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April 19, 2019Apr 19, 201904/19/19Visual Studio 2019 version 16.0 is now available and is binary compatible with VS 2015/2017. In this first release of VS 2019, we’ve implemented more compiler and library features from the C++20 Working Paper, implemented more <charconv> overloads (C++17’s “final boss”),
April 16, 2019Apr 16, 201904/16/19We’re excited to announce that Visual Studio Code is included in the new release of tooling for Particle IoT developers. Developers using the Particle platform can now use Visual Studio Code as their default editor for building IoT apps!
Particle provides a widely-used IoT platform that consists of hardware,
April 15, 2019Apr 15, 201904/15/19Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 Preview 1 introduces in-editor documentation for CMake commands, variables, and properties. You can now leverage IntelliSense autocompletion and quick info tooltips when editing a CMakeLists.txt file, which will save you time spent outside of the IDE referencing documentation and make the process less error-prone.
April 4, 2019Apr 4, 201904/4/19The March 2019 update of the Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension is now available. This release includes many new features and bug fixes, including IntelliSense caching, Build and Debug Active File, and configuration squiggles. For a full list of this release’s improvements,
March 7, 2019Mar 7, 201903/7/19Visual Studio 2019 Preview 3 introduces a new feature to reduce the binary size of C++ exception handling (try/catch and automatic destructors) on x64. Dubbed FH4 (for __CxxFrameHandler4, see below), I developed new formatting and processing for data used for C++ exception handling that is ~60% smaller than the existing implementation resulting in overall binary reduction of up to 20% for programs with heavy usage of C++ exception handling.
February 27, 2019Feb 27, 201902/27/19We are pleased to echo NVIDIA’s announcement for CUDA 10.1 today, and are particularly excited about CUDA 10.1’s continued compatibility for Visual Studio. CUDA 10.1 will work with RC, RTW and future updates of Visual Studio 2019. To stay committed to our promise for a Pain-free upgrade to any version of Visual Studio 2017 that also carries forward to Visual Studio 2019,
February 27, 2019Feb 27, 201902/27/19Visual Studio typically manages all the details of CMake for you, under the hood, when you open a project. However, some development workflows require more fine-grained control over how CMake is invoked. The latest Visual Studio 2019 Preview lets you have complete control over CMake if your project needs more flexibility.
February 15, 2019Feb 15, 201902/15/19Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2 was a huge release for us, so we’ve written a host of articles to explore the changes in more detail. For the short version, see the Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2 Release Notes.
What’s New in CMake
C++ Binary Compatibility and Pain-Free Upgrades
New Code Analysis Checks – use-after move and coroutine
Concurrency Code Analysis
Introducing the New CMake Project Settings UI
In-Editor Code Analysis
Productivity Improvements
Template IntelliSense Improvements
Backend Improvements: New Optimizations,
February 1, 2019Feb 1, 201902/1/19We have made a bunch of improvements to Visual Studio’s CMake support in the latest preview of the IDE. Many of these changes are taking the first steps to close the gap between working with solutions generated by CMake and the IDE’s native support.
January 31, 2019Jan 31, 201901/31/19Visual Studio 2019 pushes the boundaries of individual and team productivity. We hope that you will find these new capabilities compelling and start your upgrade to Visual Studio 2019 soon.
As you are considering this upgrade, rest assured that Visual Studio 2019 makes it distinctively easy to move your codebase from previous versions of Visual Studio.
