C++ Team Blog

Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 RC Available

October 29, 2015 Oct 29, 2015 10/29/15

Eric Battalio

Hello.Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 Release Candidate (known issues) is available now. It includes a number of goodies for C++ developers, but before we take a look, the Visual C++ team wants to thank everyone who has provided feedback over the last year. Your comments and suggestions (and frowns) have helped us plan and prioritize the features ...

Visual C++ Compiler on Rise4Fun

November 19, 2014 Nov 19, 2014 11/19/14

Eric Battalio

As you know, through CTPs and Preview releases, we have been trying to make the Visual C++ compiler bits available more frequently.  In the same line, we have now decided to provide a view into the live development branch for the Visual C++ compiler through the website http://rise4fun.com/vcpp.This site allows you to compile simple code ...

All about C++ Refactoring in Visual Studio 2015 Preview

November 14, 2014 Nov 14, 2014 11/14/14

Gabriel Ha

Hello C++ World! Update (1/6/2015): Check out all these features in action -- as well as how they've been improved since Preview -- in this video! With Wednesday's release of Visual Studio 2015 Preview, we are pleased to present you with new and improved coding productivity features, not the least of which is (finally) Refactoring for C...

Visual Studio 2015 Preview is Now Available

November 12, 2014 Nov 12, 2014 11/12/14

Eric Battalio

Today with the Visual Studio 2015 Preview, one of the big things we've done is improved the C++ experience, adding support for targeting Android, boosting runtime and build-time performance, improving standards compliance, and improving the editor experience. The Preview is available here for download and as a VM that you can run in Azure (if ...

C++ Tools Acquisition for Windows Phone and Store Development

November 12, 2014 Nov 12, 2014 11/12/14

Vaishnavi-MSFT

Through this blog post we wanted to inform you that C++ apps in Visual Studio 2015 Preview will be able to target Windows 8.1 Store and Phone development along with Windows 8.0 Phone development.  Everything mentioned below is relevant only for Windows Store and Windows Phone apps. To provide this experience for the users VS 2015 pulls in...

Cross-Platform Mobile Development with Visual C++

November 12, 2014 Nov 12, 2014 11/12/14

Ankit Asthana

Overview Modern application customers are demanding applications be available for multiple device platforms (such as Windows,  Android and iOS). Today there exist multiple approaches in writing applications which target these device platforms. One approach is to simply create multiple versions of the ...

Resumable functions in C++

November 12, 2014 Nov 12, 2014 11/12/14

Raman Sharma

Last year, in a CTP release, we had provided a glimpse into resumable functions and await support in the Visual C++ compiler. In Visual Studio 2015 Preview we have gotten further along that journey and provided a more general purpose solution. This Preview release provides experimental implementation for a proposal called "Resumable functions...