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Lifetime Profile Update in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2

Kyle ReedJanuary 24, 2019Jan 24, 201901/24/19

The C++ Core Guidelines' Lifetime Profile, which is part of the C++ Core Guidelines, aims to detect lifetime problems, like dangling pointers and references, in C++ code. It uses the type information already present in the source along with some simple contracts between functions to detect defects at compile time with minimal annotation. ...

C++ Core Checks in Visual Studio 2017 15.7 Preview 2

Sunny ChatterjeeMarch 22, 2018Mar 22, 201803/22/18

This post was written by Sergiy Oryekhov. The C++ Core Guidelines Check extension received several new rules in Visual Studio 2017 15.7 Preview 2. The primary focus in this iteration was on the checks that would make it easier to adopt utilities from the Guidelines Support Library. Below is a quick summary of these additions. For more ...

C++ Code Analysis Improvements for Visual Studio 2017 15.7 Preview 1

Kyle ReedMarch 13, 2018Mar 13, 201803/13/18

点这里看中文版 We're making it easier to configure and use the C++ code analysis features with a set of changes targeting 15.7. In the first 15.7 preview we've cleaned up the UI, fixed our documentation links and, most importantly, simplified the way analysis extensions are configured. If you're not familiar with C++ Core Check, it's...

Arithmetic overflow checks in C++ Core Check

Sunny ChatterjeeFebruary 23, 2018Feb 23, 201802/23/18

点这里看中文版 We've improved the C++ Code Analysis toolset with every major compiler update in Visual Studio 2017. Version 15.6, now in Preview, includes a set of arithmetic overflow checks. This article discusses those checks and why you’ll want to enable them in your code. If you’re just getting started with C++ Code Analysis ...

C++ Core Check in Visual Studio 2017 15.6 Preview 2

Andrew PardoeJanuary 18, 2018Jan 18, 201801/18/18

点这里看中文版 This post was written by Sergiy Oryekhov. Note that some of the links to docs.microsoft.com do not yet resolve. Not all of the official documentation has yet been written for this topic. Visual Studio 2017 15.6 Preview 2 includes a set of updates to the C++ Core Guidelines Check extension. We added more checks to help ...

C++ Static Analysis Improvements for Visual Studio 2017 15.6 Preview 2

Kyle ReedJanuary 10, 2018Jan 10, 201801/10/18

点这里看中文版 We've made a few changes to the C++ static analysis feature that should make it faster and easier to use. The behavior has changed slightly, and the menus have been moved around a bit, but we think that the new experience is faster and more consistent. Let's take a quick look at the changes. Single File Analysis ...

C++ Core Check improvements in Visual Studio 2017 15.5

Andrew PardoeNovember 15, 2017Nov 15, 201711/15/17

点这里看中文版 This post was written by Sergiy Oryekhov. In Visual Studio 2017 version 15.5 Preview 4 we have refreshed our C++ Core Guidelines Check extension for native code static analysis tools. Most of the work since 15.3 has been focused on new rules that will help developers starting new projects write safer C++ and those with...

C++ Code Analysis improvements in Visual Studio 2017 RTM

Sunny ChatterjeeMarch 7, 2017Mar 7, 201703/7/17

This blog post was written by Sunny Chatterjee and Andrew Pardoe Visual Studio 2017 RTM release includes the C++ Core Guidelines Checkers as part of Code Analysis tools for C/C++. We have gotten a ton of useful feedback on the early previews of these checks through our external customers. Thank you for engaging with us and giving us great ...

Check for const correctness with the C++ Core Guidelines Checker

Sunny ChatterjeeMarch 7, 2017Mar 7, 201703/7/17

This blog post was written by Sunny Chatterjee and Andrew Pardoe The C++ Core Guidelines focus on simple ways that you can improve the correctness and safety of your code. We introduced the C++ Core Guidelines Checkers to help automate enforcement of the C++ Core Guidelines in your code. One of the easiest and most important changes you can ...

C++ Core Check code analysis is included with VS 2017

Andrew PardoeOctober 12, 2016Oct 12, 201610/12/16

Visual Studio "15" Preview 5 now includes the C++ Core Guidelines Checkers. This means you no longer have to install the C++ Core Check package from NuGet to check your code against rules and profiles in the C++ Core Guidelines. Just configure Code Analysis to include the C++ Core Check extensions. You can configure Code Analysis in the ...

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