Visual C++@visualc

The Microsoft C++ team, working on @VisualStudio, @code, and #vcpkg.

 Redmond, WA
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Joined April 2009
AddressSanitizer is now available for MSVC builds targeting ARM64 (Preview). Try it out today! devblogs.microsoft.com/cppbl…
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Learn what's new for C++ developers in Visual Studio 2026! devblogs.microsoft.com/cppbl… #VisualStudio2026
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Pure Virtual C++ 2025 is live in under 30 minutes! piped.video/watch?v=H8nGW3GY…
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Join us as Zachary Henkel tells us about progress that Microsoft Word is making in adopting C++ 20 header units piped.video/watch?v=H6GQUg5J…
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Ben Deane is teaching us about Message Handling with Boolean Implication. Watch for free: piped.video/watch?v=H6GQUg5J…
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Keith Stockdale is telling us about testing shader code piped.video/watch?v=H6GQUg5J…
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Pure Virtual C++ 2024 is now live! Watch for free on YouTube: piped.video/watch?v=H6GQUg5J…
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In preparation for Pure Virtual C++ 2024 on the 30th April, @augustin_popa gives us an overview of vcpkg in 10 minutes piped.video/watch?v=ulftqyA3…

An Overview of vcpkg in 10 Minutes

Sign up for the free Pure Virtual C++ 2024 conference on April 30th...

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The pre-conference content for Pure Virtual C++ 2024 will be rolling out over the next two weeks, starting with @starfreakclone telling us about the IFC SDK for C++ Modules piped.video/watch?v=t6QCzVXr…
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Visual Studio now comes with a remote file viewer window. See it in action here piped.video/watch?v=GhmEKQGE…
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Did you know that Visual Studio Code has a Makefile extension? Find out about it here piped.video/watch?v=zbi6Wssc…
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If you've ever wondered how to integrate C++ and Python, this is the video for you piped.video/watch?v=UVgvLBV3…

Python and C++ Demo

We explore Python and C++ keybindings and using Visual Studio Mixed...

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Have you ever wondered how you can bridge C++ and Rust? @yoshuawuyts shows us how piped.video/watch?v=H4HQMH5x…
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Want to know about build-time reflection in C++? piped.video/watch?v=fXh2hVsF…
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How can Visual Studio help with your cross-platform and game development? Find out from @thecpppm and @sinem__akinci piped.video/watch?v=GzBzDW86…
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What is "Value Oriented Programming" and how can it change the way we look at code? @tvaneerd tells all piped.video/watch?v=AWZRa3BX…
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AddressSanitizer on Windows now comes with continue_on_error support. Find out all the details here piped.video/watch?v=i8_RfDAE…

Address Sanitizer continue_on_error | Pure Virtual C++ 2023

C++ memory safety errors continue to be a top concern. In this talk...

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C++ compiler errors should be for humans, not machines. Find out our recent and upcoming work in this space from @TartanLlama piped.video/watch?v=Bi-J1amq…
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Gabriel Dos Reis is live with our final talk on compile-time reflection piped.video/watch?v=yVqhvEOW…
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We're now hearing from Tony Van Eerd about Value-Oriented Programming! piped.video/watch?v=yVqhvEOW…
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Jim Radigan is now live talking about continue_on_error mode in Address Sanitizer! piped.video/watch?v=yVqhvEOW…
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Live in 10 minutes! piped.video/watch?v=yVqhvEOW…
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Pure Virtual C++ 2023, our free annual virtual conference for the whole C++ community, is starting in just over an hour! learn.microsoft.com/en-us/ev…
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Find out what we've been working on for C++20 and C++23 in MSVC from @StephanTLavavej in preparation for Pure Virtual C++ tomorrow! piped.video/watch?v=Dk_C_E8A…

MSVC C++23 Update

Join Stephen T. Lavavej, a member of the Visual C++ Libraries team,...

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We're excited to announce that Build Insights will be integrated into Visual Studio in the next preview version! Keep your eyes out for more details soon piped.video/watch?v=P63jEa85…

Build Insights in Visual Studio

We introduced Build Insights in 2019 as a way to troubleshoot build...

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Visual Studio now comes with a CMake Debugger! Find out more from @sinem__akinci piped.video/watch?v=1eVJBEV9…

CMake Debugger

Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 comes with a new CMake Debugger for...

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Learn about our recent improvements to our Lifetime Analysis checker with @XazaxHun piped.video/watch?v=fe6yu9AQ…

Lifetime Analysis Improvements

We've made many improvements to our lifetime analysis tool in Visua...

