C++ Team Blog

Testing VCRedist

Visual CPP Team June 11, 2007 Jun 11, 2007 06/11/07

Hi everyone,My name is Rob Huyett, and I’m an SDET on the Visual C++ Libraries team. I’ve been here at Microsoft for just a little over a year. One of my recurring duties here is to test VCRedist in its various forms.VCRedist (just in case you aren’t already familiar with the term) refers to the process of ...

Update on the C++-0x Language Standard

Visual CPP Team June 4, 2007 Jun 4, 2007 06/4/07

Hello: the standards body that controls the C++ language (SC22/WG21) is in the process of revising the C++ language – this new revision of the C++ language, which is currently known as C++-0x, should be finished and approved by the end of the decade. As part of this process at the recent meeting of this committee (near Oxford, England) ...

MSDN article: “An Inside Look At The Next Generation Of Visual C++”.

Visual CPP Team May 31, 2007 May 31, 2007 05/31/07

HelloWe just wanted to mention that our own Tarek Madkour has recently written an MSDN article titled “An Inside Look At The Next Generation Of Visual C++”. Tarek is a Lead Program Manager on the Visual C++ team and has been working on different areas of the Visual C++ IDE and compiler for the past six years. This ...

Channel 9: Documenting Development Technologies

Visual CPP Team May 23, 2007 May 23, 2007 05/23/07

This channel 9 interview features our very own Gordon Hogenson, the Visual C++ Documentation Manager who has recently released his first book “C++/CLI: The Visual C++ Language for .NET”. Gordon has worked as a manager, technical writer and test engineer for Visual C++, C# and other Microsoft products over the past 9 years. ...

Diagnosing Hidden ODR Violations in Visual C++ (and fixing LNK2022)

Visual CPP Team May 17, 2007 May 17, 2007 05/17/07

Hi, my name is Andy Rich, and I’m a tester on the front-end compiler. Last time I posted here, I discussed several aspects of testing conformance in the C++ compiler, which is a large part of my job. Another large part of what I do is diagnosing bugs in the compiler. These come from a variety of sources, such as ...

Improving Our Servicing Experience

Visual CPP Team May 11, 2007 May 11, 2007 05/11/07

This is the second time I’ve experienced the “end game” of a product cycle in VC++. It is always a wonderful time: looking back at all the accomplishments, the satisfaction of seeing all the cool new features working smoothly together, the eagerness of finding and fixing every single bug! The pressure is still on while ...

Testing the Visual C++ IDE

Visual CPP Team May 8, 2007 May 8, 2007 05/8/07

Hello folks! Alvin Chardon, VC++ IDE QA member here. I write to our readers today, not with a specific topic in mind, but with a few different thoughts collected during the Orcas product cycle. Hopefully, by the end of this narrative we can take that collection of ideas and form a coherent statement. Don’t worry, I&rsquo...

Marshaling Library in Orcas

Visual CPP Team April 25, 2007 Apr 25, 2007 04/25/07

Hi, I am Weidong Huang, an SDET on the VC++ library team. I joined MS six months ago and have had a wonderful experience so far. In this post, I would like to talk about a new feature of Orcas, the Marshaling Library, which is also the first feature I’ve worked on at MS.What is marshaling library?The marshaling library helps to ...

Visual Studio Express Orcas

Visual CPP Team April 19, 2007 Apr 19, 2007 04/19/07

The Community Technology Preview of the Visual Studio Express "Orcas" product is available for download now. Try out the CTP for the Visual C++ "Orcas" Express Edition and let us know your feedback. You can use the VC++ Orcas Forums to discuss relates issues.Looking forward to your feedback!Thanks,The Visual C++ Development Team...

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