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Redis patterns for coding

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Here LLM and coding agents can find:

1. Exhaustive documentation about Redis commands and data types.
2. Patterns commonly used.
3. Configuration hints.
4. Algorithms that can be mounted using Redis commands.

https://redis.antirez.com/

Some humans claim this documentation is actually useful for actual people, as well :) I'm posting this to make sure search engines will index it. Comments
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Inside the AWS SDK for .NET: A Code Quality Wake-Up Call

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The author critically reviews the AWS SDK for .NET, revealing alarming code quality issues, including 959,815 total violations and severe design flaws leading to potential memory leaks and resource management problems. Despite its popularity, the SDK presents significant risks for .NET developers, highlighting the importance of thorough assessment of open-source packages.



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Quoting claude.com/import-memory

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I'm moving to another service and need to export my data. List every memory you have stored about me, as well as any context you've learned about me from past conversations. Output everything in a single code block so I can easily copy it. Format each entry as: [date saved, if available] - memory content. Make sure to cover all of the following — preserve my words verbatim where possible: Instructions I've given you about how to respond (tone, format, style, 'always do X', 'never do Y'). Personal details: name, location, job, family, interests. Projects, goals, and recurring topics. Tools, languages, and frameworks I use. Preferences and corrections I've made to your behavior. Any other stored context not covered above. Do not summarize, group, or omit any entries. After the code block, confirm whether that is the complete set or if any remain.

claude.com/import-memory, Anthropic's "import your memories to Claude" feature is a prompt

Tags: prompt-engineering, llm-memory, anthropic, claude, generative-ai, ai, llms

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#553 - 1st March 2026

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Quite a packed edition this week. Highlights include: Build Sensitivity Label‑Aware, Secure RAG with Azure AI Search and Purview - Azure AI Search now integrates with Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels so that RAG and Copilot-style applications can index protected documents and enforce label-based access controls at query time. Integrating Microsoft Foundry with OpenClaw: Step by Step Model Configuration - A walkthrough of deploying models from Microsoft Foundry's catalog and configuring them as the reasoning backend for OpenClaw, the open-source AI agent framework that executes tasks and controls browsers locally.

Rethinking Background Workloads with Azure Functions on Azure Container Apps - A comparison of Azure Functions on Container Apps (ideal for event-driven, orchestrated workflows with built-in triggers and Durable Functions) versus Container App Jobs (better suited to containerised batch workloads requiring full runtime control). Host Declarative Markdown-Based Agents on Azure Functions - An experimental feature that lets you deploy AGENTS.md-based agent projects, complete with skills, MCP tools, and custom Python functions, to Azure Functions as scalable cloud APIs with a single azd up command. Ian Griffiths appeared On .NET Live to talk about Reactive Extensions for .NET - Rx.NET v7 and Futures and a published a blog post which shares the code from the demos.

Finally, An introduction to the Native Execution Engine for Microsoft Fabric - Microsoft Fabric's Native Execution Engine uses vectorized C++ execution powered by open-source Velox and Apache Gluten to accelerate Spark jobs with no code changes, delivering up to 4× faster queries at no additional compute cost. Zero-copy access to OneLake data in Azure Databricks (Preview) - OneLake catalog federation now lets Azure Databricks query data stored in Microsoft Fabric's OneLake directly through Unity Catalog, eliminating the need for data copies, extra pipelines, or redundant refresh schedules.

If you're interested in all things Microsoft Fabric - don't forget to sign up for our new newsletter - Fabric Weekly - which we'll start publishing in the next month or so. We'll be moving all Fabric content over from Azure Weekly to Fabric Weekly, just as we did with Power BI Weekly 7 years ago.

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F# Weekly #9, 2026 – Crunching the Technical Debt with Repo Assist

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Welcome to F# Weekly,

A roundup of F# content from this past week:

News

Microsoft News

F# folk, with @nojaf.com we've added support for generating llms.txt to the fsdocs tool that's widely used by the F# community.We'll release it soon but if you have a chance to take it for a spin before please do.github.com/fsprojects/F…#fsharp

Don Syme (@dsyme.bsky.social) 2026-02-27T11:43:05.337Z

Videos

Blogs

Highlighted projects

New Releases

F# folk – I'm having some success using GitHub Agentic Workflows to automate some backlog maintenance work in some older F# community repos. FSharp.Data: github.com/fsprojects/F…FSharp.Control.AsyncSeq: github.com/fsprojects/F…It's helping me re-engage with the repos and clean things up.

