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Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension July 2017 Update – time to try out the new IntelliSense!

July 18, 2017 Jul 18, 2017 07/18/17
Rong Lu
2 million downloads! This is very exciting for the Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension, considering it was just 4 months ago when we hit the 1 million milestone! Today we are shipping the July 2017 update to the extension. Besides several bug fixes, we are continuing to polish the new IntelliSense experience that we shipped last month. This ...

Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension June 2017 Update

June 27, 2017 Jun 27, 2017 06/27/17
Greazer
Today we are excited to announce the release of the June 2017 update of the C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code. This update enables semantic-aware member list auto-completion and improves the overall default IntelliSense behavior, providing a smoother out-of-box IntelliSense experience. If you haven't tried it before, download VS Code (...

Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension May 2017 Update

May 19, 2017 May 19, 2017 05/19/17
Rong Lu
Earlier this month, the C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code hit another exciting milestone – it has been installed over 1.5 million times since it first shipped in March last year! Thanks to everyone who has sent us feedback to help us make it this far. We will continue to make improvements to the extension based on your feedback. ...

Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension April 2017 Update

April 25, 2017 Apr 25, 2017 04/25/17
Rong Lu
Earlier today we shipped the April 2017 update to the C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code. We are excited to introduce the following new features in this update: Error Squiggles Quick Info Go to Declaration Bash on Windows debugging support The original blog post has been updated with these changes. If you have this extension ...

Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension March 2017 Update

March 7, 2017 Mar 7, 2017 03/7/17
Rong Lu
Last week marked an important and exciting milestone for the C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code: this extension has been installed for over 1 million times since it shipped just a year ago! Thanks to everyone who tried it and provided us invaluable feedback to help shape the extension what it is today. But we are still early in this ...

Building your C++ application with Visual Studio Code

October 24, 2016 Oct 24, 2016 10/24/16
Julia Reid
Did you know that you can build and debug C++ projects in Visual Studio Code with your compiler and debugger of choice? Although VS Code is a light-weight editor, you can set it up to resemble a full IDE, customizing IntelliSense, build, and debug configurations for your environment.  There are two recommended approaches for ...