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10 tips to level up your ai-assisted coding - Aleksander Stensby - NDC Copenhagen 2026

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This talk was recorded at NDC Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark. #ndccopenhagen #ndcconferences #developer #softwaredeveloper

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#ai #claudecode #claude #code

AI coding assistants are rapidly reshaping how developers write, debug, and ship software. Tools like Cursor and Claude Code can supercharge productivity — but only if you know how to use them effectively.

In this session, we’ll cut through the hype and focus on practical, developer-tested strategies for getting the most out of AI in your workflow.

You’ll learn how to master prompting and context engineering, make the most of long context windows, streamline debugging and testing, and integrate AI into your daily development practices without sacrificing code quality or security. We’ll also explore how emerging standards like Model Context Protocol (MCP) unlock new workflows by connecting your AI assistant directly to tools such as GitHub, Slack, Playwright or Figma — turning it from a code generator into a true development teammate.

Whether you’re new to AI-assisted coding or already experimenting with it daily, you’ll leave this talk with concrete ideas and techniques you can apply immediately to level up your development process.

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Let’s catch up with C#! Exciting new features in C# 9 to C# 14! - Filip Ekberg - NDC Copenhagen 2026

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Duration: 1:00:18
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This talk was recorded at NDC Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark. #ndccopenhagen #ndcconferences #developer #softwaredeveloper

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#dotnet #csharp #code

With every iteration of C#, we get more and more features that are meant to make our lives as developer a lot easier.

Let's explore what's new in C# 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14!

We will look at how the language has changed and why these changes to the language will make us better C# developers, with less bugs in our code.

We will cover the following features:
- Nullable reference types
- Pattern Matching in C# 8 = C# 14
- Init only & new
- Record types
- Primary constructors
- Collection expressions
- Extension members

We'll also take a look at what's new in C# 14!

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Machines, Learning, and Machine Learning -

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#machinelearning #ai #softskills

It wasn't all that long ago that "learn to code" was failsafe career advice, and whether you were studying for a university degree, enrolling in a coding bootcamp or just hacking on open source, the prospect of a well-paid job at the end of it was all the motivation you needed... well, times change. Whether you're looking for your first tech job or your next consulting contract, it's tough out there, and naturally, people are asking "what should I be learning next?"

What if that's the wrong question? What if the real question isn't what you learn, but how you learn it - and how to get started? Let's talk about motivation. Let's talk about all the wonderful tools and systems out there that make it easier than it's ever been to start exploring new languages and platforms, from Copilot and ChatGPT, to cloud IDEs and IOT microcontrollers. Let's talk about the all-important difference between programs and products; about the challenges of going from "hey, it works on my machine" to something customers will actually pay for. We’ll find out why open source projects succeed where well-funded corporate projects fail, why are there so many JavaScript frameworks – and why you’re still sitting up writing code at 3am, even though you know you have work in the morning.

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Tamir Dresher: Squad Agent Workflows - Episode 407

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Tamir Dresher is a Principal Engineer at Microsoft Threat Protection, where he focuses on scaling AI agent systems and distributed architectures, bringing over 15 years of experience building large-scale distributed systems. He is the co-creator of Squad, an open-source multi-agent runtime for GitHub Copilot that orchestrates AI teams directly inside your repository. Tamir is the author of "Rx.NET in Action" (Manning) and "Hands-On Full-Stack Web Development with ASP.NET Core" (Packt), and has been a lecturer in Software Engineering at the Ruppin Academic Center since 2013. A prominent figure in the Israeli and international developer communities, he is a Microsoft MVP alumnus who speaks frequently at global conferences and writes actively on his blog at tamirdresher.com.

Website / Blog - https://www.tamirdresher.com/ 
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamirdresher/
GitHub: https - //github.com/tamirdresher
Twitter/X - @tamir_dresher
Blog Post - https://www.tamirdresher.com/blog/2026/05/24/squad-watch-extensions-customer-success
Github - https://github.com/bradygaster/squad

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520: Inside the New GitHub Copilot App: Sessions, Canvases, Automations

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This episode dives into the new GitHub Copilot app — a hub for agent sessions, multi‑repo orchestration, PR‑first workflows, automations and the new canvas metaphor for triage and planning. James and Frank unpack how sessions can spawn and coordinate across repositories, agent‑aware merges that respect CI and code review, support for local models and extensions, and the token tradeoffs to be aware of. The canvas demos (swipe‑to‑triage, Kanban agent assignment) show how Copilot is trying to move beyond chat windows into real UX for developer workflows.

They also tour Windows dev work: embracing WinUI for native apps, using a Windows developer setup script, packaging and Winget publishing, and the power of Visual Studio 2026 for debugging, profiling and live XAML edits. If you ship apps or want agent-driven workflows, this episode is full of practical tips and honest caveats.

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Cordova Plugin InAppBrowser 7.0.0 Released!

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We are happy to announce that we have just released an update to cordova-plugin-inappbrowser!

Release Highlights

This major update makes the plugin compatible with cordova-ios 8.0.0, fixes layout issues with XCode 26 compiling for iOS 26, layout issues regarding not respecting the safe areas of the iPhone X and newer (iPhone 11, 12, etc.) and layout issues on Android when the footer is used.

Some other relvant changes:

  • Make zoom on-screen controls configurable on Android
  • Fixes issues ragarding the beforeload event on Android and iOS
  • Cookies or data were not properly cleared when the options cleardata, clearcache or clearsessioncache were set on Android and iOS
  • The callback context will only be changed for non-whitelisted urls (Android) or target _blank (Android/iOS)
  • Fix XCode deprecations warnings
  • In-app browser did not show when using cordova-ios 8.0.0

Please report any issues you find on GitHub!

