<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Microsoft open sources XAML Studio under .NET Foundation</strong>: Microsoft has open-sourced XAML Studio, a lightweight prototyping tool for WinUI and UWP projects, under the .NET Foundation. This move aims to foster community contributions and revive UI prototyping workflows, with version 2.0 featuring a redesigned Fluent UI and deeper WinUI 3 integration. It allows developers to rapidly prototype XAML interfaces without full project setup, as reported by Microsoft. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/hUJrXK08w" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>jQuery 4.0.0 released after a decade</strong>: jQuery 4.0.0 has been released, marking its first major update in ten years and coinciding with its 20th anniversary. This release focuses on modernization by removing deprecated features, dropping support for older browsers like Internet Explorer 10, and rewriting the codebase as ES modules. The update also reduces the library size and introduces Trusted Types support to mitigate XSS vulnerabilities, according to DEVCLASS. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=5SOCKxGlX&amp;id=dThF1vPz2" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Windows 11 23H2 emergency patch for shutdown and RDP bugs</strong>: Microsoft released an emergency update, KB5077797, to fix critical bugs in Windows 11 version 23H2 that prevented proper shutdown, restart, or hibernation, and caused persistent credential prompts for Remote Desktop users. The issues, introduced by January’s Patch Tuesday, led to battery drain and unexpected restarts. This patch addresses both problems, as confirmed by Microsoft’s official sources. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/u2UYa6XNM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>New C# learning platform launched</strong>: A free interactive C# learning platform, running on .NET 10 and C# 14, has been launched as a replacement for Microsoft’s discontinued <a href="http://try.NET" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">try.NET</a>, offering 21 hours of browser-based lessons with full IntelliSense and an AI assistant. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/j5lNdwN4v" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GitLab 18.8 launches AI-orchestrated DevOps platform</strong>: GitLab 18.8 introduces the Duo Agent Platform, now generally available, enabling orchestration of AI agents for managing work items and triaging security vulnerabilities using natural language processing. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/R9WyVAVPv" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Microsoft Azure Functions supports Model Context Protocol servers</strong>: Microsoft has released General Availability for Model Context Protocol (MCP) support in Azure Functions, enabling secure, standardized workflows for AI agents with native OAuth authentication and multi-language support. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/VULLgj3gE" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI coding tools impact on development workflows</strong>: AI coding tools are reshaping development by boosting productivity for some tasks, but also exposing ‘process debt’ in organizations lacking robust automated feedback, and requiring developers to adopt ‘managerial’ skills for effective AI collaboration. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=3DI7vnha4&amp;id=ATZPMmQn8&amp;id=DdiXGTqPN&amp;id=L2hSWhbgY&amp;id=LJqUceZbE&amp;id=Y8gY63ibF&amp;id=aGFVTrinz&amp;id=aKVj0i6Bm&amp;id=j91dGf3TP&amp;id=tJZLXej6S" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Intel LLM-Scaler-Omni update for Arc Graphics</strong>: Intel released an update to LLM-Scaler-Omni, enhancing support for ComfyUI and SGLang on Intel Arc Graphics, focusing on improved performance for image, voice, and video generation workloads. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/XBX3pzO5M" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kysely offers type-safe SQL without ORM overhead</strong>: Kysely is a TypeScript SQL query builder that provides strong compile-time type safety for database operations, catching common bugs like mistyped column names and incorrect return types, without the complexity of a full ORM. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/jBJyZRFQY" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI security and governance investments escalate</strong>: CISOs are prioritizing AI-driven cybersecurity initiatives, including transforming identity access management for AI agents and deploying small language models for vulnerability discovery, with venture capitalists projecting a massive market for AI security solutions. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=2XMeIQvIr&amp;id=6gbkOathj" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>AI agents: the new ‘psychosis’ in your production environment</strong>: Changelog News is apparently concerned about ‘AI agent psychosis,’ a term they’ve coined for erratic AI behavior in production. While <a href="http://Monday.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Monday.com</a> is busy implementing actual engineering solutions like server-side pre-computation and human-in-the-loop approvals to mitigate LLM hallucinations, some are still stuck on conceptual fears. It’s almost like real-world problems require real-world fixes, not just dramatic metaphors. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=AJzG7x8FZ&amp;id=AS53pzdrZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>NVIDIA allegedly caught with its hand in the pirate cookie jar</strong>: NVIDIA executives reportedly contacted Anna’s Archive, a known pirate library, to get millions of copyrighted books for AI training, despite warnings about the illegal content. The authors’ lawsuit claims NVIDIA even provided tools to download these pirated datasets. Because, you know, why pay for data when you can just ‘innovate’ by stealing it? Classic move. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/2IcgLruSE" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI coding tools: still not replacing junior devs, apparently</strong>: Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson says AI coding tools are like a ‘flickering light bulb’ – occasionally brilliant, mostly unreliable, and terrible at understanding context or long-term maintainability. AWS CEO Matt Garman agrees, warning that eliminating junior devs now creates future skill gaps. So, while AI can churn out boilerplate, it seems actual human intelligence is still required for, you know, building things that don’t immediately fall apart. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/2IKuR9DJZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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