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Even More New Safety Rules in C++ Code Analysis

Hwi-sung ImOctober 28, 2020Oct 28, 202010/28/20

In Visual Studio version 16.8 Preview 3,  we have added a few safety rules to C++ Code Analysis that can find some common mistakes, which can lead to bugs ranging from simple broken features to costly security vulnerabilities. These new rules are developed around issues discovered in production software via ...

C++ Core Check in Visual Studio

Jordan MaplesOctober 6, 2020Oct 6, 202010/6/20

C++ Core Check is Microsoft’s static analysis tool that enforces the rules from the C++ Core Guidelines, which is maintained by the C++ Foundation. This post is to provide a snapshot of the C++ Core Guidelines coverage that C++ Core Check offers. For background, the C++ team introduced C++ Core Check in December 2015 as part of Visual ...

New Safety Rules in C++ Code Analysis

Hwi-sung ImOctober 2, 2020Oct 2, 202010/2/20

In Visual Studio version 16.8 Preview 3, we are adding a few safety rules to C++ Code Analysis that can find some common mistakes, which can lead to bugs ranging from simple broken features to costly security vulnerabilities. These new rules are developed around issues discovered in production software via security reviews and...

New safety rules in C++ Core Check

Sunny ChatterjeeSeptember 4, 2020Sep 4, 202009/4/20

Rust and C++ are two popular systems programming languages. For years, the focus of C++ has been on performance. We are increasingly hearing calls from customers and security researchers that C++ should have stronger safety guarantees in the language. C++ often falls behind Rust when it comes to programming safety. Visual Studio 2019 ...

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.

Code analysis with clang-tidy in Visual Studio

eli fesslerOctober 8, 2019Oct 8, 201910/8/19

[Updated on 11/6/2019] - Removed "Setup: Installing Clang tools" section; this is no longer required starting in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 Preview 3. Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 Preview 1 brings a significant improvement to the C++ code analysis experience: native support for clang-tidy, a Clang-based “linter” tool developed ...

New code analysis quick fixes for uninitialized memory (C6001) and use before init (C26494) warnings

eli fesslerMay 7, 2019May 7, 201905/7/19

In the latest Preview release of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1, we’ve added two quick fixes to the Code Analysis experience focused around uninitialized variable checks. These quick fixes are available via the Quick Actions (lightbulb) menu on relevant lines, accessed by hovering over the line or squiggle, or by pressing Ctrl+...

New Code Analysis Checks in Visual Studio 2019: use-after-move and coroutine

Sunny ChatterjeeJanuary 28, 2019Jan 28, 201901/28/19

Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2 is an exciting release for the C++ code analysis team. In this release, we shipped a new set of experimental rules that help you catch bugs in your codebase, namely: use-after-move and coroutine checks. This article provides an overview of the new rules and how you can enable them in your project. Use-after-move ...

Concurrency Code Analysis in Visual Studio 2019

Sunny ChatterjeeJanuary 28, 2019Jan 28, 201901/28/19

Concurrency Code Analysis in Visual Studio 2019 The battle against concurrency bugs poses a serious challenge to C++ developers. The problem is exacerbated by the advent of multi-core and many-core architectures. To cope with the increasing complexity of multithreaded software, it is essential to employ better tools and processes to help ...

In-editor code analysis in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2

eli fesslerJanuary 24, 2019Jan 24, 201901/24/19

The C++ team has been working to refresh the Code Analysis experience inside Visual Studio. Last year, we blogged about some in-progress features in this area. We’re happy to announce that in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2, we’ve integrated code analysis directly into the editor, improved upon previously experimental features, and enabled ...

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