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A Multitude of Updates in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8 Preview 3

Sy BrandSeptember 14, 2020Sep 14, 202009/14/20

Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8 Preview 3 comes with a huge collection of updates for C++ programmers. Download today to try out new additions in conformance, performance, and productivity. C++20 We’ve improved support for major C++20 features across our compiler, standard library, and IDE. You can now use Modules, Concepts, Coroutines, ...

C++ Coroutines in Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.8

Jonathan EmmettSeptember 14, 2020Sep 14, 202009/14/20

Please see our Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8 Preview 3 release notes for more of our latest features. It's been a long journey for coroutines in C++ and in MSVC. We announced an early preview of resumable functions in 2013, followed up by the /await switch and initial C++ standardization proposals in 2014, to proposal revisions in 2015, ...

Standard C++20 Modules support with MSVC in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8

Cameron DaCamaraSeptember 14, 2020Sep 14, 202009/14/20

Please see our Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8 Preview 3 release notes for more of our latest features. It has been some time since our last update regarding C++ Modules conformance. The toolset, project system, and IDE teams have been hard at work to create a first class C++ Modules experience in Visual Studio 2019. There is a lot to share...

Introducing vcperf /timetrace for C++ build time analysis

Kevin CadieuxAugust 27, 2020Aug 27, 202008/27/20

The following blog post was written by guest author Carlos Fraguas from Mercury Steam Entertainment. He describes how he used the C++ Build Insights SDK to add the new /timetrace option in vcperf, and how he also used it to build custom tools tailored to his team's needs. You can follow Carlos on Twitter using handle @MetanoKid. Hello! ...

Introducing source dependency reporting with MSVC in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7

Cameron DaCamaraAugust 13, 2020Aug 13, 202008/13/20

C++20 demands a lot more from the ecosystem than ever before. With C++20 Modules on the horizon the compiler needs to work closely with project systems in order to provide rich information for build dependency gathering and making iterative builds faster for inner-loop development. The compiler and project teams have acknowledged the new ...

Pure Virtual C++ Conference 2020 Videos and Survey Available

Sy BrandMay 6, 2020May 6, 202005/6/20

The videos of all Pure Virtual C++ 2020 sessions are now available on YouTube. If you attended the conference, we'd love to hear your feedback. Please fill in our survey so we know what to improve if we run another similar event in the future...

Sign Up For Pure Virtual C++ Conference 2020

Sy BrandApril 16, 2020Apr 16, 202004/16/20

Pure Virtual C++ 2020 is a free single-track one-day virtual conference for the whole C++ community. It is taking place on Thursday 30th April 2020 from 14:30 to 23:00 UTC. Sign up on the event website. All talks will be pre-recorded and streamed on YouTube Live with a live Q&A session with the speakers. After the event, the talks will ...

GSL 3.0.0 Release

Jordan MaplesApril 16, 2020Apr 16, 202004/16/20

Update June 4th, 2020 - GSL version 3.1.0 has been released. Please see the latest release page for information regarding GSL 3.1.0. For all future updates, please see refer to the release page on GitHub. GSL 3.0.0 Release Version 3.0.0 of Microsoft's implementation of the C++ Core Guidelines Support Library (GSL) is now available...

New templates for debugging CMake projects on remote systems and WSL in Visual Studio 2019

ErikaApril 3, 2020Apr 3, 202004/3/20

We heard your feedback that it can be difficult to configure debugging sessions on remote Linux systems or the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). In Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6 Preview 2 we introduced a new debugging template to simplify debugging with gdb. The new cppgdb template We heard your feedback that the old ...

Announcing full support for a C/C++ conformant preprocessor in MSVC

Elnar DakeshovMarch 27, 2020Mar 27, 202003/27/20

Update September 14, 2020: The C11 and C17 announcement post has instructions on how to get the latest Windows Preview SDK that works with the conformant preprocessor. We are excited to announce full support for a conformant preprocessor in the MSVC toolset starting with Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6 Preview 2. Since the original blog ...

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