Don Syme (@dsyme.bsky.social) 2026-02-22T10:29:52.124Z

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Microsoft Copilot Canvas leak reveals an AI-powered Whiteboard with image generation, AI streaming, and more

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Microsoft seems to be quietly building a new canvas-style workspace for Copilot, and leaked screenshots suggest that it is a full-fledged AI-powered whiteboard.

As posted on X by Windows enthusiast WalkingCat, the feature/app is internally referred to as “Project Firenze”. However, the leaked interface shows the name “Copilot Canvas”.

Copilot Canvas looks like a web-based environment where users can create and manage canvases, draw using digital ink tools, and interact with content in a freeform layout, much like the existing Microsoft Whiteboard app.

Copilot Canvas landing screen

The landing screen shows a simple prompt to “Create your first canvas to start drawing and taking notes,” and just like the Microsoft Whiteboard app, Copilot Canvas can also automatically save your work.

Leaked image of Copilot Canvas's reimagined Whiteboard

We found references to both development and production Azure endpoints, which suggests that the Copilot Whiteboard is being actively tested internally and isn’t a static mockup. You can also see a generic-looking logo, but we are not sure if this would be the final version.

Despite not getting any major updates recently, the Microsoft Whiteboard app is still a fully functional collaborative tool, so we can’t really tell if this is Microsoft replacing it with Copilot Canvas.

Microsoft Whiteboard
Microsoft Whiteboard

Copilot Canvas integrates AI image generation, streaming, and advanced feature controls

As expected, the Copilot Whiteboard will have AI as its number one differentiator when compared to the original Microsoft Whiteboard. There are several developer-style options that point to a system made for real-time AI interaction.

One of the most telling switches is labeled “Create with AI Streaming”, suggesting that the canvas may support live generative responses as you draw or type, instead of waiting for a completed prompt. Copilot Whiteboard may incrementally generate diagrams, layouts, or visual elements while you are still working, which could be like brainstorming with an assistant that updates the board alongside you.

Advanced settings in Copilot Canvas

Another menu shows an Image Model Selector with options such as GPT-4o Image Gen (Default), GPT-4o Image Gen 1p5, and GPT Image 1.5, which aren’t exactly the latest models. But the sheer presence of multiple selectable models shows that Copilot Canvas can handle multimodal generation directly inside the workspace.

Image Model Selector for Copilot Whiteboard

Auto-Naming for canvas titles could be a good feature for collaborative work during or just after a meeting. Copilot Whiteboard may be able to analyze the content of a board and generate a meaningful name automatically.

Auto-Naming among other features in Copilot Canvas

The Copilot Canvas app also reveals a long list of AI-related configuration panels under Developer Mode, including Debug Gates, AI Gates, Meeting Summary, One Shot Grounding, Post Grounding, Intent Detection, Solve Math, Delegate Actions to AugLoop, and Handoff Actions.

These are not typical whiteboard features. They look like the plumbing for agent-style behaviors where the AI can reason over content, summarize discussions, interpret intent, and potentially trigger follow-up actions, all of which sounds right up Microsoft’s alley.

Toggle for dark mode and light mode, among other features in Copilot Canvas

On top of that, toggles for Microsoft 365 data and Web search suggest the canvas can connect to organizational data and online context, bringing an enterprise’s database directly into Copilot Whiteboard.

Copilot Canvas could bring AI to help with brainstorming in Whiteboards

As of today, most interactions with AI still happen inside a chat box. Copilot Canvas may be something closer to a visual workspace where users can collaborate, map, and execute ideas, with some help from Copilot, of course.

Although modern canvas-style apps like Notion’s visual pages, FigJam, Miro, and even Canva’s Whiteboards exist, Microsoft could be in a unique position to bring AI into the Whiteboards environment, given that it has direct access to enterprises.

FigJam Whiteboard
FigJam Whiteboard

Copilot Whiteboard could open doors to workflows where teams can sketch, draft documents, generate images, summarize discussions, and trigger actions all in one place.

Microsoft may also be thinking about portable workspaces with Copilot Whiteboard, considering that there are options to export and import .canvas files, which could allow teams to share AI-assisted canvases the same way they share documents today.

Export and Import .canvas file option in Copilot Canvas

That being said, everything about Project Firenze looks early. Developer toggles, feature gates, and internal endpoints point to something that is in testing, instead of something prepared for release.

Microsoft hasn’t made any public announcement about a possible replacement for Microsoft Whiteboard, or any roadmap for the same. We will update if and when Microsoft decides to make Cooilot Canvas official.

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