C++ Binary Compatibility and Pain-Free Upgrades to Visual Studio 2019
Visual Studio 2019 pushes the boundaries of individual and team productivity. We hope that you will find these new capabilities compelling and start your upgrade to Visual Studio 2019 soon. As you are...
View ArticleWhat’s New in CMake – Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2
We have made a bunch of improvements to Visual Studio’s CMake support in the latest preview of the IDE. Many of these changes are taking the first steps to close the gap between working with solutions...
View ArticleUsing VS Code for C++ development with containers
This post builds on using multi-stage containers for C++ development. That post showed how to use a single Dockerfile to describe a build stage and a deployment stage resulting in a container optimized...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2019 Preview 2 Blog Rollup
Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2 was a huge release for us, so we’ve written a host of articles to explore the changes in more detail. For the short version, see the Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2 Release...
View ArticleC++ with Visual Studio 2019 and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
In Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 Preview 3 we have added native support for using C++ with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). WSL lets you run a lightweight Linux environment directly on Windows,...
View ArticleNew code analysis quick fixes for uninitialized memory (C6001) and use before...
In the latest Preview release of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1, we’ve added two quick fixes to the Code Analysis experience focused around uninitialized variable checks. These quick fixes are...
View ArticleAddressSanitizer (ASan) for the Linux Workload in Visual Studio 2019
In Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 Preview 3 we have integrated AddressSanitizer (ASan) into Visual Studio for Linux projects. ASan is a runtime memory error detector for C/C++ that catches the...
View ArticleLinux Development with C++ in Visual Studio 2019: WSL, ASan for Linux,...
In Visual Studio 2019 you can target both Windows and Linux from the comfort of a single IDE. In Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 Preview 3 we announced several new features specific to the Linux...
View ArticleVisualize your build with IncrediBuild’s Build Monitor and Visual Studio 2019
There’s seeing your build, and then there’s REALLY seeing your build. The difference can be quite dramatic, unveiling a new world of possibilities. As part of a partnership between IncrediBuild and...
View ArticleQuick Info Improvements in Visual Studio 2019: Colorization and Search Online
The Quick Info tooltip has received a couple of improvements in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 Preview 3. Quick Info Colorization While Quick Info was previously all black text, the tooltip now...
View ArticleCMake 3.14 and Performance Improvements
In Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 we have updated the version of CMake we ship inbox to CMake 3.14. This comes with performance improvements for extracting generated build system information....
View ArticleClear, Functional C++ Documentation with Sphinx + Breathe + Doxygen + CMake
Writing good documentation is hard. Tools can’t solve this problem in themselves, but they can ease the pain. This post will show you how to use Sphinx to generate attractive, functional documentation...
View ArticleCppp 2019 Trip Report
Summary CPPP is a new C++ conference in Paris, France. Its first iteration ran for a single day with three parallel tracks, drawing in 160 attendees. The conference great on all fronts: the speakers...
View ArticleSimplify Your Code With Rocket Science: C++20’s Spaceship Operator
This post is part of a regular series of posts where the C++ product team here at Microsoft and other guests answer questions we have received from customers. The questions can be about anything C++...
View ArticleClang/LLVM Support for MSBuild Projects
Visual Studio 2019 version 16.2 Preview 3 includes built-in Clang/LLVM support for MSBuild projects. In our last release, we announced support for Clang/LLVM for CMake. In the latest Preview of Visual...
View ArticleC++ Productivity Improvements in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2
Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2 contains a host of productivity features, including some new quick fixes and code navigation improvements: Quick fixes for: Add missing #include NULL to nullptr Add missing...
View ArticleIn-editor code analysis in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2
The C++ team has been working to refresh the Code Analysis experience inside Visual Studio. Last year, we blogged about some in-progress features in this area. We’re happy to announce that in Visual...
View ArticleIntroducing the New CMake Project Settings UI
Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2 introduces a new CMake Project Settings Editor to help you more easily configure your CMake projects in Visual Studio. The editor provides an alternative to modifying the...
View ArticleConcurrency Code Analysis in Visual Studio 2019
Concurrency Code Analysis in Visual Studio 2019 The battle against concurrency bugs poses a serious challenge to C++ developers. The problem is exacerbated by the advent of multi-core and many-core...
View ArticleNew Code Analysis Checks in Visual Studio 2019: use-after-move and coroutine
New Code Analysis Checks in Visual Studio 2019: use-after-move and coroutine Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2 is an exciting release for the C++ code analysis team. In this release, we shipped a new set of...
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