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This issue: A p= acked run of summer training classes, an important Q-Day webinar on quantum-era crypto exposure, and Fabric = + AI notes worth skimming before you plan Q2 work.

Events

State of Fabric

We have one State of Fab= ric event coming up in Houston, and if you work with Micro= soft Fabric - or are thinking about it - this is worth your time t= o attend.

State of Fabric: Houston - June 9, at Microsoft in downtown Houston. Same focused format: wh= y Fabric matters now, how to land it fast, and how to grow it over time. In= vite-only and complimentary, with catered breakfast and lunch.

Upcoming CODE Presents Webinars

May 13, 2026: Q-Day: How Quantum Computing Will Break Today's = Modern Cryptography (And What to Do About It) - This is a genu= inely eye-opening topic. Quantum computing isn't a distant threat - attacke= rs are already collecting encrypted data now, planning to decrypt it later = once quantum capability arrives. This webinar covers which cryptographic pr= imitives are most at risk and, importantly, what steps you can take today t= o reduce your exposure.
June 3, 2026: Why Local AI Matters =E2=80=93 T= he Case for Personal Digital Sovereignty (Series) - In this fo= ur-part webinar series, CODE Consulting's Philipp Bauer makes the case for = personal AI sovereignty: running powerful language models privately on hard= ware you control. A new webinar will broadcast each Wednesday in June 2026 = and each one runs 15=E2=80=9330 minutes. Sign up once and you're registered= for all four.

Training Classes

CODE Training classes cover a wi= de range of topics for software professionals. Here's what's scheduled betw= een mid-May and late July:

May 18=E2=80=9322: AI-Assisted Software Dev= elopment with GitHub Copilot - Five half-days of training on u= sing AI to help your team maintain existing software using reliable methods= . This class sold out in February and March. Save $300 when you register by= May 8, 2026.
May 28=E2=80=9329: React & Azure: Buildi= ng High-Performance Apps - A two-day intensive online class go= ing from blank canvas to a fully deployed full-stack app using React, Azure= Functions, and Azure SQL.
June 11: Operational Security (OpS= ec) - A one-day online class focused on the human and process = side of security: thinking like an attacker to identify the digital breadcr= umbs your team leaves behind.
June 18: Generative AI for Business: Effic= iency, Ethics, and ROI - Covers practical application of OpenA= I APIs and Azure OpenAI services, prompt engineering, Copilot implementatio= ns, and evaluating AI's business impact.
June 25=E2=80=9326: Angular &= ; Azure: Enterprise-Grade Full-Stack Dev - In two online days,= learn to build structured, type-safe, maintainable applications using Angu= lar and TypeScript, connected to Azure Functions and Azure SQL.
July 7=E2=80=938: Secure Coding fo= r .NET Developers - This two-day online class goes beyond the = OWASP Top 10 to address the nuances of the .NET ecosystem, from hardening m= iddleware to securing the CLR.
July 16=E2=80=9317: Modernizing Legacy: = AI Integration Strategies - In two online days we'll cover the= =E2=80=9CAI Wrapper=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9CSidecar=E2=80=9D patterns for ad= ding intelligent features to legacy applications without destabilizing core= systems.
July 23=E2=80=9324: Vue.js &= Azure: The Progressive Full-Stack Path - Two days on building= and deploying full-stack applications with Vue.js and Azure.

You can find more webinars and c= lasses on our training page.

Blogs at CODE

The Practitioner's View: AI-Assisted Greenfield Software Development, = Part 7: Implementation Prompts John Miller writes about how to cre= ate implementation prompts that translate architectural intent into discipl= ined, slice-by-slice coding instructions. Read
Ging= er Grant spoke at FABCON in April in Atlanta, and says Microsoft unveil= ed Plan as a standout Fabric feature for budget and projec= t planning. Born from a 2024 partnership with Lumel's EPM tool, Plan lets u= sers import data from semantic models or Excel, apply machine learning to f= orecast outcomes, run what-if analyses, and validate projections against hi= storical data. Available to all Fabric license holders, it offers a compell= ing reason to adopt the platform. Read

Worth Your Time

Your Influence Matters More Than You Thought. Developers buil= ding AI-powered applications are increasingly the ones making or influencin= g infrastructure decisions. A blog by an AI Pricing Master gives you concre= te, numbers-backed criteria for a choice that directly affects project cost= and architecture: when to stay on APIs, when to spin up their own GPU infr= astructure, and how to implement a hybrid routing strategy. The included co= de snippets (vLLM deployment, Kubernetes configs, a hybrid router in Python= ) make it immediately actionable rather than just theoretical. Read
Go Local or Go Broke! (A Practical Case for Local AI= ) If your coding agent has started hitting limits earlier in the d= ay or costing more than it used to, this is worth a look. Philipp Bauer makes the argume= nt for =E2=80=9Cpersonal AI sovereignty=E2=80=9D =E2=80=93 predictable perf= ormance, fewer moving targets, and more control over your data =E2=80=93 an= d includes a concrete starting point with Open WebUI + Docker. Read

AI Compute Can Cost More Than Humans (NVIDIA Exec) A blunt reminder that =E2=80=9CAI saves money=E2=80=9D isn=E2=80=99= t automatic: NVIDIA=E2=80=99s Bryan Catanzaro says the cost of comp= ute can exceed the cost of the employees doing the work today. If = you=E2=80=99re budgeting for copilots, agents, or internal model hosting, t= his is a useful reality check =E2=80=93 and a prompt to measure workload, t= oken burn, and infrastructure costs before you scale. Read

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Stay in Touch

Last issue we asked What= =E2=80=99s your go-to AI tool for writing or editing code-and what=E2=80=99= s one thing it does better than anything else you=E2=80=99ve tried?. Readers really like Claude Code and ChatGPT Codex. Responses depend on w= hether you are using the AI on a free plan or a paid plan. For some great i= nsight on what you can get for free, read Sahil Malik's article in the May/= June 2026 issue: AI-A= ssisted Development with Gemini.

This issue's que= stion: Do you use your AI tool to help you maintain existing applic= ations, use it as a learning tool/hobby, or for building greenfield applica= tions? Click here and tell us

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