Thoughts on AI, development, and the future of softwarehttps://htek.dev/en-ushttps://htek.dev/articles/two-client-sites-three-days-agentive-context-engineering/https://htek.dev/articles/two-client-sites-three-days-agentive-context-engineering/How I shipped two production websites simultaneously using agentive context engineering, custom AI agents, and structured workflows. A real case study with lessons you can apply today.Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/workflows-are-the-new-commodity/https://htek.dev/articles/workflows-are-the-new-commodity/Why agentic developers who ship fast aren't cutting corners — they've mastered context engineering and process. Here's how to evaluate (and become) one.Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/three-pillars-agentic-devops-zero-to-hero/https://htek.dev/articles/three-pillars-agentic-devops-zero-to-hero/Agentic DevOps isn't one tool — it's three continuous feedback loops. Here are the 3 pillars that take you from beginner to fully autonomous.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/agentic-development-in-devops-complete-guide/https://htek.dev/articles/agentic-development-in-devops-complete-guide/Continuous AI is the new branch of DevOps. From CI/CD to agentic workflows — how the entire discipline is evolving and why DevOps engineers need to act now.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-05-08/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-05-08/Rubber Duck now works with any model family, enterprise admins get centralized plugin distribution, and hooks can bypass the LLM entirely.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/agentic-development-maturity-curve/https://htek.dev/articles/agentic-development-maturity-curve/Agentic development follows an inverted-U complexity curve. Here's why mastery looks like simplicity — and how to skip the pain of the middle.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-05-06/https://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-05-06/OpenAI's GPT-5.5 hits Azure with deeper agentic capabilities, Copilot Studio embraces MCP, and Databricks ships agent-first pipelines.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-self-restart-extension/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-self-restart-extension/A Copilot CLI extension that lets agents programmatically kill and respawn their own session — and the Windows process tree trap I had to solve to make it work.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-05-05/https://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-05-05/Microsoft Defender for Cloud hits GA, Copilot code review starts charging Actions minutes June 1, and cloud agent gets 20% faster. Your wallet needs to know.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/visual-studio-weekly-2026-05-04/https://htek.dev/articles/visual-studio-weekly-2026-05-04/Visual Studio's April update brings cloud agent integration, user-level custom agents, and IntelliSense priority. The IDE is becoming an agent orchestrator.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/agent-mesh-cross-session-communication-copilot-cli/https://htek.dev/articles/agent-mesh-cross-session-communication-copilot-cli/A single-file extension that gives GitHub Copilot CLI sessions cross-session communication via SQLite IPC. Zero dependencies, zero config.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-05-01/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-05-01/v1.0.40 ships OAuth headless auth for MCP servers, Ctrl+X → B for background tasks, and a rebuilt /research command with orchestrator agents.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/work-life-calendar-sync-agent-mesh/https://htek.dev/articles/work-life-calendar-sync-agent-mesh/Personal Google Calendar events now auto-sync as Out of Office blocks on my work Outlook — powered by two Copilot CLI agents communicating across an agent mesh.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-04-29/https://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-04-29/OpenAI can now serve all clouds, GPT-5.5 brings agentic execution to Azure, and Foundry Agent Service scales to production. The AI platform wars just shifted.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-04-29/https://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-04-29/VS Code 1.118 brings remote Copilot CLI control, semantic search for all repos, and aggressive token savings ahead of usage-based billing.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-04-28/https://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-04-28/OpenAI's agentic GPT-5.5 model arrives on GitHub Copilot with 82.7% on coding benchmarks, cloud agents start 20% faster, and Actions gains service container overrides.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/auto-maintaining-reference-pages-copilot-cli/https://htek.dev/articles/auto-maintaining-reference-pages-copilot-cli/How I use GitHub Copilot's SWE agent to spin up curated reference sites on GitHub Pages and keep them automatically updated — the pattern, the workflow, and why curated beats generic every time.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-04-24/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-04-24/Slash commands now autocomplete like shell commands. Plus named sessions, session deletion, and dozens of UX refinements from v1.0.35.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-04-22/https://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-04-22/Microsoft Foundry Hosted Agents, AI SDK security fixes, and database modernization with 35% savings—Azure bets on agents as first-class infrastructure citizens.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-04-22/https://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-04-22/VS Code 1.117 gives Business and Enterprise teams the ability to bring their own model keys—finally breaking free from one-size-fits-all AI.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-04-15/https://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-04-15/Azure MCP Server 2.0 goes stable, smart storage tiers go GA, and Microsoft's bet on remote agent infrastructure starts to crystallize.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/coding-agent-as-life-assistant-nicu/https://htek.dev/articles/coding-agent-as-life-assistant-nicu/When my premature twins hit the NICU, a repurposed coding agent kept my family running. Here are the six patterns that held.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-04-17/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-04-17/GitHub shipped remote CLI control, auto model selection, and document attachments. Plus 10 releases in one week.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-04-21/https://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-04-21/GitHub paused Copilot signups as agentic workflows strain infrastructure, while security tools gained OIDC, issue tracking, and smarter secret detection.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/visual-studio-weekly-2026-04-20/https://htek.dev/articles/visual-studio-weekly-2026-04-20/Visual Studio 18.5 brings runtime-validated debugging, Azure MCP built-in, and agent skills. Debugging is about to feel very different.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-04-15/https://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-04-15/VS Code 1.116 makes Copilot a first-class citizen with zero-install AI, while the new Agents companion app redefines multi-repo workflows.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-04-08/https://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-04-08/Microsoft ships its first in-house foundation models and production-ready multi-agent SDK. The AI platform wars just entered a new phase.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-04-10/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-04-10/GitHub shipped BYOK support, Rubber Duck cross-model reviews, and direct agent mode flags. The CLI is now provider-agnostic and 75% smarter.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-home-assistant-ai-runs-my-household/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-home-assistant-ai-runs-my-household/17 agents, 16 extensions, 15 cron jobs — one family. Here's the Copilot Home Assistant that manages our entire life via Telegram.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-04-14/https://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-04-14/GitHub's security stack went agentic this week with AI-assignable Dependabot alerts, batch code scanning fixes, and runtime-aware prioritization.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-telegram-bridge-mobile-ai-terminal/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-telegram-bridge-mobile-ai-terminal/A step-by-step guide to building a Telegram bridge extension for GitHub Copilot CLI — bidirectional messaging, photo support, voice transcription, and cron-scheduled agents, all from your phone.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-04-08/https://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-04-08/Two weekly releases packed with agent UX fixes, terminal upgrades, and the #codebase overhaul that finally makes semantic search consistent.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-04-07/https://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-04-07/GitHub unleashed its Copilot SDK in five languages and liberated cloud agent from PR-only workflows. Plus Actions got smarter and Issues search went GA.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/safe-openclaw-cron-iac-openshell/https://htek.dev/articles/safe-openclaw-cron-iac-openshell/We shipped a Telegram bridge to GitHub Copilot CLI in one file. Then we kept going. Here's what the project became: a cron scheduler extension, fully automated Terraform deployment on AWS, and NVIDIA OpenShell sandboxing — plus the real lessons from making all three work together.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/visual-studio-weekly-2026-04-06/https://htek.dev/articles/visual-studio-weekly-2026-04-06/Visual Studio's March update brings custom agents, live profiling, and smart debugging. AI extensibility finally meets enterprise workflows.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-04-03/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-04-03/GitHub just shipped /fleet for Copilot CLI, enabling parallel multi-agent workflows. Plus 4 releases, built-in skills, and Copilot cloud agent goes beyond PRs.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/who-needs-openclaw-copilot-cli-extensions/https://htek.dev/articles/who-needs-openclaw-copilot-cli-extensions/I built a Telegram bridge to GitHub Copilot CLI in one file. ~420 lines. No gateway, no daemon, no framework. Here's how the extension SDK makes full agent frameworks feel like overkill — and what happens when you add NVIDIA OpenShell to the mix.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-04-01/https://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-04-01/Azure DevCLI ships local AI debugging, Savings Plan for Databases cuts costs up to 35%, and Aspire hits GA on App Service. Here's what matters.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-04-01/https://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-04-01/Version 1.113 brings configurable reasoning, nested subagents, and a fresh look as Microsoft settles into weekly releases.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/ci-monitor-extension-agent-ci-feedback-loop/https://htek.dev/articles/ci-monitor-extension-agent-ci-feedback-loop/A Copilot CLI extension that closes the loop between agent sessions and CI/CD pipelines. Say what you want, walk away, get notified. My role shifted from babysitter to reviewer.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-03-31/https://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-03-31/GitHub ships major security roadmap for Actions, agent sessions in Issues, and Copilot PR edits — plus a controversial data usage update.