29 April 2026
Foundry Local reaching GA raised hopes for a real Ollama replacement on Intel GPU — but both tested OpenVINO models hard-capped responses at 199 tokens regardless of the configured max_tokens, a blocker for agentic coding workflows like Aider.
18 January 2026
Migrating the Hangman game from classic Semantic Kernel to Microsoft's new Agent Framework in ~3 hours: why AutoGen is being phased out, and the honest recommendation for where to invest depending on where you're starting from (AutoGen, older SK, or fresh).
6 January 2026
A study day untangling Semantic Kernel, Azure AI Foundry orchestration, and AutoGen for AI-102: SK for prototyping and simple setups, Azure AI Foundry for enterprise-scale governed multi-agent systems — and the bot-vs-agent distinction that ties it together.