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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 ...

Maximize Unreal Engine Development with the Latest Integrations in Visual Studio 2022

March 29, 2023 Mar 29, 2023 03/29/23
David Li
Introduction Since our announcement last month, the team has been working hard on building a new round of Unreal Engine integrations. Today, we are happy to show you the next set of features that can level up your game development productivity. In this article, you will learn about how to stream Unreal Logs, see Unreal Header Tool ...

Visual Studio 2022 version 17.5 for C++ Developers

February 21, 2023 Feb 21, 2023 02/21/23
Sy Brand
We are happy to announce that Visual Studio 2022 version 17.5 is now generally available! This post summarizes the new features you can find in this release for C++. See the Visual Studio 17.5 announcement to learn about all of the features in the release. You can download Visual Studio 2022 from the Visual Studio downloads page or upgrade ...

Improving the State of Debug Performance in C++

December 13, 2022 Dec 13, 2022 12/13/22
Cameron DaCamara
In this blog we will explore one change the MSVC compiler has implemented in an effort to improve the codegen quality of applications in debug mode. We will highlight what the change does, and how it could be extended for the future. If debug performance is something you care about for your C++ projects, then Visual Studio 2022 version 17.5 is...

What’s New for C++ Developers in Visual Studio 2022 17.4

November 8, 2022 Nov 8, 2022 11/8/22
Sy Brand
We are happy to announce that Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4 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. Arm64 In 17.3, ...

Microsoft C++ Team at CppCon 2022

September 12, 2022 Sep 12, 2022 09/12/22
Sy Brand
The Microsoft C++ team has an exciting lineup of sessions at CppCon 2022. Many of us will also be present at our team’s booth in the main hall for the first two days of the conference. Come say hi and let us know if you have any questions about our talks, products, or anything else! You can also join the #visual_studio channel on the ...