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August 2023 - C++ Team Blog

MSVC Address Sanitizer – One DLL for all Runtime Configurations

August 10, 2023 Aug 10, 2023 08/10/23
Amy Wishnousky
With Visual Studio 2022 version 17.7 Preview 3, we have refactored the MSVC Address Sanitizer (ASan) to depend on one runtime DLL regardless of the runtime configuration. This simplifies project onboarding and supports more scenarios, particularly for projects statically linked (, ) to the C Runtimes. However, static configurations have a new ...

Introducing CMake Debugger in VS Code: Debug your CMake Scripts using Open-Source CMake Debugger

August 9, 2023 Aug 9, 2023 08/9/23
Sinem Akinci
The new CMake Debugger that was introduced in Visual Studio is now available in VS Code. Now, you can debug your CMakeLists.txt scripts from VS Code using the CMake Tools Extension. To see the full release notes for this release and what else is included, including bug fixes, please see the release notes. Background The Visual C++ team ...

What’s New for C++ Developers in Visual Studio 2022 17.7

August 8, 2023 Aug 8, 2023 08/8/23
Sy Brand
We are happy to announce that Visual Studio 2022 version 17.7 is now generally available! This post summarizes the new features you can find in this release for C++. You can download Visual Studio 2022 from the Visual Studio downloads page or upgrade your existing installation by following the Update Visual Studio Learn page. Core Editor ...