C++ Team Blog

Remote Debug Support in Visual Studio 2019

Lisbeth Cardoso GuerraFebruary 26, 2021Feb 26, 202102/26/21

Visual Studio 2019 offers remote debug support for MSBuild and CMake projects targeting Windows and Linux. Thanks to remote debugging, our customers can target a wider, more diverse range of scenarios. We offer the flexibility to customize your deployment and automatically copy any dependencies needed to the target machine.

Registries: Bring your own libraries to vcpkg

Augustin PopaFebruary 25, 2021Feb 25, 202102/25/21

Special thanks to Nicole Mazzuca for providing the content of this blog post. Are you working on a C++ project with library dependencies? Are you tired of maintaining a custom-built package management workflow with duct tape and git submodules? Then you should consider trying out a package manager. Perhaps you have been side-eyeing vcpkg ...

Take control of your vcpkg dependencies with versioning support

Augustin PopaFebruary 18, 2021Feb 18, 202102/18/21

Special thanks to Victor Romero for putting together the content for this blog post. We have an exciting new feature to announce in vcpkg: the long-awaited and highly requested package versioning! This feature makes it possible to install specific versions of dependencies and control installed versions over time. In order to use this ...

Now announcing: Makefile support in Visual Studio Code!

Julia ReidFebruary 17, 2021Feb 17, 202102/17/21

We are excited to announce a brand-new extension for building and debugging Makefile projects in Visual Studio Code: Makefile Tools (preview)! The extension is in pilot stages, but we’ve curated a list of over 70 popular opensource Makefile projects that work with Makefile Tools. Give it a try and let us know what you think! Installing the ...

Visual Studio Code C++ Extension: Cross-Compilation IntelliSense Configurations

Julia ReidFebruary 9, 2021Feb 9, 202102/9/21

The February 2021 update of the Visual Studio Code C++ extension is now available! This latest release provides support for cross-compilation IntelliSense configurations and over 60 bug fixes! To find out more about all the enhancements, check out our release notes on GitHub. Cross-compilation IntelliSense configurations With this latest ...

Improved OpenMP Support for C++ in Visual Studio

Bran HaggerFebruary 9, 2021Feb 9, 202102/9/21

In Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 we shipped the first stage in our plan to support newer versions of the OpenMP standard in C++ under the -openmp:llvm flag. This flag currently enables several correctness fixes and the use of unsigned integers in parallel for loops.

Abbreviated Function Templates and Constrained Auto

Sy BrandFebruary 4, 2021Feb 4, 202102/4/21

Declaring function templates in C++ has always been quite verbose. C++20 added a new way of doing so that is more terse and more consistent with lambdas: abbreviated function templates. This short post will show how to use this syntax and how it applies to C++20 concepts. Abbreviated Function Templates C++11 introduced lambdas, which look ...

Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios See 18.2X and 4.95X Link Time Improvements Respectively on Visual Studio 2019

David LiFebruary 2, 2021Feb 2, 202102/2/21

The C++ team at Visual Studio has delivered substantial compile and link time improvements throughout Visual Studio 2019. Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios shares their link time improvement wins.

Seamlessly Accelerate CMake Projects in Visual Studio with Incredibuild

Nick UhlenhuthJanuary 27, 2021Jan 27, 202101/27/21

Visual Studio 2017 shipped with first-class CMake support. Since then, we’ve continued to improve our CMake support by adding new features based on your feedback. We previously blogged about the built-in Incredibuild support for accelerating and visualizing your vcxproj projects, and many of you asked to get this same level of support for ...

Blizzard Diablo IV debugs Linux core dumps from Visual Studio

ErikaJanuary 26, 2021Jan 26, 202101/26/21

Blizzard is using Visual Studio 2019 to debug Linux core dumps on WSL. The following blog post is written by Bill Randolph, a Senior Software Engineer at Blizzard working on the development of Diablo IV. Thanks for your partnership, Bill! Introduction On Diablo IV we develop all our code on Windows and compile for multiple platforms. ...