The third preview of Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 shows the usual assortment of improvements touching upon productivity for Git, the Roslyn .NET compiler platform, and especially C++. In fact, C++ ...

I've not been having luck here. I tried the workarounds I found on the internet, and haven't had success. I've got Windows 7 64-bit, and need to compile 64-bit apps. I *think* installing the Windows ...

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Version 17.5 Preview 2 brings a wide range of improvements to the IDE including an experimental implementation of C11 atomics in MSVC. Visual Studio 2022 17.5 Preview 2, the second preview of a ...

Whether you're new to C++ or a seasoned C++ coder, there are times when deciding how to do something seems arbitrary. The C++ Core Guidelines have been written to guide developers of all experience ...

A feature in a compiler included in Microsoft Corp.’s newly announced Visual C++ .Net application can unwittingly allow developers to create programs vulnerable to buffer overflow attacks, according ...

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The Portland Group, or PGI, a maker of high-performance compilers and tools, has announced the availability of PGI Visual Fortran, which integrates PGIs technology with Microsofts Visual Studio 2005 ...

On July 20, Microsoft declared Visual Studio 2015 officially done and available for download. The latest version of Microsoft's tool suite, as well as .Net 4.6, have been released to manufacturing and ...

Using Microsoft Roslyn and Visual Studio, dev shops with C# assets can compile apps to run in the browser with no extra coding A new compiler lets programmers use their C# skills to build JavaScript ...