Developer Tools & Frameworks¶
Explore labs, session repositories, and additional resources from Microsoft Build 2026 focused on developer tools, frameworks, and AI-powered workflows that accelerate modern software development.
Session Repositories¶
| Session | Presenters | Repo | Session Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-agent patterns in VS Code you won't learn from docs | Pierce Boggan, Kent C. Dodds, Burke Holland, Julia Kasper, Harald Kirschner, Chris Reddington | Repo | BRK201 |
| Azure DevOps meets GitHub, the path to AI powered SDLC | Dan Hellem, Dave Burnison | Repo | BRK202 |
| From CLI to PR: Automating the path to merged code | Cassidy Williams, Evan Boyle | Repo | BRK203 |
| What we learned shipping VS Code weekly (without breaking everything) | Pierce Boggan, Josh Spicer | Repo | BRK204 |
| Aspire for agents: Transform how you build and deploy distributed apps | David Fowler, Maddy Montaquila | Repo | BRK205 |
| Your agent, anywhere: MultiClient, MultiDevice with GitHub Copilot SDK | Patrick Nikoletich, Steve Sanderson | Repo | BRK206 |
| GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio: Agents That Debug, Profile, and Test | Mads Kristensen, Nik Karpinsky | Repo | BRK207 |
| Future of Developer Productivity: Microsoft's EngThrive Framework in Practice | Tim Bozarth | Repo | BRK210 |
| Supercharged profiling: Finding performance bugs with agents | Nik Karpinsky | Repo | DEM300 |
| Late to agentic coding? Don't panic, build. | Cassidy Williams, Martin Woodward | Repo | DEM303 |
| Union types in C# | Dustin Campbell, Mads Torgersen | Repo | DEM304 |
| GitHub Agentic Workflows: Automation That Actually Reads the Room | Ari LiVigni, Alejandro Menocal | Repo | DEM350 |
| Terminal to Party: Live-Coding with GitHub Copilot CLI and Hydra | Toby Padilla, Christopher Harrison | Repo | LAB500 |
| From zero to deployed on Azure with AI agents | Yun Jung Choi, Lori Fraleigh (SHE/HER) | Repo | LAB501 |
| Make GitHub Copilot Work Your Way: Custom Tools, Context and Workflows | Tiago Pascoal, Joshua Johanning | Repo | LAB502 |
📚 Additional Resources¶
GitHub Copilot and Agentic Coding¶
- GitHub Copilot on Microsoft Learn - Curated learning collection for Copilot fundamentals and advanced workflows.
- Introduction to GitHub Copilot - Core concepts for prompt-driven code generation and review.
- Accelerate app development by using GitHub Copilot - Practical path for integrating Copilot into day-to-day engineering work.
CI/CD and Engineering Systems¶
- GitHub Actions documentation - Build, test, and deploy workflows for modern software delivery.
- Create your first GitHub Actions workflow - Hands-on quickstart for pipeline automation.
- Azure DevOps documentation - End-to-end planning, code, build, and release guidance.
- What is Azure DevOps? - Service overview and how components map to SDLC.
Developer Tools and Frameworks¶
- Visual Studio profiling tools - Performance diagnostics for CPU, memory, and application behavior.
- Visual Studio debugger documentation - Debugging techniques for local and distributed application issues.
- .NET Aspire overview - Cloud-native app composition and orchestration for distributed systems.
- .NET Aspire deployment overview - Guidance for running Aspire apps across development and production environments.