April 2017 | C++ Team Blog

Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension April 2017 Update

Rong LuApril 25, 2017Apr 25, 201704/25/17

Earlier today we shipped the April 2017 update to the C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code. We are excited to introduce the following new features in this update: The original blog post has been updated with these changes. If you have this extension installed already, Visual Studio Code sends a notification for the update and i

Getting Started with Visual Studio for C and C++ Development

Augustin PopaApril 21, 2017Apr 21, 201704/21/17

Are you new to Visual Studio and working with C++? Then you’ve come to the right place. Whether you’re a student writing one of your first programs or a seasoned C++ developer with years of experience, you'll find Visual Studio to be a powerful environment for C++ development. Visual Studio is an IDE packed with features, from code browsin

C++ Code Editing and Navigation in Visual Studio

Augustin PopaApril 20, 2017Apr 20, 201704/20/17

Visual Studio comes packed with a set of productivity tools to make it easy for C++ developers to read, edit, and navigate through their code. In this blog post we will dive into these features and go over what they do. This post is part of a series aimed at new users to Visual Studio. This blog post goes over the following concepts:

C++ Unit Testing in Visual Studio

Augustin PopaApril 19, 2017Apr 19, 201704/19/17

Testing is an increasingly important part of a software development workflow. In many cases, it is insufficient to test a program simply by running it and trying it out – as the scope of the project gets more involved, it becomes increasingly necessary to be able to test individual components of the code on a structured basis. If you’re a

Android and iOS development with C++ in Visual Studio

Rong LuApril 18, 2017Apr 18, 201704/18/17

When it comes to building mobile applications, many developers write most or a part of the apps in C++. Why? Those who are building computationally intensive apps such as games and physics simulations choose C++ for its unparalleled performance, and the others choose C++ for its cross-platform nature and the ability to leverage existing C/C++

CMake support in Visual Studio – what’s new in 2017 15.2 update

Will BuikApril 17, 2017Apr 17, 201704/17/17

Today’s preview release of Visual Studio 2017 15.2 update comes with several improvements and new features in CMake Tools for Visual Studio – recently updated to cover 15.2. We have upgraded the included version of CMake to 3.7.2 and enhanced the discoverability of features in the CMake menu. This update also includes bugfixes for comm

Universal Windows Platform Development with C++

Adam Welch (MSFT)April 17, 2017Apr 17, 201704/17/17

Universal Windows Platform (UWP) applications utilize a new Windows API and app model that creates a single output binary that can feasibly run on any Windows 10 device, ranging from desktops to HoloLens. Because a app can run on a wide variety of devices with different form factors and types of input, you want it to be tailored to each d

Windows desktop development with C++ in Visual Studio

Adam Welch (MSFT)April 17, 2017Apr 17, 201704/17/17

The Windows desktop platform has long been the most popular platform among C++ application developers. With C++ and Visual Studio, you use Windows SDKs to target many versions of Windows ranging from Windows XP to Windows 10, which is well over a billion devices. Popular desktop applications like Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, and

Bring your C++ code to Visual Studio

Marian Luparu [MSFT]April 14, 2017Apr 14, 201704/14/17

C++ has been around for a long time and throughout its history many tools have been built to make life easier for C++ developers. This has led to a diverse C++ ecosystem in terms of the editing tools, build systems, coding conventions, and C++ libraries that we use in our day-to-day work. As a C++ developer, you are probably accustomed to usin

Migrate your existing Windows C++ projects to MSBuild