C++ Team Blog

What’s New in vcpkg (June 2024)

June 27, 2024 Jun 27, 2024 06/27/24

Augustin Popa

This blog post summarizes changes to the vcpkg package manager as part of the 2024.06.15 release, 2024-06-10 tool release, as well as changes to vcpkg documentation throughout June. This month’s release includes some error message improvements and bug fixes. Some stats for this period:   vcpkg changelog (...

Understand your C++ symbols using Copilot in Visual Studio’s Quick Info

June 18, 2024 Jun 18, 2024 06/18/24

Sinem Akinci

Navigating your codebase and forget what exactly that method does? Looking for quick, easy-to-digest information on your code at any point in your development journey? We are excited to announce that now when you hover over symbols in your codebase, you'll be able to invoke Copilot conveniently within the Quick Info dialog to learn more ...

Bosch widely adopts Visual Studio 2022 after experiencing performance improvements for C++ Linux cross-compilation

June 10, 2024 Jun 10, 2024 06/10/24

Sinem Akinci

Introduction (image) The Bosch security camera team had been evaluating Visual Studio as a unified development setup for their team’s C++ development, which includes remote Linux C++ development for cross-compiling.  While evaluating Visual Studio 2022, the team had a positive experience of using Visual Studio for their C++ ...

Integrating C++ header units into Office using MSVC (3/n)

June 5, 2024 Jun 5, 2024 06/5/24

Cameron DaCamara, Zachary Henkel

Overview Introduction In our previous two (part 1, part 2) blog posts we discussed how Office was thinking holistically about header units. In this installment we’d like to share the concrete steps taken to integrate header units into the build of Microsoft Word, and their effect on build throughput. ...

What’s New in vcpkg (May 2024): Dedicated Pages for Each Package on vcpkg.io

May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 05/31/24

Augustin Popa

This blog post summarizes changes to the vcpkg package manager as part of the 2024.05.24 release as well as changes to vcpkg documentation throughout May. This month’s update also includes individual pages for each package on the vcpkg website as well as several new documentation articles. Some stats for this period...

C++ Refactoring tools in Visual Studio

May 30, 2024 May 30, 2024 05/30/24

Mryam Girmay

Code refactoring is the process of restructuring existing code, while its outward functionality remains unchanged. By refactoring, you can simplify complex code structures, reduce code redundancy, and enhance code reusability. Visual Studio offers many tools to help refactor your C++ code. This article will delve into these tools, using the ...

Visual Studio Code CMake Tools Extension 1.18 Update: Quick Start with CMake and more…

May 28, 2024 May 28, 2024 05/28/24

Sinem Akinci

The May release of CMake Tools in VS Code is now available. With this release, we have some new updates to the extension to improve CMake integrations with the extension's support. Some major highlights include improvements to the CMake: Quick Start command and support for CMake presets v7 and v8. To view the full list of updates with ...

What’s New for C++ Developers in Visual Studio 2022 17.10

May 22, 2024 May 22, 2024 05/22/24

Sy Brand

We are happy to announce that Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 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 Visual Studio downloads page or upgrade your existing installation by following the Update Visual Studio Learn page. Standard ...

C++ at VS Code Day 2024

May 16, 2024 May 16, 2024 05/16/24

Alexandra Kemper

Looking to get caught up on new C++ features released in the last year? Check out the new YouTube video What’s New with C++ in VS Code posted for VS Code Day 2024. VS Code Day is an annual event hosted by the VS Code team which lets you elevate your development workflow with the latest and greatest features from Visual Studio Code. Sessions ...

Use AI-Powered Rename Suggestions to rename your C++ variables in Visual Studio

May 13, 2024 May 13, 2024 05/13/24

Sinem Akinci

We are very excited to announce C++ support for AI-Powered Rename Suggestions from GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio 2022. Seamlessly integrated into your familiar Rename workflow in the IDE, AI-powered rename suggestions dynamically generate name suggestions for any C++ identifier. It will generate proposed names based on its usage and your ...