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What’s new for C++ cross-platform developers in Visual Studio 2022

November 18, 2021 Nov 18, 2021 11/18/21

Erika Sweet

Visual Studio 2022 is available now! Check out the video below to learn what’s new for C++ developers who are building for more than just Windows, or who are developing with an eye to open source. This video covers: Contact us Have questions or comments about Visual Studio 2022? Want to share feedback ...

Microsoft C++ Code Analysis with GitHub Actions

October 26, 2021 Oct 26, 2021 10/26/21

Daniel Winsor

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New Compiler Warnings for Dynamic Initialization and User Defined Sections

August 24, 2021 Aug 24, 2021 08/24/21

Xiang Fan

We've added two new warnings to MSVC for misuses of binary sections reserved for the compiler. This short post will explain the issues which they warn against, and potential fixes for your code. The MSVC C++ compiler provides several ways to create sections and place data in them. The linker will convert them into the 'sections' in the PE (...

Attach to a Remote Process with LLDB in Visual Studio 2022 Preview 3

August 11, 2021 Aug 11, 2021 08/11/21

Erika Sweet

You can now use Attach to Process to remote debug processes with GDB or LLDB in Visual Studio. The ability to attach to a process running on a remote system with GDB was added in Visual Studio 2019. The ability to attach to a process with LLDB is new in Visual Studio 2022 Preview 3. Remote debugging in Visual Studio is especially valuable ...

Build and Debug C++ with WSL 2 Distributions and Visual Studio 2022

July 14, 2021 Jul 14, 2021 07/14/21

Erika Sweet

Visual Studio 2022 introduces a native WSL 2 toolset for C++ development. This toolset is available now in Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 Preview 2. WSL 2 is the new, recommended version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) architecture that provides better Linux file system performance, GUI support, and full system call compatibility. ...

STL Visualizers on GitHub

June 23, 2021 Jun 23, 2021 06/23/21

Anju Del Moral Gonzalez

We are happy to announce that now it’s possible to contribute to the STL Visualizers for Visual Studio's debugger on GitHub. A visualizer is a file with .natvis extension that allows you to manipulate the way native types appear in the debugger's watch window. (image) We've been working on fixing existing issues with the ...

C++20’s Extensions to Chrono Available in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.10

June 1, 2021 Jun 1, 2021 06/1/21

Miya Natsuhara

While the header has been available as part of the STL since C++11, among the changes included in C++20 there were several extensions to chrono including support for calendrical types, time zones, leap seconds, and integration with format. A great deal of innovation and work was required in order to complete these additional features; ...

Preview of using CMake Presets for Azure Sphere development

May 27, 2021 May 27, 2021 05/27/21

Marc Goodner

We are happy to announce that CMake Presets preview support is available in the Visual Studio 16.10 release as well as CMake Tools version 1.7 for Visual Studio Code. Erika introduced CMake Presets and why you should use them, this post will focus on how they can be used for Azure Sphere development across Visual Studio, VS Code, and GitHub...

CMake Presets integration in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code

April 20, 2021 Apr 20, 2021 04/20/21

Erika Sweet

CMakePresets.json was released in CMake 3.19 and 3.20 and allows users to specify common configure, build, and test options and share them with others. We have added support for CMakePresets.json in Visual Studio and the CMake Tools extension for Visual Studio Code. You can now invoke CMake with the same CMakePresets.json file in Visual Studio...

Sign Up for the Pure Virtual C++ 2021 Conference

April 6, 2021 Apr 6, 2021 04/6/21

Sy Brand

(image) Last year we ran the first Pure Virtual C++, a free one-day virtual conference for the whole C++ community. This May we're doing it again! Sign-up for free on the website to be the first to hear about our program schedule, access our extra on-demand C++ demos, and get more virtual surprises. The live event will run May 3rd 14:30...

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