August Update for the Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension

Ankit AsthanaAugust 29, 2016Aug 29, 201608/29/16

At //Build this year we launched the C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code. Keeping with the monthly release cadence and goal to continuously respond to your feedback, this August update introduces the following features:
• Debug your Windows applications using Visual Studio Code
• Improve your code-formatting experience with clang-format
• Improvements to auto-complete
If you haven’t already provided us feedback,

C++14/17 Features and STL Fixes in VS “15” Preview 4

Stephan T. Lavavej - MSFTAugust 24, 2016Aug 24, 201608/24/16

Visual Studio “15” Preview 4 is now available, with a new installer.  (VS “15” is an IDE version number, not a year.  It’s the next major version after VS 2015, which was IDE version 14.  VS has different numbers for its year branding,

The Lightweight Visual Studio 2017 Installer

Adam Welch (MSFT)August 22, 2016Aug 22, 201608/22/16

⏱This post was updated on 3/7/2017 for the Visual Studio 2017 release.
As many of you may have already seen, we have introduced a streamlined Visual Studio Installer for Visual Studio 2017 to give you more control of what you install. 

STL Fixes In VS 2015 Update 3

Stephan T. Lavavej - MSFTAugust 12, 2016Aug 12, 201608/12/16

VS 2015 Update 3 was released over a month ago.  While its release notes mentioned some STL fixes, here’s a comprehensive list.

 
(Previous changelogs: RTM Part 1, RTM Part 2, Update 1, Update 2 features, and Update 2 fixes.)

 
STL Features

 
/std:c++latest enables the following new features: P0025R1 “clamp()”,

C/C++ Cloud Services Survey

Ankit AsthanaAugust 2, 2016Aug 2, 201608/2/16

Hi everyone,
The  C++ team is conducting a survey to better understand cloud services needs for C++ developers across all platforms. The information you provide will be used to improve the experience for C++ developers  connecting to cloud services. The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete.