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The latest in C++, Visual Studio, VS Code, and vcpkg from the MSFT C++ team

iOS / Linux Cross-Platform C++ Survey

November 25, 2014 Nov 25, 2014 11/25/14

Eric Battalio

We want you to take another survey.Many of you continue to participate in our surveys and opt-in for one-on-one conversations about your development habits. Your feedback helps us better understand the peculiarities of cross-platform development and the challenges of specific platforms when it comes to C++.Again we return to you for help ...

Native Memory Diagnostics in VS2015 Preview

November 21, 2014 Nov 21, 2014 11/21/14

Adam Welch (MSFT)

In Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 and also in the earlier CTP releases of Visual Studio 2015, we released a memory diagnostic tool that allowed developers to take heap snapshots of their application and then examine the heap contents upon terminating their application. The initial release supported viewing managed and native objects in the heap...

Visual C++ Compiler on Rise4Fun

November 19, 2014 Nov 19, 2014 11/19/14

Eric Battalio

As you know, through CTPs and Preview releases, we have been trying to make the Visual C++ compiler bits available more frequently. In the same line, we have now decided to provide a view into the live development branch for the Visual C++ compiler through the website http://rise4fun.com/vcpp.This site allows you to compile simple code ...

C++11/14/17 Features In VS 2015 Preview

November 17, 2014 Nov 17, 2014 11/17/14

Stephan T. Lavavej - MSFT

Visual Studio 2015 Preview is now available, so here's an updated feature table for the Core Language: C++11 Core Language FeaturesVS 2013VS 2015 PreviewNotesRvalue referencesPartialYes ref-qualifiersNoYes Non-static data member initializersPartialPartial[1]Variadic templatesYesYes Initializer listsPartialPartial[1]...

All about C++ Refactoring in Visual Studio 2015 Preview

November 14, 2014 Nov 14, 2014 11/14/14

Gabriel Ha

Hello C++ World! Update (1/6/2015): Check out all these features in action -- as well as how they've been improved since Preview -- in this video! With Wednesday's release of Visual Studio 2015 Preview, we are pleased to present you with new and improved coding productivity features, not the least of which is (finally) Refactoring for C...