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We boosted performance of debug builds by always evaluating casts like std::move and std::forward at compile time. Find out more from @starfreakclone piped.video/watch?v=idwVQUG6…

How MSVC is Improving your Debug Build Performance

Debug build performance can be an important consideration for real-...

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You can now have per-project .natstepfilter and .natjmc files! Find out more from @isainstars piped.video/watch?v=gfbUdlKA…

Improved Step Filtering in the Visual Studio Debugger

The debugger now supports the inclusion of .natstepfilter and .natj...

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Our first video from @isainstars is on Breakpoint Groups in the Visual Studio Debugger piped.video/watch?v=GXmkWY9h…
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Sign up for the free Pure Virtual C++ conference on June 6th! learn.microsoft.com/en-us/ev…
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Want to know what's new in Visual Studio this year? See all the details and demos here piped.video/watch?v=vdblR5Ty…

New in Visual Studio 2022 - Conformance, Performance, Important...

https://cppcon.org/---What's New in Visual Studio 2022 - Conform...

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vcpkg tip: Need a different version of a library? Did you know vcpkg can help you manage libraries even if they are not in the catalogue? Use the ports overlay feature to bring custom libraries to your projects! aka.ms/cpptips/vcpkg-overlay… #mscpptip
vcpkg-configuration.json containing overlay-ports and overlay-triplets specifications

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Visual Studio Code tip: Use CMake Presets to invoke CMake the same way across all IDEs/CLI and share common options with your whole team. aka.ms/cpptips/vscode-cmake-… #mscpptip
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Visual Studio Code tip: Did you know you can view the local history of changes in Git and can easily rollback changes using the Git timeline view? aka.ms/cpptips/git #mscpptip
Timeline view, showing when the file was saved

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Visual Studio Code tip: clang-tidy support in VS Code can detect and fix common errors in your code. aka.ms/cpptips/clang-tidy #mscpptip
Typing "run code analys" into the VS Code Command menu, showing a few code analysis options.

ALT Typing "run code analys" into the VS Code Command menu, showing a few code analysis options.

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Visual Studio Code tip: Running and debugging your C++ code has gotten even easier! Now, the run/debug button in VS Code is a simple button to start running your code with a single click. #mscpptip
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Visual Studio Code tip: Use data breakpoints in VS Code to break execution on when a variable's value changes. aka.ms/cpptips/data-breakpoi… #mscpptip
Pressing "break on value change" in the right click menu of a local variable in the VS Code debug view.

ALT Pressing "break on value change" in the right click menu of a local variable in the VS Code debug view.

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Visual Studio Code tip: Did you know that you can use CMake task functionality built into VS Code to configure and run build, clean, clean rebuild, configure, install, and test tasks you want to automate for your workflow? aka.ms/cpptips/cmake-task #mscpptip
CMake task toolbar in VS Code, showing build, clean, configure tasks and more.

ALT CMake task toolbar in VS Code, showing build, clean, configure tasks and more.

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Visual Studio Code tip: Use Live Share built into VS Code to view, edit, and debug code in real-time with others. aka.ms/cpptips/liveshare #mscpptip
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Visual Studio tip: Visual Studio 2022 has support for vertical tabs, as well as colorizing tabs by project, file extension, and regex! aka.ms/cpptips/color-tabs #mscpptip
Vertical tabs showing files in a variety of folders, coloured differently depending on file extension.

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Visual Studio tip: Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4 Preview has experimental support for C++20 Modules and CMake. Just add your .ixx files to your target and use the Visual Studio CMake generator. #mscpptip
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ALT CMakeLists.txt showing .ixx files inside a call to add_executable

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Visual Studio tip: The Visual Studio debugger has customizable type visualizations. Did you know the .natvis file for the standard library is on GitHub? aka.ms/cpptips/natvis-github #mscpptip
.natvis code for std::expected

ALT .natvis code for std::expected

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Visual Studio tip: Intellisense can populate members based on some C++20 concepts requires clauses. #mscpptip
A concept which checks for the existence of a .pet function, then a part showing that the member function completion list has a .pet function added to it.

ALT A concept which checks for the existence of a .pet function, then a part showing that the member function completion list has a .pet function added to it.

