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C Runtime (CRT) Features, Fixes, and Breaking Changes in Visual Studio 14 CTP1

June 18, 2014 Jun 18, 2014 06/18/14
James McNellis
(This is the second of two articles on changes to the C Runtime (CRT) in the Visual Studio "14" CTP. The first article, The Great C Runtime (CRT) Refactoring, covered the major architectural changes to the CRT; this second article enumerates the new features, bug fixes, and breaking changes.) This list covers all of the major changes to the ...

Compiler Switch Deprecation/Removal Changes in Visual Studio “14”

June 13, 2014 Jun 13, 2014 06/13/14
Nada Mohamed (MSFT)
In the upcoming release of Visual Studio, we are making some changes to the Visual C++ compiler switches. Two areas are impacted by these changes, 1) projects built with certain variations of /clr and 2) projects using 32-bit compiler to detect 64 bit portability issues.These changes are the outcome of our investigation of the usage ...

Compiler Switch Deprecation/Removal Changes in Visual Studio “14”

June 13, 2014 Jun 13, 2014 06/13/14
Nada Mohamed (MSFT)
In the upcoming release of Visual Studio, we are making some changes to the Visual C++ compiler switches. Two areas are impacted by these changes, 1) projects built with certain variations of /clr and 2) projects using 32-bit compiler to detect 64 bit portability issues.These changes are the outcome of our investigation of the usage ...

Project Support for Natvis

June 12, 2014 Jun 12, 2014 06/12/14
Adam Welch (MSFT)
The past two releases of Visual Studio have evolved the Natvis format to allow developers to easily visualize their debug data inside the VC++ expression evaluator.  The first Visual Studio “14” CTP provides a new way for native developers to consume and manage their Natvis debug visualizers.  In response to requests from...

The Great C Runtime (CRT) Refactoring

June 10, 2014 Jun 10, 2014 06/10/14
James McNellis
(This is the first of two articles on changes to the C Runtime (CRT) in the Visual Studio "14" CTP. This article discusses the major architectural changes to the libraries; the second article will enumerate the new features, bug fixes, and breaking changes.)For the past seven releases of Visual Studio (2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, and ...

Native Memory Diagnostic Tools for Visual Studio “14” CTP

June 4, 2014 Jun 4, 2014 06/4/14
Adam Welch (MSFT)
In Update 2 for Visual Studio 2013, memory diagnostic tools were added for Windows Store and Windows Phone that enable developers to monitor live memory consumption and take heap snapshots of their applications for further analysis.  The Visual Studio team is extending the existing tools to work for Windows Desktop applications in the ...

Native Memory Diagnostic Tools for Visual Studio “14” CTP

June 4, 2014 Jun 4, 2014 06/4/14
Adam Welch (MSFT)
In Update 2 for Visual Studio 2013, memory diagnostic tools were added for Windows Store and Windows Phone that enable developers to monitor live memory consumption and take heap snapshots of their applications for further analysis.  The Visual Studio team is extending the existing tools to work for Windows Desktop applications in the ...