.NET 11 Preview 7, WinApp VS Code extension, new agentic courses

Plus, GitHub Universe registration is open.

Having trouble viewing this email? | View as web page Microsoft.Source | Previews, hands-on tools and new agentic courses Inside this issue: .NET 11 Preview 7 is now available, a new visual manifest editor for WinApp, and VS Code Learn’s first agentic development courses.     Featured GitHub Universe / October 28–29 / In person or online > Connect with developers at GitHub’s flagship event featuring hands-on workshops, sandbox sessions and keynotes from GitHub leaders, live in San Francisco. Online attendees can watch the keynotes live, access the GitHub Universe Insider Event and explore sessions on demand.   What’s New .NET 11 updates | Preview 7 > The next preview of .NET 11 is here. Read the announcement blog to see what’s new, then try it in your own projects.   Demo the OmniVec platform / Now open source > See how OmniVec simplifies embedding pipelines and keeps vector representations of operational data in sync as data changes.   New visual manifest editor in WinApp VS Code extension > Edit a manifest file without touching raw XML, and run WinApp commands in multi-app workspaces.   Events Find community events > MCP Live! / September 9 / Online > Join this half-day event covering MCP end-to-end, its role as an open standard, how it’s adopted across the developer ecosystem and hands-on sessions on building MCP servers.   Building cloud-native apps with Azure / Online and on demand > Learn how to design, build and operate modern, AI-ready cloud-native applications on Azure.   GitHub Dev Days / September–October / Worldwide > Meet fellow developers and enthusiasts in your local tech community to learn more about GitHub Copilot App and Copilot CLI. Browse the calendar and pick the date that works for you.   Microsoft Ignite / November 17–20 / In person or online > Explore the Hub, get hands-on with labs and certifications and dive into a curated lineup of sessions that bring ideas to life.   FabCon + SQLCon Europe 2026 / September 28–October 1 > This year in Barcelona, explore sessions covering Microsoft Fabric, SQL, Rayfin and enterprise application backends.   Learning Build agents with the Foundry Toolkit for VS Code > Hands-on labs for creating, testing and deploying AI solutions in Microsoft Foundry, including ‘Explain Like I’m an Executive’ and ‘Resume-to-Job-Fit Evaluator’.   New agentic development courses > Build your skills with VS Code Learn’s first agentic development courses. Each one guides you step by step through building AI agents, with hands-on exercises and real-world examples.   Sharpen PostgreSQL development skills > Explore POSETTE 2026 talks covering PostgreSQL 19, database internals, AI and MCP integrations and Azure HorizonDB.   Subscribe Sign up for the Microsoft.Source newsletter for curated monthly developer community content.   Unsubscribe | Privacy Statement   Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052