demos, no slides. AMA! Register: luma.com/claude-hwwk
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Vegas | Claude for Everyone Meetup · Luma
Join us for an evening of practical AI education using Claude at our first Claude Community Vegas Meetup! Claude Community Meetup - Vegas This is a…
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Had a great time with @rabauer.dev ! We went over time, and eventually got the app working, it's a pretty complicated app that would have probably taken weeks before AI! Check out the repo at github.com/bbenz/202608...
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GitHub - bbenz/20260827-jug-oberpfalz-demo
Contribute to bbenz/20260827-jug-oberpfalz-demo development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Johannes Rabauer @rabauer.dev · 27/08/2026
Java plus a real AI model, built with @langchain4j.dev, plus deploying to @azure.microsoft.com. Sounds like a whole day gone before lunch. Today @bbenz.bsky.social and I find out live, no prep hidden off-screen. youtube.com/live/TI7_Wz5... #Java #AI #AzureAIFoundry
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Why Deploying Java AI Apps to the cloud is Easier Than You Think
Java app. Real AI model. Deployed to Azure. Everyone assumes that's a whole day gone before lunch, maybe two. Is it?What actually eats the time on a build li...
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Starting soon! See everyone there. I'll be showing everyone how I work in my daily life at Microsoft as an AI advocate. I'll build and deploy a Java app live in this session, based on attendee input. See you today at 11AM PST, 8 PM CET. www.meetup.com/jug-oberpfal...
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Why Deploying Java AI Apps to Azure Is Easier Than You Think, Thu, Aug 27, 2026, 8:00 PM | Meetup
Welcome to the JUG Oberpfalz Online Live Coding Sessions! Our online sessions are held in English and streamed live on YouTube. The recording will be available afterwards.
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Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Big news! I took a new role in Microsoft back in February. Please see github.blog/engineering/... to see one of the things I've been up to. Thanks also to @brunoborges.bsky.social for the work he did on Copilot SDK for Java before I was blessed with being the DRI for this important effort.
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Using the GitHub Copilot SDK for Java
Enterprise Java developers have a new superpower—drive GitHub Copilot from idiomatic Java code with annotations, virtual threads, and more.
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pamelafox.bsky.social @pamelafox.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Building with MCP in the bay area? Join us for MCP Community Connect SF on Sept 14 at GitHub HQ! We'll be talking auth, security, interoperability, evaluation, and what we're learning from real-world MCP implementations. Registration open now: globalai.community/e/bay9vh24
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Ayça Baş @aycabas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Introducing Microsoft IQ Live, our new biweekly livestream series on Microsoft Reactor for exploring multi-IQ architectures and new features across Foundry IQ, Fabric IQ, Work IQ and Web IQ. Every other week starting Aug 6 through Ignite. Register 👉 aka.ms/MicrosoftIQL...
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pamelafox.bsky.social @pamelafox.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Just a week til our next free livestream series, a collab with @aycabas.bsky.social: "Microsoft IQ Deep Dive with Python" Learn how to use Foundry IQ, Work IQ, and Fabric IQ to ground AI systems, all with open-source Python code. 🗓️ July 28–30, 10AM PT 🔗 Register: aka.ms/IQDeepDivePy...
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Keep your AI platform from drifting: Azure Container Linux on AKS, hosted system node pools in AKS Automatic, and fleet views for Arc-enabled clusters. aka.ms/azurecontain...
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Introducing Azure Container Linux (ACL) | Microsoft Community Hub
Today at Microsoft Build 2026, we’re announcing the general availability of Azure Container Linux (ACL): a secure, immutable container host designed to help...
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Scale Python AI with Ray on AKS: training, batch inference, RL, and data jobs. azure.microsoft.com/products/kub...
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Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) | Microsoft Azure
Discover Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for secure, scalable containerized app deployment and management with fast delivery on managed Kubernetes clusters.
