Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lock-free reference-counting a TLS slot using atomics, part 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Announcing the October 2025 Release: Azure Developer CLI (azd) | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code Update – July 2023 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| .NET blog | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Too many tabs open? No problem! | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Get Hands-On with Visual Studio, .NET, AI, and More at Live! 360 next month. | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| My window has the WS_EX_NOACTIVATE extended style, but it got activated anyway | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| How can I enumerate the overflow icons in the Notification Area without showing them? | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| GPT-5 for Microsoft Developers | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Microsoft C++ Team Blog | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| How can I convert a WIC bitmap to a Windows Runtime SoftwareBitmap? part 1: Via an encoded stream | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Build 2024 Recap: Bridging the chasm between your ML and app devs | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Windows Terminal Preview 1.10 Release | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| A pattern for obtaining a single value while holding a lock | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Announcing GPT-5.2 Availability in Azure for U.S. Government Secret and Top Secret Clouds | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| In C++/WinRT, how can I await multiple coroutines and capture the results?, part 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| How can I write a C++/WinRT IAsyncOperation where T is not a Windows Runtime type?, part 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| Refactor your C# code with primary constructors | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Azure SDK Release (January 2022) | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Compatibility of PostgreSQL Connector with AWS and GCP | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Announcing F# 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Announcing TypeScript 5.0 Beta | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Exploring azd extensions: Enhance your Azure developer experience | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Azure Developer CLI (azd) – October 2024 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Semantic Kernel: Multi-agent Orchestration | 2 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| In the Windows kernel, what is a LUID, and what makes it loo-ey? | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Microsoft 365 Developer Blog | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| How can I give away a COM reference just before my object destructs? | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/app-trimming-in-net-5/ | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Introducing Native Authentication for consumer mobile applications | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Introducing Budget Bytes: Build Powerful AI Apps for Under $25 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Easier localization with the new Visual Studio resource (.resx) manager | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| VisualStudio.Extensibility 17.10: Debug your extensions with the Diagnostics Explorer | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Announcing SharePoint Framework 1.18 with updates for Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Viva and SharePoint | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| ASP.NET Core updates in .NET 6 Preview 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Using PostgreSQL with .NET and Entra ID | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Using the new SqlVector type with EF Core and Dapper | 2 | — | 0 | 9 | 9 100% |
| Windows Terminal Preview 1.19 Release | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| How to Watch Microsoft Build 2025 Online | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Announcing .NET Community Toolkit v8.0.0 Preview 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| Plugging into Jira from Semantic Kernel | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Setting properties in C++/WinRT is done by a function call, but you need to call the function the right way | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| 🚀 Introducing the New VS Code Extension for Azure Cosmos DB | 2 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 14: Nonthrowing moves with the shared tracking pointer | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| How do I convert a FILETIME to a C++ clock like std::system_clock or winrt::clock? | 2 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| Catch the highlights from Azure Developers – .NET Aspire Day 2024! | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-7/ | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| Another tribute to Microsoft history hiding in Building 41 | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Dubious security vulnerability: Remembering passwords for recently-opened ZIP files | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Announcing Entity Framework Core 6.0 Preview 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What anchor texts are used to link to devblogs.microsoft.com?
This page shows all anchor texts found in backlinks pointing to devblogs.microsoft.com, sorted by the number of referring domains using each anchor. Anchor texts range from branded terms (like the domain name itself) to keyword-rich phrases that describe the linked content. The distribution of anchor texts reveals how other websites perceive and describe devblogs.microsoft.com.
What is anchor text?
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Why is anchor text analysis important for SEO?
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How many unique anchor texts does devblogs.microsoft.com have?
The anchor text report for devblogs.microsoft.com displays all distinct anchor texts grouped by their hash. Each row shows how many unique referring domains use that anchor, the total number of links, and the dofollow percentage. A high number of unique anchors generally indicates a healthy, natural backlink profile with diverse link sources.