Changes include

Breaking Changes

  • chore(ios)!: Remove unused private method (#1113) [b7ab3d0]
  • refactor(ios)!: remove property instance and getter method getInstance (#1116) [c5a0979]

Features

  • feat(android): make zoom on-screen controls configurable (#1023) [24c6738]
  • feat(ios): use UIBarButtonSystemItemClose since iOS 26 (#1138) [5cf7c2d]
  • feat(ios): Support custom scheme event for iOS (#1112) [03831d7]
  • feat(ios): correct code formatting (#1100) [fb5b469]

Fixes

  • fix: add data property for InAppBrowserEvnet type (#1118) [18ef50d]
  • fix: defer navigation until async cookie or data clearing completes (#1150) [1b0be4a]
  • fix(android): change callback context only on non-whitelisted urls or target _blank (#1147) [694adb0]
  • fix(android): beforeload event fires only once (#1146) [160e414]
  • fix(android): place footer below WebView instead of overlaying content (#1148) [56fb083]
  • fix(ios): fix white screen on iOS 13+ when in-app browser window scene is nil (#1131) [c1c6544]
  • fix(ios): render in-app browser underneath the status bar (#1158) [40ff663]
  • fix(ios): replace macro kCloseButtonSystemItem with static function to fix XCode warning (#1153) [60a5c73]
  • fix(ios): check callbackId with regex (#1152) [e0bd9dc]
  • fix(ios): suppress expected cancellation errors when beforeload is set (#1145) [0cea6cc]
  • fix(ios): Don't call beforeload on POST and beforeload=yes (#1144) [f71de8f]
  • fix(ios): set callbackId only on target=_blank, update readme (#1143) [6106897]
  • fix(ios): constraint warnings in iOS 18 and older (#1123) [bad3830]
  • fix(ios): add custom toolbar background (#1132) [c140eaf]
  • fix(ios): constrain address label horizontal to safe area for landscape (#1126) [de95bb2]
  • fix(ios): full width WebView on landscape (#1120) [22ebb87]
  • fix(ios): suppress deprecation warning for processPool fordeployment-target greater than 14 (#1119) [105b0ae]
  • fix(ios): remove use of deprecated CDVWebViewProcessPoolFactory (#1115) [f76988e]
  • fix(ios): simplify using CDVSettingsDictionary in older cordova-ios versions (#1105) [f67412f]
  • fix(ios): use cordovaSettingForKey: instead of objectForKey: (#1106) [540bfe3]
  • fix(ios): set minimum cordova-ios to 6.2.0 (#1107) [15714f4]
  • fix(ios): Use CDVSettingsDictionary since cordova-ios 8 [b52242a]
  • fix(ios): deprecation of UIActivityIndicatorViewStyleGray (#1104) [6f413e0]
  • fix(ios): replace UIBarStyleBlackOpaque with UIBarStyleBlack (#1103) [d4ae06d]
  • fix(ios): remove use of CDVScreenOrientationDelegate (#1101) [246f2a0]
  • fix(ios): use auto layout to respect safe areas (#1099) [375c02b]
  • fix(iOS): IAB not showing up in apps using UIScenes (#1067) [e2d8429]
  • fix(types): support beforeload listener signature in TypeScript defs (#1149) [e28ca69]

Others

  • doc(readme): improve addEventListener examples (#1142) [7a90dde]
  • doc(readme): update badges (#1140) [d922047]
  • chore(ios): remove pre ios 11 code in show:withNoAnimate: (#1135) [8d2845b]
  • chore(ios): resolve variable safeArea (#1121) [89cd5fe]
  • chore(ios): Cleanup code (#1117) [6b28d2d]
  • refactor(ios): refactor code for clearing data (#1137) [f40f41b]
  • refactor(ios): adding toolbar items (#1124) [b83a9b7]
  • refactor(ios): handle constraints in cases (#1125) [ddab657]
  • refactor(ios): remove unused method invertFrameIfNeeded (#1102) [dfce3c7]
  • doc(ios): constraint warnings on iOS 26 and using initWithBarButtonSystemItem (#1127) [42e12dd]
  • chore: Remove unused inappbrowser.css file (#1038) [eac7303]
  • chore: bump to major 7.0.0-dev (#1156) [cc727aa]
  • chore: bump version to 6.1.0-dev (#1108) [322182a]
  • chore: incremented plugin version 6.0.1-dev [f27c663]
  • chore: add changelog from 6.0.1 (#1159) [92a53a9]
  • chore: update npm package (#1134) [4f9d07d]
  • chore: gh-action workflow, license header formatting & cleanups (#1095) [1e4ab4b]
  • chore(ci): add/update release workflows (#1157) [e1cb106]
  • chore(deps-dev): bump @cordova/eslint-config to 6.0.0 w/ lint fixes (#1096) [4cf5c24]
  • chore(gitattributes): normalize line endings and binary detection (#1139) [675002f]
  • chore(INFRA): Set up default protection ruleset for default and release branches (#1151) [efd32a9]
  • chore(workflow): update workflows to the latest one of cordova-paramedic (#1141) [3fdfc96]
  • ci: remove osx (#1111) [c1eaf3b]
  • ci: sync workflow w/ paramedic (#1068) [dfde59d]
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