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-03-27/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-03-27/Three releases this week brought MCP sampling, a redesigned model picker, and 28 stability fixes. The CLI is becoming a platform.Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-extensions-cookbook-examples/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-extensions-cookbook-examples/From security shields to CI status checkers — complete, working Copilot CLI extension examples organized by category. Copy, paste, reload, done.Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-03-25/https://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-03-25/Foundry Agent Service hits GA, Azure launches agentic modernization tools, and the cloud gets a database savings plan. Here's what shipped.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-03-25/https://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-03-25/Two weekly releases bring integrated browser debugging, MCP server sandboxing, nested subagents, and a unified customizations UI.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-03-24/https://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-03-24/From 50% faster agent startups to timezone-aware cron jobs, GitHub shipped meaningful quality-of-life improvements this week.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/research-plan-implement-anti-vibe-coding-workflow/https://htek.dev/articles/research-plan-implement-anti-vibe-coding-workflow/Dex Horthy coined the RPI framework to beat hallucinated AI code. Here's how Research, Plan, and Implement phases — with human review gates — transform how you build with AI agents.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/az-prototype-scaffold-enterprise-azure-with-copilot/https://htek.dev/articles/az-prototype-scaffold-enterprise-azure-with-copilot/az prototype is a new Azure CLI extension that uses a 12-agent AI team to take you from idea to deployed Azure infrastructure in four commands. Here's what it can do and why enterprise teams should pay attention.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/claude-code-channels-anthropic-event-driven-ai-agents/https://htek.dev/articles/claude-code-channels-anthropic-event-driven-ai-agents/Anthropic's new Channels feature turns Claude Code into a persistent, event-reactive agent you can control from Telegram or Discord. Here's what changed and why it matters.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-remote-access-your-agent-from-anywhere/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-remote-access-your-agent-from-anywhere/Copilot CLI 1.0 ships a game-changing remote access model. Your agent now lives across devices, browsers, and SSH sessions — not just your local terminal.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-coding-agent-50-percent-faster-session-visibility/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-coding-agent-50-percent-faster-session-visibility/GitHub shipped two critical upgrades to the Copilot coding agent: 50% faster startup times and full session traceability. Here's why both matter for agentic workflows.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/github-spec-kit-english-to-production-specs/https://htek.dev/articles/github-spec-kit-english-to-production-specs/GitHub's open-source Spec-Kit turns plain English feature descriptions into structured, living specifications that AI agents can execute. Here's why it matters for how teams build software.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/karpathy-directs-ai-agents-december-shift/https://htek.dev/articles/karpathy-directs-ai-agents-december-shift/Andrej Karpathy hasn't typed a line of code since December 2025. He now runs 10–20 AI agents in parallel. Here's what that means for the rest of us.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/leadership-direction-adopting-agentic-platforms/https://htek.dev/articles/leadership-direction-adopting-agentic-platforms/Gartner predicts 40% of agentic AI projects will be cancelled by 2027. Here's a leadership playbook for choosing the right platform, deploying it in the right order, and avoiding the productivity trap.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/multi-service-deployments/https://htek.dev/articles/multi-service-deployments/Deploying microservices looks simple until three services fail in sequence because no one thought about dependency order. Here's how modern tooling and AI agents are finally making coordinated deployments manageable.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/nvidia-openshell-sandbox-ai-agents/https://htek.dev/articles/nvidia-openshell-sandbox-ai-agents/NVIDIA open-sourced OpenShell at GTC 2026 — a policy-driven sandbox runtime for autonomous AI agents. I contributed the Copilot CLI provider and here's what I learned about running agents you can actually trust.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/visual-studio-weekly-2026-03-23/https://htek.dev/articles/visual-studio-weekly-2026-03-23/Visual Studio 2026 March update brings custom .agent.md files, profiling during debug, and real C++ performance gains. AI is no longer just autocomplete.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-03-20/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-03-20/Copilot CLI shipped 6 versions in 7 days with SDK evolution, UX polish, and terminal compatibility fixes. The post-GA velocity is real.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/git-worktree-unlocks-agentic-development/https://htek.dev/articles/git-worktree-unlocks-agentic-development/Git worktree went from obscure to essential overnight. Here's why every developer using AI agents needs it — and how to set it up.