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C++ Cross-Platform Development with Visual Studio 2019 version 16.3: vcpkg, CMake configuration, remote headers, and WSL

August 16, 2019 Aug 16, 2019 08/16/19
Erika Sweet
In Visual Studio 2019 you can target both Windows and Linux from the comfort of a single IDE. Visual Studio’s native support for CMake lets you open any folder containing C++ code and a CMakeLists.txt file directly in Visual Studio to edit, build, and debug your CMake project on Windows, Linux, and the Windows Subsystem for ...

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...

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

May 3, 2019 May 3, 2019 05/3/19
Tara Raj
The May 2019 update of the Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension is now available to C/C++ extension Insiders. This release includes many new features, including Visual Studio Code Remote Development extensions with C/C++, an IntelliSense Configurations settings UI, and IntelliSense improvements.

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 ...

Introducing the New CMake Project Settings UI

January 24, 2019 Jan 24, 2019 01/24/19
Erika Sweet
Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2 introduces a new CMake Project Settings Editor to help you more easily configure your CMake projects in Visual Studio. The editor provides an alternative to modifying the CMakeSettings.json file directly and allows you to create and manage your CMake configurations. If you’re just getting started with CMake in...

Using multi-stage containers for C++ development

December 13, 2018 Dec 13, 2018 12/13/18
Marc Goodner
Updated January 10, 2020: Corrected link to article source that was broken by refactoring in the repo. Containers are a great tool for configuring reproducible build environments. It’s fairly easy to find Dockerfiles that provide various C++ environments. Unfortunately, it is hard to find guidance on how to use newer techniques like multi...

Linux C++ Workload improvements to the Project System, Linux Console Window, rsync and Attach to Process

March 13, 2018 Mar 13, 2018 03/13/18
Marc Goodner
点这里看中文版 In Visual Studio 2017 15.7 Preview 1 we have made a number of improvements to our support to the Linux C++ workload based on your feedback. You can learn more about our Linux C++ workload in Visual Studio here. MSBuild Project System improvements We added some new properties to Linux projects on the C/C++ General ...