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Visual C++ 2015 and 2017 Migration Documentation Update

September 19, 2016 Sep 19, 2016 09/19/16
EricMittelette
Upgrading to the latest C++ compiler and toolset is sometimes not so easy and can be time consuming. You are likely to encounter some compiler and linker errors and warnings in code that previously compiled cleanly. There are several possible sources for these errors, including improvements in the compiler, and changes in the C++ language, ...

Stuck on an older toolset version? Move to Visual Studio 2017 without upgrading your toolset

February 24, 2016 Feb 24, 2016 02/24/16
Marian Luparu
⏱ Updated on March 11, 2019 with the latest functionality in Visual Studio 2017 Are you currently developing your C++ projects in an older version of Visual Studio? If your reasons for avoiding the all-new features in VS 2017 are covered next, then read on: this post may have good news for you. Help! I am stuck! There are many reasons why...

Visual Studio 2010 C++ Project Upgrade Guide

March 2, 2010 Mar 2, 2010 03/2/10
Visual CPP Team
Hi, my name is Li Shao. I am Software Design Engineer in Test on the C++ team. As has been mentioned in many of the blogs, for example, recent blog by Felix Huang, the blog by Andreea Issac and my earlier blog, one of the major improvements in this release is that the C++ build system is moving from the VCBuild based system to the MSBuild ...