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C++ IDE Improvements in Visual Studio 2013

August 23, 2013 Aug 23, 2013 08/23/13
Jennifer Leaf [MSFT]
When we considered what features to add to the C++ IDE in Visual Studio 2013, we decided to focus on improving the C++ code editing experience. We've added a number of features that will help you write and format your code more quickly, and will give you more useful information in IntelliSense. You can configure the behavior of most of these ...

C9::GoingNative: Visual C++ Upcoming IDE Demos, a CRT Talk and More!!

August 29, 2011 Aug 29, 2011 08/29/11
Diego Dagum - MSFT
(image) Greetings! Charles Torre and I came back with the second episode of Channel 9 Going Native –which is actually episode 1, considering that C++, as a C-like language, starts indexing from 0. This time we follow up from a recent article that my colleague and friend Sumit Kumar (Program Manager in the Visual C++ team) wrote last ...

First Look at the New C++ IDE Productivity Features in Visual Studio 11

August 24, 2011 Aug 24, 2011 08/24/11
Visual CPP Team
(image) Hi! I am Sumit Kumar, a Program Manager on the Visual C++ team. Today I will talk to you about some of the exciting new IDE functionality in the next version of Visual Studio that will make you, the C++ developer, more productive with your daily code focused tasks. In this blog post you will get a preview of the new features ...

C++/CLI IntelliSense in Visual Studio vNext

March 3, 2011 Mar 3, 2011 03/3/11
Diego Dagum - MSFT
Recently Mohsen & Craig talked about a Renaissance within C++ development and Tony talked rebuilding our developer communication around C++, both of these videos touched on the subject of providing a more real world pragmatic discussion around why we do things and what we’re planning. This post is the first in a series of posts we&...

Issues with F1-Help in C++ Projects

December 15, 2010 Dec 15, 2010 12/15/10
Visual CPP Team
(image) Hi! My name is Ulzii Luvsanbat and I’m a Senior Test Lead with the Visual C++ team. Diego told me about some feedback received in a recent post regarding the accuracy and usefulness of the F1-Help command when working on C++ projects. First of all, I want to start by thanking all of you guys for your feedback on F1 Help ...