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January 13, 2016 1 min read

Microsoft open sources Edge’s Chakra JavaScript engine

Today, Microsoft open sourced the key components of the Chakra JavaScript engine that powers Microsoft Edge.

January 23, 2016 1 min read

Shibboleth and OpenLDAP: Azure Resource Manager Quick Start Templates

It will now be much easier to find and try Shibboleth and OpenLDAP identity solutions on Azure! The Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates for Shibboleth and OpenLDAP have passed validation and have been merged into the centralized Azure repository for all ARM templates.

February 10, 2016 1 min read

How to bring data to life with open source Power BI visuals

When it comes to visuals, Power BI is open BI! The built-in visuals for the Power BI platform are all open source — you can create your own visuals, as well as find an active community that creates and shares Power BI visuals.

March 4, 2016 1 min read

Improving airports using open source tools on Microsoft Azure

One of the great understudied bottlenecks at airports is the time aircraft spend taxiing to and from the runway.

May 17, 2016 4 min read

Microsoft at OSCON 2016

A planeload of open source enthusiasts from across Microsoft are joining the more than 4,200 participants at OSCON this week, to focus on how the open source ecosystem is playing a key role in technology innovation – from mobile development and IoT to microservices and containers.

February 28, 2017 1 min read

Azure CLI 2.0 now generally available

This week Microsoft announced the general availability Azure CLI 2.

April 6, 2017 1 min read

Now available: open source Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit

This week Microsoft released the Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit version 2.

Project updates February 27, 2018 4 min read

Now on GitHub: The Autonomous Driving Cookbook from Microsoft

At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.

News June 7, 2018 1 min read

GitHub acquisition furthers Microsoft’s commitment to open source

This week Microsoft announced an agreement to acquire GitHub, building on our partnership that has spanned the last several years.

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Events July 16, 2018 5 min read

Celebrating OSCON’s 20th anniversary

We’re in Portland this week for OSCON’s return to the City of Roses (or Beervana, depending on who you ask) to celebrate the ground-breaking event’s 20th birthday.

September 6, 2018 4 min read

How to automate your release notes

Two facts are generally true for software releases.

September 28, 2018 4 min read

Hacktoberfest: Tips for growing open source communities in October and beyond

For the last four years, DigitalOcean and GitHub have spearheaded Hacktoberfest, a month-long open source initiative that encourages people of all experience levels to contribute to open source projects.