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Visual Studio tip: Use Template Intellisense to see completions for a relevant type inside a template definition. aka.ms/cpptips/template-inte… #mscpptip

ALT Gif showing a lizard type being selected for template intellisense and the do_lizardy_things function showing in the member completion list

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Visual Studio tip: Go-to-definition/declaration now works even while you're refactoring! If you make changes to a function signature, navigation will still try to find the correct pair. #mscpptip

ALT Gif showing go-to-definition working after changing the return type of a function

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Visual Studio tip: Press Alt+F1 to try the experimental inline hints support, showing you deduced types and parameter names directly in the editor. #mscpptip

ALT Gif showing inline hints being toggled on and off in the editor

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Do you use clang-tidy? You can now use it in Visual Studio Code! Find out how in this pre-conference recording for Pure Virtual C++ 2022. docs.microsoft.com/en-us/eve…
Join us for a free, three-hour virtual conference for the whole C++ community. Streaming live on Learn TV. April 26 2022 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT Visit https://aka.ms/purevirtualc++2022 to learn more

ALT Join us for a free, three-hour virtual conference for the whole C++ community. Streaming live on Learn TV. April 26 2022 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT Visit https://aka.ms/purevirtualc++2022 to learn more
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Find out what's new in productivity features for Visual Studio 2022 in this pre-conference recording for Pure Virtual C++ 2022. docs.microsoft.com/en-us/eve…
Join us for a free, three-hour virtual conference for the whole C++ community. Streaming live on Learn TV. April 26 2022 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT Visit https://aka.ms/purevirtualc++2022 to learn more

ALT Join us for a free, three-hour virtual conference for the whole C++ community. Streaming live on Learn TV. April 26 2022 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT Visit https://aka.ms/purevirtualc++2022 to learn more
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Hot Reload lets you make changes to your application while debugging without having to stop the program. Find out more in this pre-conference recording for Pure Virtual C++ 2022. docs.microsoft.com/en-us/eve…
Join us for a free, three-hour virtual conference for the whole C++ community. Streaming live on Learn TV. April 26 2022 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT Visit https://aka.ms/purevirtualc++2022 to learn more

ALT Join us for a free, three-hour virtual conference for the whole C++ community. Streaming live on Learn TV. April 26 2022 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT Visit https://aka.ms/purevirtualc++2022 to learn more

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Visual Studio 2022 makes targeting macOS easier than ever! Find out how in this pre-conference recording for Pure Virtual C++ 2022 docs.microsoft.com/en-us/eve…
Join us for a free, three-hour virtual conference for the whole C++ community. Streaming live on Learn TV. April 26 2022 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT Visit https://aka.ms/purevirtualc++2022 to learn more

ALT Join us for a free, three-hour virtual conference for the whole C++ community. Streaming live on Learn TV. April 26 2022 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT Visit https://aka.ms/purevirtualc++2022 to learn more
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Find out how to use data breakpoints from Visual Studio Code in this pre-conference recording for Pure Virtual C++ 2022 docs.microsoft.com/en-us/eve…
Join us for a free, three-hour virtual conference for the whole C++ community. Streaming live on Learn TV. April 26 2022 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT Visit https://aka.ms/purevirtualc++2022 to learn more

ALT Join us for a free, three-hour virtual conference for the whole C++ community. Streaming live on Learn TV. April 26 2022 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT Visit https://aka.ms/purevirtualc++2022 to learn more
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Looking for a C++ package manager? Find out how vcpkg could help you in this pre-conference recording for Pure Virtual C++ 2022. docs.microsoft.com/en-us/eve…
Join us for a free, three-hour virtual conference for the whole C++ community. Streaming live on Learn TV. April 26 2022 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT Visit https://aka.ms/purevirtualc++2022 to learn more

ALT Join us for a free, three-hour virtual conference for the whole C++ community. Streaming live on Learn TV. April 26 2022 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT Visit https://aka.ms/purevirtualc++2022 to learn more
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We've added indexing support to Find in Files to bring huge performance improvements for large projects! Check out the details here: piped.video/watch?v=xR8W3Mc5…
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Want to learn what's new in MSVC for C++20 and C++23? @StephanTLavavej gives us all the details in preparation for Pure Virtual C++ 2022 on April 26th. piped.video/watch?v=DAl37n2X…
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Maintaining a C++ GitHub repo? Enable Code Scanning in your GitHub Actions and take advantage of MSVC Code Analysis today. Here's how: devblogs.microsoft.com/cppbl…
GitHub Security tab showing a C++ warning originating from MSVC Code Analysis

ALT GitHub Security tab showing a C++ warning originating from MSVC Code Analysis
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