Microsoft continues its plan to revitalize its decades-old C/++ compiler, with a focus on areas such as diagnostics and standards compliance, while striving for backward compatibility. The company, in ...

In version 17.14 of Visual Studio 2022, the MSVC compiler generates code twenty percent faster than in version 17, according to Microsoft. Furthermore, the compiler simplifies the data flow so that ...

Microsoft is bringing GitHub Copilot’s most advanced Visual Studio integration to C++, allowing the AI assistant to tap into the compiler's understanding of whole C++ codebases.

Microsoft published guidance explaining how C++ developers can upgrade their existing projects to Visual Studio 2026. The company said the process is straightforward and designed to minimize ...