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In-editor code analysis in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2

eli fessler January 24, 2019 Jan 24, 2019 01/24/19

The C++ team has been working to refresh the Code Analysis experience inside Visual Studio. Last year, we blogged about some in-progress features in this area. We’re happy to announce that in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2, we’ve integrated code analysis directly into the editor, improved upon previously experimental features, and enabled ...

Lifetime Profile Update in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2

Kyle Reed January 24, 2019 Jan 24, 2019 01/24/19

The C++ Core Guidelines' Lifetime Profile, which is part of the C++ Core Guidelines, aims to detect lifetime problems, like dangling pointers and references, in C++ code. It uses the type information already present in the source along with some simple contracts between functions to detect defects at compile time with minimal annotation. ...

Out-of-Process Debugger for C++ in Visual Studio 2019

Cagri Aslan December 18, 2018 Dec 18, 2018 12/18/18

Visual Studio 2019 Preview 1 introduces an improved debugger for C++ that uses an external 64-bit process for hosting its memory-intensive components. If you’ve experienced memory-related issues while debugging C++ applications before, these issues should now be largely resolved with Visual Studio 2019. Background One of the areas of ...

New Start Window and New Project Dialog Experience in Visual Studio 2019

Augustin Popa December 14, 2018 Dec 14, 2018 12/14/18

Two features available in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 1 for C++ developers are the start window and a revamped new project dialog. The start window moves the core features from the Visual Studio Start Page, which normally appeared in the editor space when Visual Studio is launched, out into a separate window that appears before the IDE launches. The window includes five main sections: Open recent, Clone or checkout code, Open a project or solution, Open a local folder, Create a new project. It is also possible to continue past the window without opening any code by choosing “Continue without code”. Let’s dig into the features of the start window.

AI-Assisted Code Completion Suggestions Come to C++ via IntelliCode

Nick Uhlenhuth December 5, 2018 Dec 5, 2018 12/5/18

After reading and writing enough code, you begin to notice certain usage patterns. For example, if a stream is open, it will eventually be closed. More interestingly, if a string is used in the context of an if-statement, it will often be to check if the string is empty or if it has a certain size. You begin to identify and use these coding ...

Announcing Live Share for C++: Real-Time Sharing and Collaboration

Nick Uhlenhuth December 4, 2018 Dec 4, 2018 12/4/18

C++ developers using Visual Studio 2019 16.0 Preview 1 or Visual Studio Code can now use Live Share. With Live Share you can share the full context of your code, enabling collaborative editing and debugging. Collaborative Editing: Collaborative Debugging: In a Live Share session there is a host and a guest(s). The host of the ...

Step Back – Going Back in C++ Time

Andy Sterland September 26, 2018 Sep 26, 2018 09/26/18

Step Back for C++ In the most recent, 15.9, update to Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise Edition, we’ve added “Step Back” for C++ developers targeting Windows 10 Anniversary Update (1607) and later. With this feature, you can now return to a previous state while debugging without having to restart the entire process. It’s installed as part...

Parallel Custom Build Tools in Visual Studio 2017

olgaark September 18, 2018 Sep 18, 2018 09/18/18

Many projects need to use additional tools during their build to generate sources for further compilation or perform other custom build tasks. VC projects have always supported Custom Build Tool integration, but it had some limitations. One of the popular requests on UserVoice is Allow custom build tools to run in parallel. Another problem is ...

MSVC Preprocessor Progress towards Conformance

Ulzii Luvsanbat [MSFT] July 6, 2018 Jul 6, 2018 07/6/18

Why re-write the preprocessor? Recently, we published a blog post on C++ conformance completion. As mentioned in the blog post, the preprocessor in MSVC is currently getting an overhaul. We are doing this to improve its language conformance, address some of the longstanding bugs that were difficult to fix due to its design and improve its ...

Announcing Template IntelliSense

Nick Uhlenhuth June 26, 2018 Jun 26, 2018 06/26/18

C++ developers using function templates and class templates can now take full advantage of IntelliSense within their template bodies. In Visual Studio 2017 15.8 Preview 3, when your caret is inside a template, a new UI element called a “Template Bar” appears next to the template definition. The Template Bar allows you to provide sample ...

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