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[MS] Making an agile version of a Windows Runtime delegate in C++/WinRT, part 6 - devamazonaws.blogspot.com

It looked like we were done when we fixed the problem of releasing a non-marshalable delegate on the correct thread . But we missed something. Again. if (d.try_as<::INoMarshal>()) { void* p; if constexpr (std::is_reference_v<Delegate>) { p = winrt::detach_abi(d); } else { winrt::copy_to_abi(d, p); } return [p = std::unique_ptr<void, in_context_deleter>(p), token = get_context_token()](auto&&...args) { if (token == get_context_token()) { std::remove_reference_t<Delegate> d; winrt::copy_from_abi(d, p.get()); d(std::forward<decltype(args)>(args)...); } else { throw winrt::hresult_error(CO_E_NOT_SUPPORTED); } }; } The first part gets a raw ABI pointer, either by moving it out of the inbound delegate if we can, else ...
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[MS] Analyze MSBuild Binary Logs with Copilot in VS Code - devamazonaws.blogspot.com

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You know the moment. CI goes red, or a build that took 8 seconds yesterday now takes 40, and you're staring at a wall of MSBuild output trying to find the one line that matters. The answer is almost always sitting in the binary log ( .binlog ) - it records every project, target, task, property, and diagnostic in the build. The problem is that reading one has meant firing up a separate viewer and already knowing where to look. What if you could just ask ? That's the idea behind the MSBuild Binlog Analyzer for VS Code, now in Preview on the Visual Studio Marketplace . It brings binlog analysis right into your editor and hands the tedious detective work to GitHub Copilot Chat - so you can stay in the flow and keep shipping. Just want an agent to investigate builds for you - say, unattended in CI? Check out the Microsoft Binlog MCP Server - the same analysis engine, driven headlessly. This post is about the interactive, in-editor experience. The problems it solves Buil...
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AWS Elemental MediaTailor adds configurable ad timeout and concurrency controls for improved ad fill and faster startup - devamazonaws.blogspot.com

AWS Elemental MediaTailor now gives you direct control over ad decision server (ADS) timeout. Previously, changing these settings required contacting AWS Support. You can now configure individual HTTP ad request timeouts, total ad personalization time budgets for live, VOD, and live ad prefetch, and enable parallel ADS requests. These settings allow you to optimize ad delivery performance for your specific workflows. For example, you can increase the personalization time budget for live events to improve ad fill rates or enable parallel ADS requests in VOD workflows to reduce overall response time for faster video startup. New prefetch-specific timeout settings give you additional granularity for livestream ad retrieval. You can configure these settings through the AWS Elemental MediaTailor console, AWS CLI, or AWS SDKs using the new AdsPersonalizationTimeouts and AdsPersonalizationConcurrency parameters on your playback configurations. This feature is available in all AWS Region...
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[MS] A new way to bring native Windows APIs to JavaScript - introducing dynamic API projections for Node.js - devamazonaws.blogspot.com

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Electron and Node.js make it straightforward to build Windows desktop apps in JavaScript. Calling Windows Runtime APIs has been less straightforward: features such as on-device AI often required a C++ or C# bridge, manual translation of WinRT types and asynchronous behavior, and wrapper code for every exposed API. That meant another language and toolchain to build, test, and keep compatible with Electron. We're making  a dynamic Windows Runtime API (WinRT) projection for Node.js  available in public preview. It lets an Electron app or plain Node.js process call supported Windows Runtime APIs directly from JavaScript or TypeScript. Start with one npm package; the tooling generates JavaScript wrappers and TypeScript declarations for the Windows features you choose. No app-specific native addon,  node-gyp  setup, or C++ wrapper is required. What makes this projection different The Windows Runtime already has static language projections for  C++/WinRT ,  C#/WinRT ,  wi...
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[MS] Java OpenJDK July 2026 Patch & Security Update - devamazonaws.blogspot.com

Hello Java customers! We are happy to announce the latest July 2026 patch & security update release for the  Microsoft Build of OpenJDK . Check our  release notes  page for details on fixes and enhancements or  download and install  the binaries today. The source code of our builds are now available on GitHub for further inspection: OpenJDK 25.0.4 OpenJDK 21.0.12 OpenJDK 17.0.20 OpenJDK 11.0.32 Microsoft Build of OpenJDK specific updates OpenJDK 25 Used the "Processor Information" counter to enumerate processors in all processor groups Added optimized aarch64_get_thread_helper() for Windows/ARM64 Marked Reserved Stack Area as unsupported on Windows/ARM64 OpenJDK 21 Used the "Processor Information" counter to enumerate processors in all processor groups Marked Reserved Stack Area as unsupported on Windows/ARM64 OpenJDK 17 Used the "Processor Information" counter to enumerate processors in all processo...
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Amazon Connect now supports audio optimization for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Cloud PC - devamazonaws.blogspot.com

Agents using Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) or Windows 365 Cloud PC can now take calls directly from their virtual desktop session with audio optimization enabled. To get started, IT administrators need to complete a one-time setup for their virtual desktop environment. Once configured, media is redirected from the virtual desktop to the agent's local device, improving audio quality. Agents simply log into their Azure Virtual Desktop or Windows 365 Cloud PC session and start accepting calls using the Amazon Connect Customer agent workspace or a custom agent interface built with the Amazon Connect Customer open-source JavaScript libraries. This support is in addition to existing audio optimization for Amazon WorkSpaces, Citrix cloud desktops, and Omnissa cloud desktops. This feature is available in all AWS Regions where Amazon Connect Customer is offered, except AWS GovCloud (US-West). To learn more, see the Amazon Connect Customer Administrator Guide . Post Updated on J...
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Amazon MWAA now supports Apache Airflow version 2.11.2 - devamazonaws.blogspot.com

Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (MWAA) now supports Apache Airflow version 2.11.2. Amazon MWAA is a managed service that runs Apache Airflow at scale without the operational overhead of managing the underlying infrastructure. Apache Airflow 2.11.2 is a maintenance release that includes security improvements, bug fixes, and dependency upgrades. This release upgrades core dependencies with security patches and stability improvements to the Airflow webserver and task execution layers. It also includes fixes to task lifecycle management for queued tasks, enhanced secrets masking in logs, UI corrections in the Task Instances list view, and provider package updates for S3 and CloudWatch log delivery. You can create a new Apache Airflow 2.11.2 environment on Amazon MWAA or upgrade your existing environments with a few clicks in the AWS Management Console in all currently available Amazon MWAA regions. To learn more, visit the Amazon MWAA documentation , review the Apache Airfl...
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