How to Use Class Template Argument Deduction
Class Template Argument Deduction (CTAD) is a C++17 Core Language feature that reduces code verbosity. C++17’s Standard Library also supports CTAD, so after upgrading your toolset, you can take...
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Standard Library Algorithms: Changes and Additions in C++17
Today we have a guest post from Marc Gregoire, Software Architect at Nikon Metrology and Microsoft MVP since 2007. The C++14 standard already contains a wealth of different kinds of algorithms. C++17...
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Exploring Clang Tooling Part 1: Extending Clang-Tidy
This post is part of a regular series of posts where the C++ product team and other guests answer questions we have received from customers. The questions can be about anything C++ related: MSVC...
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Exploring Clang Tooling Part 2: Examining the Clang AST with clang-query
This post is part of a regular series of posts where the C++ product team and other guests answer questions we have received from customers. The questions can be about anything C++ related: MSVC...
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Exploring Clang Tooling Part 3: Rewriting Code with clang-tidy
In the previous post in this series, we used clang-query to examine the Abstract Syntax Tree of a simple source code file. Using clang-query, we can prototype an AST Matcher which we can use in a...
View ArticleUse the official range-v3 with MSVC 2017 version 15.9
We’re happy to announce that the ongoing conformance work in the MSVC compiler has reached a new milestone: support for Eric Niebler’s range-v3 library. It’s no longer necessary to use the...
View ArticleQ&A: Fine-grained friendship
This post is part of a regular series of posts where the C++ product team here at Microsoft answers questions we have received from customers. The questions can be about anything C++ related: Visual...
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Using Visual Studio for Cross Platform C++ Development Targeting Windows and...
A great strength of C++ is the ability to target multiple platforms without sacrificing performance. If you are using the same codebase for multiple targets, then CMake is the most common solution for...
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Exploring Clang Tooling – Using Build Tools with clang-tidy
This post is part of a regular series of posts where the C++ product team and other guests answer questions we have received from customers. The questions can be about anything C++ related: MSVC...
View ArticleBetter template support and error detection in C++ Modules with MSVC 2017...
Overview It has been a long time since we last talked about C++ Modules. We feel it is time to revisit what has been happening under the hood of MSVC for modules. The Visual C++ Team has been dedicated...
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Announcing Live Share for C++: Real-Time Sharing and Collaboration
C++ developers using Visual Studio 2019 16.0 Preview 1 or Visual Studio Code can now use Live Share. With Live Share you can share the full context of your code, enabling collaborative editing and...
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AI-Assisted Code Completion Suggestions Come to C++ via IntelliCode
After reading and writing enough code, you begin to notice certain usage patterns. For example, if a stream is open, it will eventually be closed. More interestingly, if a string is used in the context...
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Visual Studio Code C++ extension: October 2018 update and a simplified...
The October 2018 update of the Visual Studio Code C++ extension has recently shipped. It comes with a ton of bug fixes, improved Go to Definition support, integrated terminal support when debugging,...
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Guaranteed Copy Elision Does Not Elide Copies
This post is also available on Simon Brand’s blog C++17 merged in a paper called Guaranteed copy elision through simplified value categories. The changes mandate that no copies or moves take place in...
View ArticleUsing multi-stage containers for C++ development
Containers are a great tool for configuring reproducible build environments. It’s fairly easy to find Dockerfiles that provide various C++ environments. Unfortunately, it is hard to find guidance on...
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New Start Window and New Project Dialog Experience in Visual Studio 2019
Two features available in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 1 for C++ developers are the start window and a revamped new project dialog. The main goal of the start window is to make it easier to get to a...
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Out-of-Process Debugger for C++ in Visual Studio 2019
Visual Studio 2019 Preview 1 introduces an improved debugger for C++ that uses an external 64-bit process for hosting its memory-intensive components. If you’ve experienced memory-related issues while...
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Lifetime Profile Update in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2
Lifetime Profile Update in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2 The C++ Core Guidelines’ Lifetime Profile, which is part of the C++ Core Guidelines, aims to detect lifetime problems, like dangling pointers and...
View ArticleMSVC Backend Updates in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2: New Optimizations,...
In Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2 we have continued to improve the C++ backend with new features, new and improved optimizations, build throughput improvements, and quality of life changes. New Features...
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Template IntelliSense Improvements for Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2
In the first version of Template IntelliSense, we introduced the Template Bar which allowed you to provide sample arguments for your template in order to get a richer IntelliSense experience within the...
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