Best of Microsoft — June 2025

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    Avatar of hnHacker News·47w

    microsoft/edit: We all edit.

    Microsoft has released Edit, a simple terminal-based text editor written in Rust that pays homage to the classic MS-DOS Editor while incorporating modern interface elements similar to VS Code. The editor aims to be accessible to users unfamiliar with terminals and can be installed via WinGet on Windows or built from source using Rust's nightly toolchain. The project includes detailed build instructions and configuration options for package maintainers, particularly regarding ICU library dependencies for search and replace functionality.

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    Avatar of theregisterThe Register·47w

    The European Union Linux desktop

    European governments are increasingly moving away from Microsoft Windows and Office to Linux-based alternatives, driven by concerns over digital sovereignty and data privacy. Denmark, Germany's Schleswig-Holstein, and French cities are leading this transition, citing worries about US political influence over American tech companies and the need to maintain control over government data. The shift is accelerated by Microsoft's push toward cloud subscriptions and recent incidents involving service disruptions to international organizations under US sanctions.

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    Avatar of mentaloutlawMental Outlaw·47w

    Europe is Dumping Microsoft

    Denmark's Ministry of Digital Affairs is rapidly transitioning from Microsoft products to Linux and LibreOffice, with completion expected by November 2024. The move aims to strengthen digital sovereignty and reduce dependency on foreign proprietary software. Germany's northernmost state is following suit, transitioning from Windows to Linux and Microsoft cloud services to German-controlled infrastructure. France has been ahead of this trend since 2005, deploying over 100,000 Linux machines in their police force and developing their own Linux distribution called Gendu. These transitions offer significant cost savings by eliminating license fees, extending hardware lifecycles, and creating local tech jobs while improving national security.

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    Avatar of collectionsCollections·49w

    Introducing the PostgreSQL Extension for VS Code

    Microsoft released a comprehensive PostgreSQL extension for Visual Studio Code that brings database management capabilities directly into the IDE. The extension features schema visualization, natural language database queries through GitHub Copilot integration, migration script generation, SQL IntelliSense, local Docker server creation, connection management, and query history tracking. This tool aims to replace traditional database management applications by providing a unified development environment for PostgreSQL workflows.

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    Avatar of bartwullemsThe Art of Simplicity·47w

    Browse the .NET code base with the .NET Source Browser

    The .NET Source Browser allows developers to explore Microsoft's .NET source code implementation directly. You can search for specific features like Channel.CreateBounded to understand how they're implemented internally. The browser provides search functionality and links to GitHub repositories, making it easy to learn from Microsoft's own codebase and implementation patterns.

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    Avatar of dhhDavid Heinemeier Hansson·50w

    Denmark gets more serious about digital sovereignty

    Denmark's largest counties, Copenhagen and Aarhus, announced plans to eliminate Microsoft products from their operations following concerns about digital dependency on American tech companies. This decision comes after the US administration sanctioned the ICC's chief prosecutor, demonstrating how American companies can be forced to cut off services to foreign entities. With over 40,000 employees affected in Copenhagen alone, this represents a significant step toward digital sovereignty, though critics argue such independence is unrealistic to achieve.

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    Avatar of aspnetASP.NET Blog·49w

    .NET 10 Preview 5 is now available!

    .NET 10 Preview 5 introduces runtime performance improvements including escape analysis for delegates, inlining enhancements, and ARM64 write barrier optimizations. ASP.NET Core gains OpenAPI 3.1 support, custom HTTP.sys security descriptors, and enhanced Blazor routing with metrics. MAUI adds XAML global namespaces and web request interception. WPF receives XAML Grid syntax improvements and Fluent theme updates. F# gets scoped warning directives and compiler service enhancements.

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    Avatar of devblogsDevBlogs·48w

    Microsoft for Python Developers Blog

    The June 2025 VS Code Python extension release introduces Copilot chat tools for environment management and package installation, language server-based terminal completions in Python REPL, project template creation, and expanded support for PyEnv and Poetry. The Python Environments extension is beginning a controlled rollout as an optional dependency, bringing enhanced environment management capabilities to more users.

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    Avatar of techlinkedTechLinked·47w

    Microsoft Hits a New Low

    Microsoft's family safety feature has been blocking Google Chrome for weeks without official acknowledgment, forcing users to rename Chrome.exe to bypass the restriction. Meanwhile, AI search tools are dramatically reducing web traffic to publishers, with crawler-to-visitor ratios jumping from 1:2 to 1:18 in recent years. Other tech news includes Adobe's new iPhone camera app with advanced computational photography, AMD's upcoming Threadripper 9000 processors, and a SpaceX Starship explosion during pre-launch testing.

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