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Dec 14, 2022
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vcpkg Documentation Moves to Microsoft Docs Platform

Augustin Popa
Augustin Popa

vcpkg Documentation Moves to Microsoft Docs Platform As of today, the vcpkg documentation has a new home at https://learn.microsoft.com/vcpkg. This is the platform that most Microsoft documentation is hosted on and comes with many features that make it easier to search, navigate, author, and review documentation. All current vcpkg articles are n...

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Dec 13, 2022
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Standards conformance improvements to /Gw in Visual Studio version 17.5 Preview 2

Kyle Brady
Kyle Brady

The /Gw switch enables the linker to optimize global data to reduce binary size. As part of the 17.5 Preview 2 release a new flag, , has been added to improve C++ standards conformance when using . Previously, when using , certain One Definition Rule (ODR) violations were being ignored and would not cause an error. The new flag ensures that we do r...

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Dec 13, 2022
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Improving the State of Debug Performance in C++

Cameron DaCamara
Cameron DaCamara

In this blog we will explore one change the MSVC compiler has implemented in an effort to improve the codegen quality of applications in debug mode. We will highlight what the change does, and how it could be extended for the future. If debug performance is something you care about for your C++ projects, then Visual Studio 2022 version 17.5 is maki...

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