September 2016 | C++ Team Blog

C++ code analysis: tell us what you think!

Andrew PardoeSeptember 27, 2016Sep 27, 201609/27/16

We'd love to hear more about what you would like to see in C++ code analysis. We're running a short survey--just 20 questions--to help us understand how to make C++ code analysis and Visual C++ better. Please take a couple of minutes to fill out our C++ Code Analysis survey and let us know your thoughts. Survey link: https://www.surveymonke

CppCon 2016: Latest and greatest for C++ Developers

Eric BattalioSeptember 20, 2016Sep 20, 201609/20/16

Daniel Moth and Steve Carroll shared the Latest and greatest from the Visual Studio family for C++ developers on Monday. You can grab the slides here. If you are at the conference, swing by our booth today and tomorrow to ask questions, take our survey, and talk to team members.

Visual C++ 2015 and 2017 Migration Documentation Update

EricMitteletteSeptember 19, 2016Sep 19, 201609/19/16

Upgrading to the latest C++ compiler and toolset is sometimes not so easy and can be time consuming. You are likely to encounter some compiler and linker errors and warnings in code that previously compiled cleanly. There are several possible sources for these errors, including improvements in the compiler, and changes in the C++ language, Sta

Microsoft at CppCon 2016

Eric BattalioSeptember 19, 2016Sep 19, 201609/19/16

*** Update 10/5/2016: Videos are beginning to appear on the CppCon YouTube Channel. Keep revisiting to see what has been added. The Microsoft Visual C++ team is at CppCon 2016 this week, September 18 - 23 in Bellevue, WA. CppCon is the annual, week-long face-to-face gathering for the entire C++ community. The conference is organized by

Vcpkg: a tool to acquire and build C++ open source libraries on Windows

EricMitteletteSeptember 19, 2016Sep 19, 201609/19/16

Visual C++ for Linux 1.0.5 Updates

Marc GoodnerSeptember 13, 2016Sep 13, 201609/13/16

The Visual C++ for Linux announcement post has been updated with the content below. If you are already familiar with this extension this post covers what is new since our last update. We recently posted new bits for our 1.0.5 release of the Visual C++ for Linux extension for Visual Studio 2015. This release has some major performance improvem

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