- AZ-204: Azure Developer Associate Certification: This is the industry-standard track for professional .NET developers. The exam heavily tests code execution, security, and optimization using .NET with cloud infrastructure.
- Foundational C# Certification: A completely free, globally recognized beginner credential offered directly in partnership with freeCodeCamp. It tests basic C# structure and logic.
2. The
dotnet dev-certs CLI CommandCommon Commands
- Generate a new certificate:bash
dotnet dev-certs https - Trust the certificate on your local OS (prevents browser security warnings):bash
dotnet dev-certs https --trust - Check if a trusted certificate exists:bash
dotnet dev-certs https --check --trust - Export a certificate (often used for Docker or Kubernetes workflows):bash
dotnet dev-certs https -ep %USERPROFILE%\.aspnet\https\aspnetapp.pfx -p YourPasswordHere
Microsoft does not combine or integrate with Google Antigravity, because Google Antigravity is a standalone, agentic AI development environment and a third-party fork of Microsoft's open-source Visual Studio Code codebase.
Relationship and Compatibility
- Codebase Foundation: Antigravity uses the core UI and layout of Visual Studio Code, allowing users to import basic text settings or keybindings.
- Extension Marketplace: Antigravity defaults to the Open VSX Registry instead of Microsoft’s official Visual Studio Marketplace, meaning standard Microsoft extensions or sync features do not natively plug right in.
- Separate Ecosystems: Microsoft promotes its own integrated tools like GitHub Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot inside official VS Code, rather than combining workflows with Google's standalone agent manager and Gemini architecture.