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IntelliSense Code Linter for C++

Kyle ReedMarch 26, 2020Mar 26, 202003/26/20

Introducing the IntelliSense Code Linter for C++; a preview of "as-you-type" code analysis with fixups. Try it out today in Visual Studio 2019 16.6 Preview 2.

C++ Modules conformance improvements with MSVC in Visual Studio 2019 16.5

Cameron DaCamaraJanuary 22, 2020Jan 22, 202001/22/20

C++20 is right around the corner. Along with the new standard comes the much anticipated Modules feature! The compiler team initially announced that we were working on the Modules TS back in 2017 and since then we have been hard at work improving the feature and improving compiler conformance around this feature. We finally feel it is time to

Visual Studio Code C++ extension: Nov 2019 update

Marian Luparu [MSFT]November 4, 2019Nov 4, 201911/4/19

Find All References, Rename Symbol refactoring, support for localization, new navigation breadcrumb controls, and improvements to the Outline view are only a few of the improvements in the November 2019 update of Visual Studio Code C++ extension.

Vcpkg: 2019.07 Update

Tara RajAugust 15, 2019Aug 15, 201908/15/19

The 2019.07 update of vcpkg, a tool that helps you manage C and C++ libraries on Windows, Linux, and macOS, is now available. This update is a summary of the new functionality and improvements made to vcpkg over the past month. Last month was the first time we created a vcpkg release (Vcpkg: 2019.06 Update). In this post, we will cover cach

Visual Studio Code C/C++ Extension: July 2019 Update

Tara RajJuly 24, 2019Jul 24, 201907/24/19

The July 2019 update of the Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension is now available. This release includes many new features, including semantic colorization and improvements to the IntelliSense Configuration Settings Editor UI and IntelliSense cache. For a full list of this release’s improvements, check out our release notes on GitHub. Semanti

Simplify Your Code With Rocket Science: C++20’s Spaceship Operator

Cameron DaCamaraJune 27, 2019Jun 27, 201906/27/19

This post is part of a regular series of posts where the C++ product team here at Microsoft and other guests answer questions we have received from customers. The questions can be about anything C++ related: MSVC toolset, the standard language and library, the C++ standards committee, isocpp.org, CppCon, etc. Today's post is by Cameron DaCamar

Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension: May 2019 Update

Tara RajMay 3, 2019May 3, 201905/3/19

The May 2019 update of the Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension is now available to C/C++ extension Insiders. This release includes many new features, including Visual Studio Code Remote Development extensions with C/C++, an IntelliSense Configurations settings UI, and IntelliSense improvements.

CUDA 10.1 available now, with support for latest Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 versions

Ulzii Luvsanbat [MSFT]February 27, 2019Feb 27, 201902/27/19

We are pleased to echo NVIDIA's announcement for CUDA 10.1 today, and are particularly excited about CUDA 10.1's continued compatibility for Visual Studio. CUDA 10.1 will work with RC, RTW and future updates of Visual Studio 2019. To stay committed to our promise for a Pain-free upgrade to any version of Visual Studio 2017 that also carries fo

Shared PCH usage sample in Visual Studio

EricMitteletteJuly 5, 2018Jul 5, 201807/5/18

This post was written by Olga Arkhipova and Xiang Fan Oftentimes, multiple projects in a Visual Studio solution use the same (or very similar) precompiled headers. As pch files are often big and building them takes a significant amount of time, this leads to the popular question: is it possible for several projects to use the same pch file

CMake Support in Visual Studio – Configuration Templates

Will BuikJune 27, 2018Jun 27, 201806/27/18

Visual Studio 2017 15.8 Preview 3 is now available and it includes several improvements to the CMake tools. In addition to a few fixes we have simplified the way you can configure your CMakeSettings.json file by adding configuration templates. If you are new to CMake in Visual Studio, check out how to get started. Configuration Templates for

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