{"id":27888,"date":"2021-04-15T14:45:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T14:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/?p=27888"},"modified":"2021-04-20T21:57:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T21:57:08","slug":"visual-studio-code-c-extension-april-2021-update-cuda-c-c-intellisense-and-apple-silicon-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/visual-studio-code-c-extension-april-2021-update-cuda-c-c-intellisense-and-apple-silicon-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Studio Code C++ Extension April 2021 Update: CUDA C\/C++ IntelliSense and Apple Silicon Support"},"content":{"rendered":"

The April 2021 update of the\u202f<\/span>Visual Studio Code C++ extension<\/span><\/a>\u202fis now available!\u00a0This latest release\u00a0offers\u00a0brand\u00a0new features\u2014such as IntelliSense for CUDA\u00a0C\/C++ and\u00a0native\u00a0language\u00a0server\u00a0support for Apple Silicon\u2014\u00a0along with a bunch of enhancements and bug fixes.\u00a0To find out more about all the enhancements, check out\u00a0our\u202f<\/span>release notes on GitHub.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

CUDA C\/C++ IntelliSense<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

We\u2019re excited to announce that the C++ extension now provides IntelliSense for CUDA C\/C++! CUDA is a parallel programming platform, enabling developers to interact with the GPU. Microsoft and NVIDIA have partnered together to light up the CUDA C\/C++ development experience in VS Code. IntelliSense for CUDA C\/C++ is currently available with Visual Studio Code Insiders<\/a>. Build and debug support for GPU kernels is coming soon with NVIDIA Nsight Visual Studio Code Edition\u2014 check out <\/span>NVIDIA\u2019s Developer Blog<\/span><\/a> to learn more!<\/span><\/p>\n

Apple Silicon ARM64 support<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

In February, Visual Studio Code\u00a0announced\u00a0<\/span>its first release of stable Apple Silicon builds<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0With this\u00a0latest release,\u00a0the C++ extension\u2019s language server binaries also run natively on Apple Silicon.\u00a0Running the\u00a0language server\u00a0natively on Apple Silicon is more efficient\u00a0than running it with an\u00a0emulator, leading to\u00a0better performance and longer battery life.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The C++ extension language server provides IntelliSense (code editing features like Quick Info and Autocomplete), code navigation (Go to Definition\/Declaration, Find All References), and some refactoring features (like Rename symbol). Debugging C++ projects natively on Apple Silicon will be supported in the future, and you can check out this <\/span>GitHub issue (#7035)<\/span><\/a> for updates.<\/span><\/p>\n

Additional enhancements<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

In addition to\u00a0supporting CUDA C\/C++ IntelliSense and Apple Silicon ARM64 architecture, the\u00a0April\u00a02021\u00a0update\u00a0comes\u00a0with\u00a0a bunch\u00a0of enhancements!\u00a0We\u2019re especially excited about\u00a0<\/span>Auto-adding parentheses for function calls (#882)<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0one of our\u00a0top\u00a0voted GitHub\u00a0issues!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To\u00a0enable\u00a0automatically adding\u00a0parentheses\u00a0after function calls,\u00a0go to\u202f<\/span>File<\/span><\/b>\u202f>\u202f<\/span>Preferences<\/span><\/b>\u202f>\u202f<\/span>Settings<\/span><\/b>\u202fand under\u202f<\/span>Extensions<\/span><\/b>\u202f>\u202f<\/span>C\/C++,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>check the box under<\/span>\u00a0\u201cC_cpp: Autocomplete Add Parentheses.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Screenshot<\/a><\/p>\n

Then, when you insert a function call,\u00a0<\/span>parentheses will\u00a0<\/span>be added automatically<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0with the cursor placed inside or outside depending on\u00a0<\/span>whether<\/span>\u00a0the function requires\u00a0<\/span>parameters.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"GIF<\/a><\/p>\n

The April 2021 release\u00a0also\u00a0offers:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n