Daniel Griffing

Principal Engineering Manager, C++ Compiler Front-end

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MSVC Toolset Minor Version Number 14.40 in VS 2022 v17.10

As we approach delivery of Visual Studio 2022 v17.9, the MSVC toolset version is 14.39. In Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10, the MSVC Toolset minor version will continue with 14.40 and continue incrementing in the ‘14.4x’ series. The file version and directories in Visual Studio v17.10 and subsequent installations will appear as follows...

MSVC C++20 and the /std:c++20 Switch

We are excited to announce that in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11, we have added the switch to the set of language mode switches available. The addition of this switch indicates that we’ve reached a point of sufficient stabilization of the MSVC C++20 feature set for it be used in production, with full support in VS servicing updates. ...

C++20 Features in Visual Studio 2019 versions 16.7 and 16.8

What’s New We have continued our efforts to implement C++20 in the MSVC toolset, with noteworthy progress being made in VS (Visual Studio) 2019 v16.7 and VS 2019 v16.8. This blog post lists the features implemented since the C++20 Features and Fixes in VS 2019 16.1 through 16.6 blog post. This blog post will specifically focus on...