C++ Team Blog

Controlling IntelliSense Through Macros

November 19, 2007 Nov 19, 2007 11/19/07

Visual CPP Team

Hi, my name is Jim Springfield, and I’m an architect on the Visual C++ team.  When I recently blogged (http://blogs.msdn.com/vcblog/archive/2007/11/12/performance-improvements-in-visual-c.aspx) about improvements to Intellisense and overall UI responsiveness, I mentioned that there was a new mechanism that allows a developer to ...

Performance Improvements in Visual C++

November 12, 2007 Nov 12, 2007 11/12/07

Visual CPP Team

Hi, my name is Jim Springfield, and I’m an architect on the Visual C++ team.  I recently spent two months working on some core improvements to how VC deals with Intellisense as well as overall UI responsiveness.We observed a strong correlation between the severity of these performance issues and the size of the projects and ...

Quick Tour Of New MFC Functionality

November 9, 2007 Nov 9, 2007 11/9/07

Visual CPP Team

Hi I’m Pat Brenner, a developer on the Visual C++ libraries team.  I’m pleased to give you a sneak peek at a major MFC update we’ve been working on.  Since we’re adding a number of cool new user interface components to MFC, this blog post is going to be graphics heavy.  I’d much rather show you some...

Hola from Barcelona…and welcome to a major MFC update!

November 9, 2007 Nov 9, 2007 11/9/07

Visual CPP Team

Hello again. My name is Ale Contenti, and I’m the Dev Lead for the VC++ Libraries. I’m writing this blog entry from my hotel room in Barcelona. Steve Teixeira and I are here for TechEd Developers Europe. Let me tell you that the atmosphere here is just great! Lots of people and a lot of Visual Studio and C++ users. Lots of interest...

Channel 9: Pat Brenner – Overview of new MFC update

November 9, 2007 Nov 9, 2007 11/9/07

Visual CPP Team

In this video Pat Brenner, a developer on the Visual C++ libraries team, talks about the functionality of the new MFC update.  This significantly enhanced version of MFC will enable developers to create applications with the “look and feel” of Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer and Visual Studio.  Tune in to learn more ...

Announcing a major MFC update plus TR1 support

November 9, 2007 Nov 9, 2007 11/9/07

Visual CPP Team

As an update to Visual Studio 2008, we’re pleased to announce a major new release of the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC).  Using these components, developers will be able to create applications with the “look & feel” of Microsoft’s most popular applications – including Office, Internet Explorer and ...

ISO C Standard Update

November 6, 2007 Nov 6, 2007 11/6/07

Visual CPP Team

Hello!  My name is Arjun Bijanki, and I’m the test lead for the Visual C++ compiler.  I’m also Microsoft’s representative on the ISO C standard committee.  I recently returned from one of the committee’s semiannual meetings (this one was in Kona, Hawaii – tough trip! J)These days, the committee is ...

Visual Studio Build Process, VC++ Libraries and Check-in Process

November 1, 2007 Nov 1, 2007 11/1/07

Visual CPP Team

Hi again. My name is Ale Contenti and I’m the dev lead of the VC++ Libraries team. You might have see me previously in my channel9 interviews. I’m now in Italy for a short vacation and I’ll be in Barcelona for TechEd starting from Nov 5. I’m really excited to go there and mingle with a lot of VC++ and ...

More on the Korean Trip

October 28, 2007 Oct 28, 2007 10/28/07

Visual CPP Team

Hello.  I’m Ayman Shoukry, Lead Program Manager on the libraries team. From October 8th-12th, Ulzii Luvsanbat & I took part in various customer interactions in Seoul, Korea. The main target of this visit was to update the Korean developers about our team’s strategy as well as presenting the new Visual C++ 2008 features. ...

Visual C++ has left the building (again) – destination Germany (after TechEd Developer Europe.)

October 25, 2007 Oct 25, 2007 10/25/07

Visual CPP Team

HelloIt is time for our next field trip - to meet customers face-to-face, to talk about "Visual Studio 2008 and Beyond" and get feedback on our plans going forward. This time Steve Teixeira and Ale Contenti will be visiting Germany right after TechEd Developers Europe. The event will be held on 15th November at:Hilton Munich Park HotelAm ...