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
AKS on bare metal is in preview for GPU-heavy AI: RDMA, fast interconnects, and low-latency networking. blog.aks.azure.com/2026/06/02/a...
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Announcing the public preview of AKS on bare metal | AKS Engineering Blog
AKS on bare metal is now available in public preview!
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Run AI on AKS and manage GPUs, secrets, rollouts, telemetry, and policy in one place. azure.microsoft.com/products/kub...
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Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) | Microsoft Azure
Discover Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for secure, scalable containerized app deployment and management with fast delivery on managed Kubernetes clusters.
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The production-minded take on AI on AKS. Start with the Build 2026 AKS roundup; the rest of this thread digs into the AI parts: GPUs, Ray, Linux, and fleet ops. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/appsona...
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What's new in Azure Kubernetes Service at Microsoft Build 2026 | Microsoft Community Hub
A year ago, teams were still asking whether Kubernetes belonged anywhere near their AI workloads. That question has mostly been answered as the community...
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Tue 6/2 3:00 PM — LAB512 MS Cobalt VMs and #AKS hands-on Wed 6/3 10:15 AM — Java modernization Table Talk Wed 6/3 3:15 PM PT — Agentic AI Table Talk Plus Expert Meet-Ups - #Azure Governance and Compliance Tue & Wed 11:30–3. Agenda: build.microsoft.com #MSBuild #Azure
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Microsoft Build
Go deep on real code and real systems with the teams building and scaling AI at Microsoft Build, June 2–3, 2026, in San Francisco and online.
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Stop by and say hello at @microsoft.com Build 2026. My schedule:
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Microsoft Build
Go deep on real code and real systems with the teams building and scaling AI at Microsoft Build, June 2–3, 2026, in San Francisco and online.
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Hi @brianarbenz.bsky.social - hope this gets to you. Apparently I'm getting OPM email for you - please update your email with them. DM me for details if needed (and I can forward what they've sent so far if you'd like).
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Good milestone for Inspektor Gadget: its first independent security audit is complete. Thanks to @ostifofficial.bsky.social , @cncf.io , and @inspektor-gadget.io for the transparency around the process and fixes. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Linuxan... #Kubernetes #eBPF #OpenSource #Security
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Inspektor Gadget Completes First Independent Security Audit
CNCF's Inspektor Gadget passes its first independent security audit by Shielder and OSTIF, with all findings patched in v0.50.1. See what they found.
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Tomorrow I’m speaking at the Bangalore JUG Special Talk on Open-Source GPU-Powered Image Generation with LangChain4j. We’ll cover Java/Spring/LangChain4j + ONNX Runtime + SD4J for real GPU image generation. RSVP: www.meetup.com/bangalorejug... #Java #AI #LangChain4j #OpenSource #GPU
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[In-Person - April] Expert Talk - JAVA Meetup, Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 10:00 AM | Meetup
## 🚀 **Bangalore JUG Special Talk**. ## Learn from globally recognized Tech Experts, Industry Leaders shaping Modern Software! ## Event Details **Location:** **Infosys
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
try luma.com/bg8edxm7
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DevRelJam Bengaluru - April 2026 · Luma
Join us for DevRelJam, a first-of-its-kind meetup for DevRel professionals or folks in adjacent roles. This isn't your typical meetup, it's a chance for DevRel…
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Should work - let me check
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
If you’re joining DevRelJam Bengaluru tonight, I’ll be sharing how I build AI demos quickly for DevRel using GitHub Models, VS Code, Copilot, and Claude. 🕢 7:30 PM • Vajram ONYX lu.ma/devreljam-be... #DevRel #AI #GitHubCopilot #VSCode #DeveloperAdvocacy
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Looking forward to my #GIDS session in about an hour on creating reliable AI agents. It’s in Hall C, see you there! developersummit.com/session/agen...
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Agents in Action: Building Autonomous Java Systems That Don’t Break in Production | GIDS 2026
Agent frameworks promise reasoning and autonomy, but enterprise environments demand more than impressive demos, they require reliability, observability, an...
