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⏱ Updated on Jan 17, 2018 with information on ImageWatch and Child Process Debugging
In this blogpost we want to highlight several Visual Studio extensions that can make your life better as a C++ developer if you’re using Visual Studio 2017 or considering upgrading.
August 25, 2017Aug 25, 201708/25/17A new update of C++/WinRT is available on GitHub! C++/WinRT is a standard C++ language projection for the Windows Runtime, implemented solely in header files.
The C++/WinRT team has been quiet since their announcements at CppCon 2016. They’ve made a lot of progress in this update,
August 25, 2017Aug 25, 201708/25/17In Visual Studio 2017 15.4 you can now target Linux from your CMake projects. This enables you to work on your existing code base that uses CMake as your build solution without having to convert it to a VS project. If your code base is cross-platform you can target both Windows and Linux from within Visual Studio.
August 22, 2017Aug 22, 201708/22/17Last week we shipped the August 2017 update to the Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension. Besides several bug fixes, this update includes a new command for resetting the IntelliSense database file and continued improvements to the new compiler-based IntelliSense engine. Thanks to everyone who provided us feedback on the new IntelliSense engine in the past couple months!
August 15, 2017Aug 15, 201708/15/17Visual Studio 2017 Update 15.3 is a major release with many different improvements coming to the product. You can learn more about these changes in the 15.3 Release Notes. One aspect I want to highlight in this blog post pertains to changes made to the C++ templates in File >
August 15, 2017Aug 15, 201708/15/17This post written by Sergiy Oryekhov and Andrew Pardoe
The latest C++ Core Guidelines Checker is deployed as a part of the Native Code Analysis tools in Visual Studio 2017 15.3. These tools are designed for use in Visual Studio, which provides a rule set editor for filtering warnings.
August 14, 2017Aug 14, 201708/14/17In Visual Studio 15.3, there are new ways for you to apply advanced configuration to your CMake environments.
Please download the latest and try out the latest CMake features. If you are just getting started with CMake, follow the link to learn more about CMake support in Visual Studio.
August 14, 2017Aug 14, 201708/14/17This post written by Sergiy Oryekhov and Andrew Pardoe
With several new rules added to the Core Guidelines Checker in Visual Studio 2017 15.3, the amount of warnings produced for pre-existing code may greatly increase. The C++ Core Guidelines include a lot of recommendations that cover all kinds of situations in C+ code.
August 11, 2017Aug 11, 201708/11/17Visual Studio 2017’s first toolset update, version 15.3, is currently in preview and will be released in its final form very soon. (The toolset consists of the compiler, linker, and libraries. After VS 2017 RTM, the 15.1 and 15.2 updates improved the IDE.
August 11, 2017Aug 11, 201708/11/17This post written by Sergiy Oryekhov and Andrew Pardoe
The C++ Core Guidelines can help improve your code and decrease your cost of maintenance by offering a wide range of recommendations: encouraging use of the standard library, avoiding use of unsafe practices whenever possible,