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/sandboxes-missing-infrastructure-layer-agentic-devops/https://htek.dev/articles/sandboxes-missing-infrastructure-layer-agentic-devops/NVIDIA's OpenShell just dropped the first policy-driven sandbox for AI agents. Here's why sandboxes are Layer 0 of agentic DevOps — and the 30+ platforms racing to own this space.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-03-18/https://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-03-18/Microsoft ships production-grade agent infrastructure with private networking, Voice Live, and the REST APIs to build enterprise AI at scale.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-03-18/https://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-03-18/Seven days after the first weekly stable drop, VS Code Insiders adds MCP support, image carousel, plugin install from source, and independent browser zoom.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-03-17/https://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-03-17/GPT-5.4 goes GA, JetBrains gets custom agents, Actions gets smarter OIDC tokens, and security automation gets a UX overhaul.Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/visual-studio-weekly-2026-03-16/https://htek.dev/articles/visual-studio-weekly-2026-03-16/Visual Studio 2026 March update brings custom agents, enterprise MCP controls, smarter debugging with Copilot, and C++ performance wins.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/github-copilot-cli-extensions-complete-guide/https://htek.dev/articles/github-copilot-cli-extensions-complete-guide/Copilot CLI extensions let you create custom tools, intercept every agent action, and hot-reload governance logic — all from a single .mjs file. Here's the complete guide.Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-03-13/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-03-13/v1.0.5 ships native PR workflows with /pr, CLI extension management, and multi-turn background agent conversations. The platform is maturing fast.Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/github-copilot-vs-the-world/https://htek.dev/articles/github-copilot-vs-the-world/A heated, research-backed breakdown of why GitHub Copilot has already won the AI coding tool war against Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/stop-pulling-your-agentic-unicorns-off-the-field/https://htek.dev/articles/stop-pulling-your-agentic-unicorns-off-the-field/The data is clear — your AI power users deliver 2-6x more output. Pulling them to train reluctant adopters is the most expensive mistake in engineering leadership today.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-03-11/https://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-03-11/Fireworks AI launches on Microsoft Foundry with high-performance open model inference, GPT-5.4 GA brings agentic reliability, and instant-access snapshots land for Premium SSDs.Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-03-11/https://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-03-11/VS Code abandons monthly releases for weekly cadence. First drop: Autopilot mode, agent permissions, scoped hooks, and debug snapshots.Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-03-10/https://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-03-10/GitHub ships GPT-5.4, agentic code review GA, Copilot Memory by default, and Jira integration—plus security workflow upgrades that signal the platform's all-in on agents.Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/visual-studio-weekly-2026-03-09/https://htek.dev/articles/visual-studio-weekly-2026-03-09/Visual Studio's February update doubles down on AI agents for legacy code and delivers practical wins for testing and debugging workflows.Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/vibe-testing-when-ai-agents-goodhart-your-test-suite/https://htek.dev/articles/vibe-testing-when-ai-agents-goodhart-your-test-suite/My AI agent wrote 275 tests and I celebrated. Then an audit found 6 integrity failures. Welcome to vibe testing — Goodhart's Law eating your test suite alive.Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-03-06/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-03-06/Three post-GA releases bring shell safety prompts, personal hooks support, and GPT-5.4. The focus shifts from shipping features to hardening the foundation.Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/specs-equal-tests-terraform-ai-development/https://htek.dev/articles/specs-equal-tests-terraform-ai-development/Everyone says start with specs. I say specs ARE tests. Here's why Terraform IaC with AI agents needs test-first thinking, not more documents.Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-03-04/https://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-03-04/Azure MCP Server lands on PyPI, GitHub Copilot custom agents integrate with Azure DevOps, and OpenAI ships GPT-Realtime-1.5 for voice apps.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-03-04/https://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-03-04/Late February brought private agent plugin support, terminal protocol upgrades, and quality-of-life improvements that show VS Code's multi-agent platform is maturing fast.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-03-03/https://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-03-03/Model selection, self-review, security scanning, and enterprise agent controls all shipped this week. Here's what just changed.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/visual-studio-weekly-2026-03-02/https://htek.dev/articles/visual-studio-weekly-2026-03-02/Custom agents, GA testing tools, and WinForms expertise — Visual Studio's February update turns AI from a chat assistant into a full workflow partner.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-02-27/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-02-27/GitHub Copilot CLI is now generally available, marking the end of preview and the start of enterprise production. Here's what changed.Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/agentic-ops-workflow-framework-for-ai-agents/https://htek.dev/articles/agentic-ops-workflow-framework-for-ai-agents/Stop blaming AI for messy code. The problem isn't agent velocity — it's that you haven't built the guardrails to match it.Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-02-25/https://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-02-25/Three new GPT models hit Azure, agentic cloud operations go mainstream, and MCP servers get first-class Azure Functions support.Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-02-25/https://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-02-25/February Insiders brings native browser integration, Claude MCP support, and a wave of multi-agent UX improvements that signal where VS Code is heading.Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-02-24/https://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-02-24/GitHub ships Agentic Workflows, Gemini 3.1 Pro for Copilot, and major platform updates. Here's what matters for developers.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/visual-studio-weekly-2026-02-23/https://htek.dev/articles/visual-studio-weekly-2026-02-23/Visual Studio 2026 18.3 ships Copilot memories, GitHub Copilot Testing for .NET going GA, custom agents, and productivity wins across the board.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/agent-hooks-controlling-ai-codebase/https://htek.dev/articles/agent-hooks-controlling-ai-codebase/Instructions alone aren't enforcement. Here's how I built a hook-based system to make AI agents respect layer boundaries, mock policies, and architecture rules—before code ever hits CI/CD.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/agent-proof-architecture-agentic-devops/https://htek.dev/articles/agent-proof-architecture-agentic-devops/The real conversation about agentic AI starts in DevOps—before unleashing agents on codebases. Here's how I built layered enforcement that makes agents structurally incapable of shipping untested code.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/agentic-ai-transforming-dev-teams/https://htek.dev/articles/agentic-ai-transforming-dev-teams/Development used to be the bottleneck. Now features are easy. The new constraint? Figuring out what to build — and developers are becoming product owners.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/ai-audit-codebase-testability/https://htek.dev/articles/ai-audit-codebase-testability/GitHub Copilot discovered architectural violations I'd been blind to for months. Here's how an AI audit transformed fuzzy test boundaries into a crystal-clear layered architecture.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-02-20/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-02-20/GitHub shipped cross-session memory and remote plugin sources this week. The CLI now remembers past work and plugins can live anywhere.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/cryptographic-approval-gates-ai-agents/https://htek.dev/articles/cryptographic-approval-gates-ai-agents/How I used digital signatures and Copilot hooks to force AI agents to get human approval before writing code — and why instructions alone will never be enough.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/github-copilot-visual-studio-guide/https://htek.dev/articles/github-copilot-visual-studio-guide/From inline completions to agent mode and MCP servers — a hands-on guide to every Copilot feature in Visual Studio with real workflow patterns.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/plan-mode-vs-custom-agents-discovery/https://htek.dev/articles/plan-mode-vs-custom-agents-discovery/I built a custom article-writing agent, then discovered GitHub Copilot's plan mode was already better. Sometimes the best engineering decision is knowing what NOT to build.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/test-enforcement-architecture-ai-agents/https://htek.dev/articles/test-enforcement-architecture-ai-agents/I built test coverage enforcement that blocks AI agents from shipping untested code. Then watched the architecture catch an invalid import on the first try.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/tests-are-everything-agentic-ai/https://htek.dev/articles/tests-are-everything-agentic-ai/Without comprehensive test coverage, agentic AI will fail. Here's how to build DevOps guardrails that prevent AI from shipping broken code.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/turning-ai-skeptics-into-believers/https://htek.dev/articles/turning-ai-skeptics-into-believers/Two conversion stories that prove AI literacy isn't about technical skills—it's about showing people the right use case.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/self-healing-infrastructure-with-agentic-ai/https://htek.dev/articles/self-healing-infrastructure-with-agentic-ai/How GitHub Copilot and Claude Code with Azure MCP server are enabling self-healing DevOps environments that detect and fix issues autonomously.Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-02-17/https://htek.dev/articles/azure-weekly-2026-02-17/Azure goes all-in on agentic AI with Copilot-driven cloud ops, Claude Opus 4.6 in Foundry, and PostgreSQL supercharged for intelligent apps.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-02-17/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-02-17/GitHub shipped VS Code integration, SDK APIs for multi-agent workflows, and three releases this week. The terminal just became your command center.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-02-17/https://htek.dev/articles/github-weekly-2026-02-17/GitHub's biggest week in months: Agentic Workflows go live, Actions gets custom autoscaling, and repository controls get a major upgrade.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/visual-studio-weekly-2026-02-17/https://htek.dev/articles/visual-studio-weekly-2026-02-17/Visual Studio 18.3 brings language-aware symbol search to Copilot agents and GA for .NET test generation. Plus 25% more screen space.