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Looking forward to my #arcofai session at 2:15 today in the Williamson room - see you there! #Ai #java
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Microsoft Developer @developer.microsoft.com · 07/04/2026
Java is entering its agentic era. Watch a Java app evolve from legacy to modern, intelligent, and agentic systems with IntelliJ, GitHub Copilot, Spring AI, LangChain4j, and Microsoft Foundry at JDConf TOMORROW, April 8–9. Register and tune in: jdconf.com
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Join me for @microsoft.com JDConf Asia-Pacific on Apr 9, 10 AM–2 PM SGT. We’ve got a strong #Java + AI lineup, and you can earn 1,000 Microsoft Rewards points for registering plus 5,000 for attending live (first 300). Go to jdconf.com and click Register now. #JDConf #Java #AI #OpenSource
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pamelafox.bsky.social @pamelafox.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I chatted with my Microsoft colleagues from Foundry IQ in this new podcast: "Is context engineering the new RAG?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGpJ...
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Is context engineering the new RAG?
YouTube video by Microsoft Azure
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I’m looking forward to JavaOne and to joining @chanezon.bsky.social in Microsoft’s keynote story around Java, AI, and practical modernization. The blog also rounds up our sessions, booth talks, and demo code. devblogs.microsoft.com/java/microso... #Java #AI #Azure #OpenSource
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Microsoft at JavaOne: Empowering Java developers to lead the next era of AI - Microsoft for Java Developers
Java has powered some of the world’s most mission‑critical systems for decades and that’s a big part of why we’re excited to be back with the community at JavaOne 2026 (March 17–19 in Redwood City). A...
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Thanks to everyone who joined our Reactor session on secure, observable, production-ready agents. Repo + slides are here: aka.ms/microsoftnvi... #Azure #NVIDIA #Agents #AIInfra #OpenSource
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GitHub - bbenz/microsoft-nvidia-multi-agent
Contribute to bbenz/microsoft-nvidia-multi-agent development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Join a livestream with @Microsoft + NVIDIA showing secure, observable, production-ready agents. Foundry Agent Service as the control plane for GPU-backed agents on Azure Container Apps. 🗓 Mar 11, 2026 • 9 AM PT / 6 PM PT 👉 developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reacto... #Azure #NVIDIA #Agents #OpenSource
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Build Secure, Observable, Production-ready Agents with a Control Plane | Microsoft Reactor
Learn new skills, meet new peers, and find career mentorship. Virtual events are running around the clock so join us anytime, anywhere!
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Thanks to all the attendees for joining! Here's the demo code I generated live in our session using #github #Copilot - github.com/bbenz/javaof...
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GitHub - bbenz/javaofficehours20260107: A Spring Boot application demonstrating integration with Azure OpenAI using Spring AI.
A Spring Boot application demonstrating integration with Azure OpenAI using Spring AI. - bbenz/javaofficehours20260107
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Join me for Java Office Hours on the Microsoft Foundry Discord and live Q&A📅 Jan 7, 2026 • 9:00 AM PST Covering the newest GitHub Copilot code-gen + how to use 12k #Microsoft Foundry models. Join: discord.com/events/11136... #Java #AI #Azure #LangChain4j #DevTools
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Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Who’s here at #CES this week?
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Check out my Theater session today at #MSIgnite #equinix booth 1234 - I'll be #vibecoding Infrastructure as code that connects #azure #ExpressRoute + #Equinix Fabric, powered by #Terraform & @github #Copilot. Nov 18 | 5:00 PM | Booth #1234
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Thanks for joining the #MSIgnite pre-day lab - #AI-Ready Apps: Containerize and Modernize with #Azure !  Try it at home!  you can find the repo here  - aka.ms/ignite25-PRE...
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GitHub - microsoft/ignite25-PREL15-ai-ready-apps-containerize-and-modernize-with-azure
Contribute to microsoft/ignite25-PREL15-ai-ready-apps-containerize-and-modernize-with-azure development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Just arrived in #SanFrancisco for #MSIgnite! Any #java nerds here this week? Let’s meet up!
