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New Static Analysis Rule for Bounds Checking

Jordan Maples May 11, 2021 May 11, 2021 05/11/21

We have added a new experimental static analysis rule in Visual Studio 16.10 version Preview 3 - C26458, WARNING_PATH_SENSITIVE_USE_GSL_AT. The new warning is a more precise and less noisy version of warning C26446, WARNING_USE_GSL_AT. Both warnings analyse standard containers for unchecked element access and they both share the warning ...

Static Analysis Fixes, Improvements, and Updates in Visual Studio 2019 16.9

Jordan Maples March 17, 2021 Mar 17, 2021 03/17/21

MSVC static analysis update for Visual Studio 16.9.

Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios See 18.2X and 4.95X Link Time Improvements Respectively on Visual Studio 2019

David Li February 2, 2021 Feb 2, 2021 02/2/21

The C++ team at Visual Studio has delivered substantial compile and link time improvements throughout Visual Studio 2019. Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios shares their link time improvement wins.

The Coalition Sees 27.9X Iteration Build Improvement with Visual Studio 2019

David Li November 16, 2020 Nov 16, 2020 11/16/20

Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 Preview 3.2 introduces significant build and link time improvements. In this blog post, we detail how the team in The Coalition building Gears 5 tested the compile and link times in three different versions of Visual Studio.

Standard C++20 Modules support with MSVC in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8

Cameron DaCamara September 14, 2020 Sep 14, 2020 09/14/20

Please see our Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8 Preview 3 release notes for more of our latest features. It has been some time since our last update regarding C++ Modules conformance. The toolset, project system, and IDE teams have been hard at work to create a first class C++ Modules experience in Visual Studio 2019. There is a lot to share...

Introducing source dependency reporting with MSVC in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7

Cameron DaCamara August 13, 2020 Aug 13, 2020 08/13/20

C++20 demands a lot more from the ecosystem than ever before. With C++20 Modules on the horizon the compiler needs to work closely with project systems in order to provide rich information for build dependency gathering and making iterative builds faster for inner-loop development. The compiler and project teams have acknowledged the new ...

Visual Studio Code C++ Extension July 2020 Update: Doxygen comments and Logpoints

Julia Reid July 20, 2020 Jul 20, 2020 07/20/20

The July 2020 update of the Visual Studio Code C++ extension is now available. This latest release offers brand new features, such as the visualization of Doxygen comments and support for Logpoints while debugging (GDB/LLDB), along with a bunch of enhancements and bug fixes. To find out more about all the changes, check out our release notes ...

IntelliSense Code Linter for C++

Kyle Reed March 26, 2020 Mar 26, 2020 03/26/20

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 DaCamara January 22, 2020 Jan 22, 2020 01/22/20

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 November 4, 2019 Nov 4, 2019 11/4/19

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.

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