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Recently we recorded a session for 'Vector Calling Convention' on Channel 9 , as part of the “Going Native” series. Vector calling convention is a new calling convention (specially for vector types) we introduced in the VS-2013. The video for this recording can be found here.For more information about Vector Callin...
A compiler can only optimize away data or a function if a compiler can prove that the data or function will never be referenced. In a non-LTCG compile (i.e. a build with Whole Program Optimization (WPO) disabled) the compiler's visibility is only limited to a single module (.obj), so for data and function that has global scope, the compiler will ne...
A few minutes ago, Soma announced the Release Candidate of Visual Studio 2013, .NET Framework 4.5.1 and Team Foundation Server 2013. Also announced was the Virtual Launch date – November 13th, 2013:The RC release is the next big step toward the release of Visual Studio 2013. Today I am also excited to announce that Visual Studio 2013 will RTM...
Day 3 has kicked off, check https://channel9.msdn.com/?rnd=1378482692602 to catch the latest.Sessions run the gamut, from C++ and the Windows Runtime to Exploding Tuples and another Q&A forum.See you online!
Day one is in the bag. If you are like me, you are still digesting all of the great content (and doing a few web searches to brush up on terminology/concepts).Today promises to be another excellent day. Here are the sessions: Catch the live stream at https://channel9.msdn.com.Enjoy (and write more C++ code!).
Going Native kicks off today!If you made it to Redmond to attend, I look forward to meeting you. If you could not make it this year, you still have a front via Channel 9.Here is day one content: To see the entire schedule, visit the Going Native 2013 page on Channel 9.Cheers!
Hello. My name is Gabriel Ha and I am a program manager on the Visual C++ team.Do you have 10-20 minutes to take a survey on C++ developer activities?We want to get a better idea of what C++ developers frequently spend their time doing when they develop their C++ code. We will use your feedback to make improvements to Visual Studio to aide you in t...
C++ REST SDK 1.2.0 has been released on CodePlex. This version of the C++ REST SDK includes the following: For more information about this release and to view the sources, visit the project site at http://casablanca.codeplex.com.
Optimized Debugging or in other words the ability to debug optimized code has come across as an important feature request in previous surveys.As we start planning for the next version of Visual Studio we would like to better understand the experience that Visual Studio provides today. In addition to this we would also like to gather requirements on...
Hello, my name is Rong Lu. I’m a PM on Visual C++ team working on graphics development features in VS, including asset designers, templates, graphics diagnostics, etc.. In preparation for planning for graphics tooling capabilities in the next version of Visual Studio, we’re trying to understand the needs of graphics developers bett...