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Learn effective debugging techniques for C# applications and how to tackle performance issues with memory dumps.

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Learn how user isolation and Foundry hosted sessions work with Microsoft Agent Framework samples in .NET and Python

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Microsoft will be at CppCon 2026 in Aurora, Colorado, which is taking place from September 14 through 18. Join us for talks from Microsoft speakers and

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In this post I discuss the System.Text.Json support for unions and closed hierarchies coming in .NET 11, the decisions made, and some of the sharp edges I hit

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