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Agentic AI + MCP Server 🧠⚙️🔗 Agentic AI + MCP Server for secure, context-aware automation—DevOps agents, incident analysis, workflow validation. With Moonis Tahir. 📍 Galileo 906 | ⏰ Tue Nov 11 • 10:00–11:00 AM (PST) #TrimbleDimensions #AgenticAI #MCP #DevOps
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Building AI-Driven Construction Plans 🚧🤖📊 Turn scattered schedules, resources, and site updates into a single intelligent view—risk detection + predictive sequencing. 📍 Galileo 906 | ⏰ Tue Nov 11 • 8:30–9:30 AM (PST) #TrimbleDimensions #Azure #AI #Construction
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
🚀 Join me at Trimble Dimensions tomorrow—two back-to-back talks on AI for construction planning and enterprise automation. Full event info: www.trimble.com/en/our-compa... #TrimbleDimensions #Azure #AI #Construction
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2025 Trimble Dimensions User Conference: Unlock Innovation
Elevate your expertise at Dimensions 2025 in Las Vegas, Nov 10-12. Explore industry trends, master advanced techniques and connect with experts. Register now!
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
☕️🤖 New Java & AI for Beginners series: concise intros to RAG, MCP, LangChain4j, Azure services, and container options—designed for working Java devs. Blog: devblogs.microsoft.com/java/java-an... Playlist: aka.ms/java-ai-begi... #Java #AI #Beginners #DevTools #OpenSource
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Java and AI for Beginners: a practical video series for Java - Microsoft for Java Developers
Learn core GenAI concepts for Java: RAG, MCP, LangChain4j, Azure integrations, and containers. Start with short, practical videos.
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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 28/10/2025
OpenAI Codex is now integrated directly in VS Code through the new Agent Sessions view - and can be powered by your GitHub Copilot subscription. Try it out now with VS Code Insiders and a Copilot Pro+ subscription. Happy coding!
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Bruno Borges @brunoborges.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Still running Spring apps on SQL? 👀 See how to evolve to Azure #CosmosDB with #GitHubCopilot as your migration buddy. 🧠 Live demo + real refactoring examples! 🗓️ Oct 21 | 16:30 UTC (9:30am PST) 🔗 developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reacto...
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
🚀🧠 Drasi + GQL = continuous queries for the graph era. Mark Russinovich details how the first new international DB language since SQL lands in change-driven systems. Read: opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/10... #Drasi #GQL #GraphDatabases #OpenSource opensource.microsoft.com
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Drasi at one year: now with GQL for change-driven solutions
Drasi’s first year brings GQL support and community growth, empowering developers to build event-driven apps. Learn more.
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
🙏 Thanks for coming to From CRUD to Cognitive at JCON USA! Appreciate all the great questions. Reference materials (patterns, links, code) are here: aka.ms/CRUDtoCognit... ☕️🤖🚀 #JCONUSA #Java #GenAI #OpenSource #RAG
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GitHub - bbenz/cargotracker at CRUDToCognitive
The project demonstrates how you can develop applications with Jakarta EE using widely adopted architectural best practices like Domain-Driven Design (DDD). - GitHub - bbenz/cargotracker at CRUDToC...
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
🚀🧠☕ From CRUD to Cognitive—without a rewrite. I’m teaming up with Ed Burns at JCON USA (IBM TechXchange) to show RAG, form auto-fillers, chatbots & AI triggers using open-source models/frameworks. Oct 6, 6–6:30pm EDT 👉 usa.jcon.one #JCONUSA #Java #GenAI #RAG #OpenSource
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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 29/09/2025
Rolling out to VS Code now: Claude Sonnet 4.5, Anthropic's most advanced model for coding. Let us know what you think! github.blog/changelog/20...
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Brian Benz @bbenz.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
See you there!
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