Azure DevOps Server 2019 rc1–Available/Download Now

Microsoft has announced the availability of first release candidate (RC) of Azure DevOps Server 2019. The Azure DevOps Server(previously TFS/Team Foundation Server) delivers the Azure DevOps Services optimized for customers who prefer to self-host these devops services on-premises. Key Features included/improved : Branding Changes Azure DevOps Server includes support for Azure SQL in addition to […]

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Visual Studio 2017–Version 15.9.0 released

Microsoft has today released Visual Studio 2017 – Update 15.9.0 with lots of bug fixed and improvements to the IDE for stability and performance. Release Notes: Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 Minor Release Download the latest update from: visualstudio.com/downloads Latest News: There is a new service update released on November 15, 2018 — Visual Studio […]

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Prompt Compression Techniques: Fitting More Context in Less Tokens

Introduction: Context windows are limited and tokens are expensive. Long prompts with extensive context, examples, or retrieved documents quickly hit limits and drive up costs. Prompt compression techniques reduce token count while preserving the information LLMs need to generate quality responses. This guide covers practical compression strategies: token pruning to remove low-information tokens, extractive summarization […]

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