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April 2023 - C++ Team Blog

Documentation for C++20 Ranges

April 26, 2023 Apr 26, 2023 04/26/23
authorsSy Brand, Tyler Whitney
C++20 introduced Ranges to the standard library: a new way of expressing composable transformations on collections of data. This feature adds a huge amount of expressive power and flexibility to C++. As with many concepts in C++, that power comes with new concepts to learn, and some complexity which can be difficult to navigate. One way of ...

Fill in the ISO C++ Developer Survey

April 24, 2023 Apr 24, 2023 04/24/23
Sy Brand
The ISO C++ developer survey runs every year and is a great help to us in prioritizing work based on what the community cares about. It only takes about 10 minutes to complete and closes tomorrow, so please take the time to fill it out.  ...

Even faster builds with Incredibuild 10 and Visual Studio 17.6 Preview 3

April 13, 2023 Apr 13, 2023 04/13/23
Michael Price
Note: This post was co-authored with Incredibuild's Director of Product Marketing, Yohai West. We are pleased to announce that Visual Studio version 17.6 Preview 3 includes Incredibuild's most advanced developer acceleration platform: Incredibuild 10. This release includes several notable, new features that empower teams to speed up the ...