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Testing the MSVC Compiler Backend

January 31, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 01/31/24

Troy Johnson

This post provides a behind-the-scenes look at how we test MSVC's backend, which is responsible for optimization and code generation. Many people worldwide use our compiler and expect it to provide a high-quality experience in terms of correctness (compiled code behaves as written), performance (speed of the compiled code), and throughput (...

What’s New in vcpkg (January 2024)

January 30, 2024 Jan 30, 2024 01/30/24

Augustin Popa

This blog post summarizes changes to the vcpkg package manager as part of the 2024.01.12 release and changes to vcpkg documentation throughout January. This month’s vcpkg release was mainly minor bug fixes, while several new documentation articles were added. Some stats for this period: vcpkg changelog (...

C++ in VS Code: Getting Started & Configuring IntelliSense

January 22, 2024 Jan 22, 2024 01/22/24

Alexandra Kemper

Ever wondered how you can configure IntelliSense in the C++ Extension in Visual Studio Code? Or the easiest way to run your C++ code? With the new features added to the C++ extension, configuring IntelliSense and setting up a project is easier than ever. This includes a “Getting Started with C++” walkthrough, configure IntelliSense ...

MSVC ARM64 optimizations in Visual Studio 2022 17.8

January 9, 2024 Jan 9, 2024 01/9/24

Jiong Wang (ARM Ltd), Hongyon Suauthai (ARM)

Visual Studio 2022 17.8 has been released recently (download it here). While there is already a blog “Visual Studio 17.8 now available!” covering new features and improvements, we would like to share more information with you about what is new for the MSVC ARM64 backend in this blog. In the last couple of months, we have been improving ...

#include Diagnostics in Visual Studio

January 8, 2024 Jan 8, 2024 01/8/24

Mryam Girmay

We’re excited to announce that the #include Diagnostics feature is now available in Visual Studio 2022 17.9 Preview 2. This new feature allows you to better understand the behavior of #include directives by providing detailed information on each directive’s references and build time. (image) To begin utilizing this feature, ...

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