Ayman Shoukry's WebLog
Microsoft Visual C++ Team & the Future of C++
Vacation in Cairo, Egypt.
Following my yearly tradition, I am spending the holidays in Cairo, Egypt with the family. It is...
Author: AymanS Date: 12/18/2006
Visual Studio 2005 SP1 released
The VC++ Team blog has all the details here. Thanks, Ayman
Author: AymanS Date: 12/18/2006
Visual C++ Orcas Forums
You can now discuss all VC++ Orcas releated issues at the VC++ Orcas MSDN Forums. The current Visual...
Author: AymanS Date: 10/19/2006
Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Beta is now available
The VC++ Team blog has all the details at...
Author: AymanS Date: 09/27/2006
Visual Studio .NET 2003 Service Pack 1 -- VC++ Team
On August 15, 2006, this release became available to the public and can be downloaded or obtained on...
Author: AymanS Date: 08/18/2006
VC++ IDE: Past, Present & Future
If you want to know more about the VC++ IDE, make sure to watch Shankar's channel9 video at...
Author: AymanS Date: 08/06/2006
VC++ 2005 IDE Tips and Tricks
Brois Jabes, a program manager on the VC++ team talks about a number of tips and tricks C++...
Author: AymanS Date: 07/14/2006
Take a look at the
slow chat at https://www.codeguru.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=89. The VC++ team talked about the...
Author: AymanS Date: 07/14/2006
Join our slow chat on Visual C++
During the week of June 19th, the Visual C++ team will be hosting a slow chat titled "Visual C++:...
Author: AymanS Date: 06/09/2006
Visual C++ Team Blog
The Visual C++ Team has started a team blog at https://blogs.msdn.com/vcblog/ This is a great step...
Author: AymanS Date: 05/26/2006
Want to know more about the VC++ 2005 compiler back-end
Check out Louis Lafreniere's channel9 video at https://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=192143...
Author: AymanS Date: 05/12/2006
VC2005 Breaking Change: typename’ needed for dependent name to be treated as a type
Original Code: template<class T>const T::X& f(T::Z* p); template<class T, int...
Author: AymanS Date: 05/05/2006
Want to know more about the Phoenix project....
Check out the Channel9 video by Jim Hogg at https://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=188589...
Author: AymanS Date: 05/03/2006
Breaking Change: I/O stream changes
Original Code: #include <iostream.h> int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { cout<<"Hello...
Author: AymanS Date: 04/26/2006
VC2005 Breaking Change: No More Implicit 'int'
Original Code: int main(){ const x = 0;} Error VC2005 issues: sample.cpp(3) : error C4430: missing...
Author: AymanS Date: 04/24/2006
VC++ Express Edition is Free
Effective from April 19th, all Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions are permanently Free. For more...
Author: AymanS Date: 04/21/2006
Breaking change: for scoping change – default is now: /Zc:forScope
Original Code: //sample.cpp int main() { for(int i = 0; i < 10; ++i); for(i = 0; i < 10; ++i)...
Author: AymanS Date: 04/20/2006
The first of the VC++ Channel9 series is out
You can now check Brandon Bray's video on channel9. There are more videos to come for multiple...
Author: AymanS Date: 04/13/2006
VC++ Optimization Session at the MDC 2006
Last February I gave a session at the MDC 2006. I have had some feedback for making the slide deck...
Author: AymanS Date: 04/04/2006
Visual C++ Libraries DLL Deployment
There have been lots of questions and concerns about deploying VC++ 2005 applications and what are...
Author: AymanS Date: 04/04/2006
VC++ 2005 Channel9 Series
The VC++ Team is considering a series of Channel9 videos focused on the new technologies offered by...
Author: AymanS Date: 12/03/2005
We shipped VS2005!
Today, Visual Studio 2005 and .net Framework 2.0 shipped. This is really the best VS version ever....
Author: AymanS Date: 10/28/2005
Named Return Value Optimization in Visual C++ 2005
Here is white paper that I will soon be submitting. Feel free to leave your comments. The Microsoft...
Author: AymanS Date: 10/13/2005
Great MVP Summit
During the last 2 days (specifically Friday & Saturday), the VC team met with some of the VC++...
Author: AymanS Date: 10/02/2005
VC++ Labs & PDC 2005
The VC++ team will be at the PDC 2005 and will offer a VC++ upgrade lab. You can expect to port your...
Author: AymanS Date: 08/30/2005
New Role
Since I posted my first and last message, a lot happened since then. I have actually moved into a...
Author: AymanS Date: 08/30/2005
Introduction
Hi All, This is my first experience with the world of blogging.My name is Ayman Shoukry and I am a...
Author: AymanS Date: 07/18/2005