Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Available Now
Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 was released. Thanks to everyone who provided feedback on previous versions. You can read about the changes and additions in the release notes (lots of performance and...
View ArticleC++ Edit and Continue in Visual Studio 2015 Update 3
We’ve been continuing to improve on C++ Edit and Continue (EnC) since we shipped it in Visual Studio 2015 with the default debug engine and the VC 140 toolset. We’ve addressed a fair bit of customer...
View ArticleUsing Visual C++ Runtime in Centennial project
Getting started During Build 2015, we announced the Desktop Bridge (formerly called Project Centennial) to bring your desktop apps to UWP. With the Desktop App Converter, you can package your desktop...
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Debugging Tips and Tricks for C++ in Visual Studio
When we write software our goal is to create correctly functioning applications the first time. Unfortunately, it rarely works that way and we spend a significant amount of time and effort debugging...
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Cocos2d-x Visual Studio Android Project
In the world of game development , Cocos2d is one of the biggest names out there. The open source Cocos2d framework has been the backbone of a vast number of top selling apps and games, provides...
View ArticleBing Developer Assistant, now with C++ support
Head over today to the Visual Studio blog for some exciting announcements coming from our friends in the Bing team: Bing Developer Assistant just released a new version that brings C++ support From the...
View ArticleC++ Unit Testing Survey (Summer 2016)
Hi everyone! The Visual Studio C++ team is conducting a survey to learn more about your C++ unit testing experiences. We’ll use the feedback to make improvements to Visual Studio in the future. The...
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July Update for the Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension
At //Build this year we launched the C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code, with this July update to the extension we would like to thank all of you who have tried out the C/C++ extension in Visual...
View ArticleC/C++ Cloud Services Survey
Hi everyone, The C++ team is conducting a survey to better understand cloud services needs for C++ developers across all platforms. The information you provide will be used to improve the experience...
View ArticleSTL Fixes In VS 2015 Update 3
VS 2015 Update 3 was released over a month ago. While its release notes mentioned some STL fixes, here’s a comprehensive list. (Previous changelogs: RTM Part 1, RTM Part 2, Update 1, Update 2...
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The Lightweight Visual Studio “15” Installer
As many of you may have already seen, we have introduced a streamlined Visual Studio Installer for Visual Studio “15” to give you more control of what you install. What began as the separation of the...
View ArticleRange-v3 on MSVC is Available on GitHub
We are delighted to announce that the Visual C++ Team just published an implementation of range-v3 on the Microsoft GitHub repo. This contribution comes hot on the heels of our recent work to improve...
View ArticleC++14/17 Features and STL Fixes in VS “15” Preview 4
Visual Studio “15” Preview 4 is now available, with a new installer. (VS “15” is an IDE version number, not a year. It’s the next major version after VS 2015, which was IDE version 14. VS has...
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August Update for the Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension
At //Build this year we launched the C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code. Keeping with the monthly release cadence and goal to continuously respond to your feedback, this August update introduces...
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Visual C++ for Linux 1.0.5 Updates
The Visual C++ for Linux announcement post has been updated with the content below. If you are already familiar with this extension this post covers what is new since our last update. We recently...
View ArticleVcpkg: a tool to acquire and build C++ open source libraries on Windows
We are delighted to announce the availability of Vcpkg on GitHub https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg . Vcpkg simplifies acquiring and building open source libraries on Windows. Acquiring native...
View ArticleMicrosoft at CppCon 2016
The Microsoft Visual C++ team is at CppCon 2016 this week, September 18 – 23 in Bellevue, WA. CppCon is the annual, week-long face-to-face gathering for the entire C++ community. The conference is...
View ArticleVisual C++ 2015 Migration Documentation Update
Upgrading to the latest C++ compiler and toolset is sometimes not so easy and can be time consuming. You are likely to encounter some compiler and linker errors and warnings in code that previously...
View ArticleCppCon 2016: Latest and greatest for C++ Developers
Daniel Moth and Steve Carroll shared the Latest and greatest from the Visual Studio family for C++ developers on Monday. You can grab the slides here. If you are at the conference, swing by our booth...
View ArticleC++ code analysis: tell us what you think!
We’d love to hear more about what you would like to see in C++ code analysis. We’re running a short survey–just 20 questions–to help us understand how to make C++ code analysis and Visual C++ better....
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