In Vernor Vinge’s science fiction novel A Deepness in the Sky, one of the characters works as a software archaeologist, mining thousands of years of code and libraries to find the solutions to ...

Microsoft’s Build 2026 Windows updates add developer setup tools, local AI models, Linux workflows, and agent security controls.

Microsoft has released WinUI 3 Gallery 2.9, positioning the update as the first version of the Gallery built on Windows App SDK 2.0. The Gallery is Microsoft's sample and reference app for WinUI 3 ...

Developers doing Windows apps have a confusing arsenal of tools and frameworks to work with, but Microsoft is simplifying things a bit with a new Visual Studio workload that highlights the company's ...

OpenAI has released its Codex desktop app for Windows, adding a native sandbox and PowerShell support, enabling developers to run parallel coding agents. OpenAI is officially bringing its Codex app to ...

The Microsoft Build 2026 developer conference offers more AI tools and integration for Windows app developers.

Microsoft’s new UWP-friendly tools bridge the gap between the old and the new worlds of .NET to help old code into the latest .NET stack. Microsoft’s journey to today’s Windows App SDK and Win UI as a ...

In Windows 11, Microsoft introduced a new feature called Dev Home. This software can be used by developers, where they can access tools and resources and build up their app development process to be ...