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-02-17/https://htek.dev/articles/vscode-weekly-2026-02-17/February Insiders brings image analysis to Claude, message queueing for smoother workflows, and a wave of accessibility improvements.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/agent-harnesses-controlling-ai-agents-2026/https://htek.dev/articles/agent-harnesses-controlling-ai-agents-2026/Enterprises average 12 AI agents with only 27% connected. The real engineering challenge isn't building agents — it's the harness that governs them.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/agentic-devops-next-evolution-of-shift-left/https://htek.dev/articles/agentic-devops-next-evolution-of-shift-left/DevOps protected teams from velocity. Agentic AI creates velocity so extreme we need DevOps designed for agents, not humans.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/github-agentic-workflows-hands-on-guide/https://htek.dev/articles/github-agentic-workflows-hands-on-guide/I wrote GitHub automation in Markdown instead of YAML. Here's what I learned building 4 AI-powered workflows in 30 minutes.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/github-copilot-sdk-agents-for-every-app/https://htek.dev/articles/github-copilot-sdk-agents-for-every-app/GitHub's Copilot SDK lets you embed production-grade AI agents in any app with a few lines of code. Here's how it works, with real examples.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/top-5-mistakes-creating-custom-github-copilot-agents/https://htek.dev/articles/top-5-mistakes-creating-custom-github-copilot-agents/I built a multi-agent system and learned the hard way. Here are the mistakes that'll sink your custom GitHub Copilot agents before they ship.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/vscode-january-2026-copilot-update-roundup/https://htek.dev/articles/vscode-january-2026-copilot-update-roundup/VS Code 1.109 ships multi-agent workflows, Claude integration, Copilot Memory, and terminal sandboxing. Here's everything that changed.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/agentic-video-editing-future/https://htek.dev/articles/agentic-video-editing-future/AI agents are evolving from single-task tools into autonomous video editors that plan, reason, and execute — here's what that means for creators.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/ai-fixes-its-own-bugs/https://htek.dev/articles/ai-fixes-its-own-bugs/From Copilot Autofix to SWE-agent, AI systems now detect, diagnose, and repair their own bugs autonomously. Here's how it works and why it matters.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/choosing-the-right-ai-sdk/https://htek.dev/articles/choosing-the-right-ai-sdk/A 3-question decision tree for picking between Azure AI Foundry Agent Service, GitHub Copilot SDK, and OpenAI Agents SDK — with real case studies and rewrite risk.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/context-engineering-key-to-ai-development/https://htek.dev/articles/context-engineering-key-to-ai-development/Context engineering has replaced prompt engineering as the critical skill for AI-assisted development. Here's how to master it.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-biggest-week-yet/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-cli-biggest-week-yet/Seven releases, alt-screen revolution, VS Code integration, and memory fixes. GitHub Copilot CLI just shipped its biggest week yet—and I wrote this article using the tool itself.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/copilot-developer-fulfillment/https://htek.dev/articles/copilot-developer-fulfillment/The most important Copilot metric isn't speed — it's that 60-75% of developers feel more fulfilled. Here's what the research actually says.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/introducing-vidpipe-ai-video-pipeline/https://htek.dev/articles/introducing-vidpipe-ai-video-pipeline/I built an agentic video pipeline that turns recordings into shorts, captions, and posts. Now it's open source.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/lessons-from-500-github-migrations/https://htek.dev/articles/lessons-from-500-github-migrations/Eight hard-won lessons from migrating 500+ repos to GitHub — and the open-source framework that cut migration time from hours to minutes.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/stanford-study-ai-roi-in-engineering/https://htek.dev/articles/stanford-study-ai-roi-in-engineering/A Stanford study of ~120K developers across 600+ companies reveals AI's median productivity gain is 10-15%, not 60%. Here's what the data actually shows.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/video-pipeline-with-fleet-mode/https://htek.dev/articles/video-pipeline-with-fleet-mode/How I used GitHub Copilot CLI's /fleet mode to build a 14-stage video processing pipeline in 20 minutes with just two prompts.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/vidpipe-copilot-cli-challenge/https://htek.dev/articles/vidpipe-copilot-cli-challenge/An open-source AI-powered video editing pipeline built with GitHub Copilot CLI. Drop a video, get shorts, captions, social posts, and a blog — all automated by AI agents powered by the GitHub Copilot SDK.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/your-god-prompt-is-the-new-monolith/https://htek.dev/articles/your-god-prompt-is-the-new-monolith/The god prompt antipattern mirrors the monolithic backend failures we solved a decade ago. Here's how multi-agent patterns fix it.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://htek.dev/articles/building-the-future-with-ai/https://htek.dev/articles/building-the-future-with-ai/How GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted tools are transforming the way we write software, and what it means for the next generation of developers.Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT