{"id":32176,"date":"2023-05-16T17:36:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T17:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/?p=32176"},"modified":"2023-05-16T17:36:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T17:36:22","slug":"visual-studio-17-6-for-cpp-devs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/visual-studio-17-6-for-cpp-devs\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 for C++ Developers"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are happy to announce that Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 is now generally available! This post summarizes the new features you can find in this release for C++. You can download Visual Studio 2022 from the\u00a0Visual Studio downloads page\u00a0<\/a>or upgrade your existing installation by following the\u00a0Update Visual Studio Learn page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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You\u2019re used to debugging your C++ code with a lot of help from the IDE, but what about your build system? You can use the new CMake Debugger to debug your CMake scripts at configure time.\"View<\/a><\/p>\n

You can set breakpoints based on filenames, line numbers, and when CMake errors are triggered, and can view call stacks of filenames and watch defined variables. Furthermore, the locals window will track CMake variables, targets, and tests.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ve added a new Remote File Explorer feature. With this you can browse, upload, and download files to your remote machine listed in the Connection Manager, directly from Visual Studio.<\/p>\n

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You can now use the Create Member Function feature to quickly add constructors and equality operators to your classes. When you have a class with member data, three dots will appear under the class name, and hovering over them will display a screwdriver icon. The drop-down from the screwdriver icon will display the new member function suggestions. With this, you can add a default constructor, constructor with all fields, equality operator, and equality operator with all fields.\u00a0 You can learn more about this feature in our Create C++ Member Function in Visual Studio<\/a> blog post.<\/p>\n

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We made improvements to the Solution – Close scenario, which makes closing a solution containing C++ projects faster. The overall perf improvements can make closing a solution in some cases from 20% faster for small codebases, to 50% faster in some cases for large solutions (1000+ projects). We expect the wins to be more noticeable in large projects. For Chromium, the improvements are typically 50% faster, saving 20 seconds of time.<\/p>\n

The Visual Studio Installer now lets you install Incredibuild 10, which comes with a host of new features, including new build cache technology, an improved license management system, and cloud optimization. You can find out more about these features and how you can use them in our Even faster builds with Incredibuild 10 and Visual Studio 17.6 Preview 3<\/a> blog post.<\/p>\n

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We have added initial support for C++20 mode in C++\/CLI projects. All C++20 headers can be\u00a0#included<\/code>\u00a0in a\u00a0\/clr<\/code>\u00a0compilation without restrictions. You can find out more details in our C++20 Support for C++\/CLI blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We continue to work on C++23 support in our standard library, as well as improving our support for existing standards. Many of these features have been contributed by you folks in the community: thank you! You can find the full changelist on the Microsoft STL GitHub page<\/a>. Here are some highlights:<\/p>\n