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In-Editor Documentation for CMake in Visual Studio

April 15, 2019 Apr 15, 2019 04/15/19
Erika Sweet
Visual 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 ...

Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension: March 2019 Update

April 4, 2019 Apr 4, 2019 04/4/19
Tara Raj
The 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, check out our release notes on GitHub. IntelliSense Cache (AutoPCH...

Making C++ Exception Handling Smaller On x64

March 7, 2019 Mar 7, 2019 03/7/19
Modi Mo
Visual 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 ...

CUDA 10.1 available now, with support for latest Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 versions

February 27, 2019 Feb 27, 2019 02/27/19
Ulzii Luvsanbat [MSFT]
We 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 ...

Open Existing CMake Caches in Visual Studio

February 27, 2019 Feb 27, 2019 02/27/19
Will Buik
Visual 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. You can now give your...

What’s New in CMake – Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2

February 1, 2019 Feb 1, 2019 02/1/19
Will Buik
We 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. Please try out the preview and let us know what you think. If you are new to CMake in ...

New Code Analysis Checks in Visual Studio 2019: use-after-move and coroutine

January 28, 2019 Jan 28, 2019 01/28/19
Sunny Chatterjee
Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2 is an exciting release for the C++ code analysis team. In this release, we shipped a new set of experimental rules that help you catch bugs in your codebase, namely: use-after-move and coroutine checks. This article provides an overview of the new rules and how you can enable them in your project. Use-after-move ...

Concurrency Code Analysis in Visual Studio 2019

January 28, 2019 Jan 28, 2019 01/28/19
Sunny Chatterjee
Concurrency Code Analysis in Visual Studio 2019 The battle against concurrency bugs poses a serious challenge to C++ developers. The problem is exacerbated by the advent of multi-core and many-core architectures. To cope with the increasing complexity of multithreaded software, it is essential to employ better tools and processes to help ...