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Clang/LLVM Support for MSBuild Projects

July 11, 2019 Jul 11, 2019 07/11/19
Will Buik
Visual Studio 2019 version 16.2 Preview 3 includes built-in Clang/LLVM support for MSBuild projects. In our last release, we announced support for Clang/LLVM for CMake. In the latest Preview of Visual Studio, we have extended that support to also include MSBuild projects. While in most cases we recommend using the MSVC compiler, we are ...

CMake 3.14 and Performance Improvements

May 28, 2019 May 28, 2019 05/28/19
Justin Goshi
In Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 we have updated the version of CMake we ship inbox to CMake 3.14. This comes with performance improvements for extracting generated build system information. Additionally, we now support virtually all the Visual Studio capabilities regardless of the CMake binary origin so long as the CMake version is at least...

Linux Development with C++ in Visual Studio 2019: WSL, ASan for Linux, Separation of Build and Debug

May 10, 2019 May 10, 2019 05/10/19
Erika Sweet
In Visual Studio 2019 you can target both Windows and Linux from the comfort of a single IDE. In Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 Preview 3 we announced several new features specific to the Linux Workload: native support for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), AddressSanitizer integration, and the ability to separate build and debug targets...

New code analysis quick fixes for uninitialized memory (C6001) and use before init (C26494) warnings

May 7, 2019 May 7, 2019 05/7/19
eli fessler
In the latest Preview release of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1, we’ve added two quick fixes to the Code Analysis experience focused around uninitialized variable checks. These quick fixes are available via the Quick Actions (lightbulb) menu on relevant lines, accessed by hovering over the line or squiggle, or by pressing Ctrl+...

C++17/20 Features and Fixes in Visual Studio 2019

April 19, 2019 Apr 19, 2019 04/19/19
Stephan T. Lavavej - MSFT
Visual 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 overloads (C++17's "final boss"), and fixed many correctness, performance, and throughput issues. Here's a list of ...

Visual Studio Code now available through Particle Workbench

April 16, 2019 Apr 16, 2019 04/16/19
Marc Goodner
We’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, software, and connectivity. At...