C++ Team Blog

Makefile Tools December 2021 Update: Problem Matchers and Compilation Database Generation

Julia Reid December 6, 2021 Dec 6, 2021 12/6/21

The December 2021 update of the Makefile Tools extension for Visual Studio Code is here, bringing you support for problem matchers (to easily view errors and warnings in the editor), the ability to generate a compile_commands.json file for your project, and a bunch of other enhancements and bug fixes! To find out more about all the ...

C++ build throughput investigation and tune up

olgaark November 19, 2021 Nov 19, 2021 11/19/21

Building C++ code is a complex process, launching many build tools in parallel and often running for a long time. It is always desirable to make it faster, but also a challenge to understand what the most effective way would be to achieve this. We’d like to share some techniques we use to get a “bigger” picture of the build, as well ...

What’s new for C++ cross-platform developers in Visual Studio 2022

Erika Sweet November 18, 2021 Nov 18, 2021 11/18/21

Visual Studio 2022 is available now! Check out the video below to learn what’s new for C++ developers who are building for more than just Windows, or who are developing with an eye to open source. This video covers: Contact us Have questions or comments about Visual Studio 2022? Want to share feedback ...

Microsoft C++ Code Analysis with GitHub Actions

Daniel Winsor October 26, 2021 Oct 26, 2021 10/26/21

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18x Faster IntelliSense for Unreal Engine Projects in Visual Studio 2022

David Li October 25, 2021 Oct 25, 2021 10/25/21

We joined forces with Epic Games to bring faster semantic highlighting and IntelliSense ready to Visual Studio 2022 for Unreal Engine developers. In this blog post, we will detail how we worked with the Unreal Engine team to significantly speed up IntelliSense ready by 18x.

Microsoft C++ Team at CppCon 2021

Sy Brand October 25, 2021 Oct 25, 2021 10/25/21

The Microsoft C++ team has an exciting lineup of sessions at CppCon 2021. Many of us will also be present at our team’s booth in the main hall for the first two days of the conference. Come say hi and let us know if you have any questions about our talks, products, or anything else! You can also join the #visual_studio channel on the ...

A Race Condition in .NET Finalization and its Mitigation for C++/CLI

Tanveer Gani October 15, 2021 Oct 15, 2021 10/15/21

Race conditions can occur in .NET finalization. This article explains the solution implemented in MSVC.

Improved Null Pointer Dereference Detection in Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 Preview 4

Gabor Horvath October 8, 2021 Oct 8, 2021 10/8/21

Improved Null Pointer Dereference Detection in Visual Studio 2022

Static Analysis Fixes in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11

Gabor Horvath September 13, 2021 Sep 13, 2021 09/13/21

List of Code Analysis Fixes in Visual Studio 2019 16.11

MSVC C++20 and the /std:c++20 Switch

Daniel Griffing September 2, 2021 Sep 2, 2021 09/2/21

We are excited to announce that in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11, we have added the /std:c++20 switch to the set of language mode switches available. The addition of this switch indicates that we’ve reached a point of sufficient stabilization of the MSVC C++20 feature set for it be used in production, with full support in VS servicing ...