Building Your First AI Agent with Microsoft Agent Framework (Python) – Part 3

Build a production-ready Research Assistant AI agent using Python. Complete tutorial covering async patterns, @ai_function decorators, multi-turn conversations, and best practices.

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The Modern Data Engineer’s Toolkit: Why Python Became the Lingua Franca of Data Pipelines

After 20 years building data pipelines across multiple languages—Java, Scala, Go, Python—I’ve watched Python evolve from a scripting language to the undisputed standard for data engineering. This article explores why Python became the lingua franca of data pipelines and shares production patterns for building enterprise-grade systems. 1. The Evolution: From Java to Python In 2005, […]

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Introduction to Microsoft Agent Framework: The Open-Source Engine for Agentic AI Apps (Part 1)

Learn about Microsoft Agent Framework (MAF), the unified open-source SDK for building production-ready AI agents. This comprehensive guide covers the architecture, key features, and how MAF combines the best of Semantic Kernel and AutoGen for enterprise agentic AI development.

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The Python Renaissance: Why 2025 Is the Year Everything Changed for Data Engineers

🎓 AUTHORITY NOTE This analysis draws from 20+ years of Python experience in enterprise data engineering, covering production deployments at scale across multiple Fortune 500 companies. Executive Summary Something remarkable happened in the Python ecosystem over the past year. After decades of incremental improvements, we’ve witnessed a fundamental shift in how data engineers approach their […]

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