Lifetime Profile Update in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2
The C++ Core Guidelines’ Lifetime Profile, which is part of the C++ Core Guidelines, aims to detect lifetime problems, like dangling pointers and references, in C++ code. It uses the type information...
View ArticleMSVC Backend Updates in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2: New Optimizations,...
In Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2 we have continued to improve the C++ backend with new features, new and improved optimizations, build throughput improvements, and quality of life changes. New Features...
View ArticleTemplate IntelliSense Improvements for Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2
In the first version of Template IntelliSense, we introduced the Template Bar which allowed you to provide sample arguments for your template in order to get a richer IntelliSense experience within the...
View ArticleC++ Productivity Improvements in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2
Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2 contains a host of productivity features, including some new quick fixes and code navigation improvements: Quick fixes for: Add missing #include NULL to nullptr Add missing...
View ArticleIn-editor code analysis in Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2
The C++ team has been working to refresh the Code Analysis experience inside Visual Studio. Last year, we blogged about some in-progress features in this area. We’re happy to announce that in Visual...
View ArticleIntroducing the New CMake Project Settings UI
Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2 introduces a new CMake Project Settings Editor to help you more easily configure your CMake projects in Visual Studio. The editor provides an alternative to modifying the...
View ArticleConcurrency Code Analysis in Visual Studio 2019
Concurrency Code Analysis in Visual Studio 2019 The battle against concurrency bugs poses a serious challenge to C++ developers. The problem is exacerbated by the advent of multi-core and many-core...
View ArticleNew Code Analysis Checks in Visual Studio 2019: use-after-move and coroutine
Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2 is an exciting release for the C++ code analysis team. In this release, we shipped a new set of experimental rules that help you catch bugs in your codebase, namely:...
View ArticleVisual Studio Code C/C++ extension: January 2019 Update
[Updated on 11/4/2019] – Removed mentions of “Improved Member Function Completion” which is no longer supported based on user feedback. The January 2019 update of the Visual Studio Code C++ extension...
View ArticleC++ Binary Compatibility and Pain-Free Upgrades to Visual Studio 2019
Visual Studio 2019 pushes the boundaries of individual and team productivity. We hope that you will find these new capabilities compelling and start your upgrade to Visual Studio 2019 soon. As you are...
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