SQL Server continues to invest in the application developer experience. In this session, we will look at enhancements across drivers, Entity Framework, modern SQL data types, Aspire integrations, Linux SQL containers, database projects, schema source control, CI/CD workflows, and Community Toolkit features for Data API builder. We will also explore how developers can access SQL securely through REST, GraphQL, and SQL MCP Server, while using the VS Code MSSQL extension to streamline the inner developer loop.

You will leave with a practical view of how SQL Server helps developers build modern applications faster, more securely, and with fewer gaps between local development, APIs, agents, schema changes, and production data.

1. Understand recent SQL Server developer investments across drivers, Entity Framework, modern data types, Aspire, and Linux containers.
2. Learn how database projects, schema source control, and CI/CD integrations help teams manage database changes with the same discipline as application code.
3. Explore how SQL MCP Server and the VS Code MSSQL extension improve agent access, local development, and the developer loop.