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Ignoring Automatic Initialization for Code Analysis
Ignoring Automatic Initialization for Code Analysis
Avatar May 6, 2021 May 6, 2021 05/6/21
Reading uninitialized memory is one of the major sources of security vulnerabilities in C and C++ programs. Microsoft developed many tools to find such errors including compiler warnings, static analysis checks, and more recently: code instrumentation.  For a more detailed overview of uninitialized memory related vulnerabilities and ...
Pure Virtual C++ 2021 is Today
Pure Virtual C++ 2021 is Today
Sy Brand May 3, 2021 May 3, 2021 05/3/21
Pure Virtual C++, a free one-day virtual conference for the whole C++ community, is starting today (May 3rd) at 14:30 UTC. You can watch it and interact with the speakers at Learn TV. There'll be sessions on C++20 modules, CMake, vcpkg, and code analysis. All of our pre-conference demos, including what's new in C++20 support in MSVC, ...
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Pure Virtual C++ 2021 Schedule Available
Pure Virtual C++ 2021 Schedule Available
Sy Brand April 20, 2021 Apr 20, 2021 04/20/21
The schedule for Pure Virtual C++ 2021 is now live on the event website. Remember to sign up to be the first to access our extra on-demand C++ demos and get more virtual surprises. Schedule All times are on Monday 3rd May 2021 UTC. Abstracts and speaker bios are available on the website...
CMake Presets integration in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code
CMake Presets integration in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code
Erika April 20, 2021 Apr 20, 2021 04/20/21
CMakePresets.json was released in CMake 3.19 and 3.20 and allows users to specify common configure, build, and test options and share them with others. We have added support for CMakePresets.json in Visual Studio and the CMake Tools extension for Visual Studio Code. You can now invoke CMake with the same CMakePresets.json file in Visual Studio...
Visual Studio Code C++ Extension April 2021 Update: CUDA C/C++ IntelliSense and Apple Silicon Support
Visual Studio Code C++ Extension April 2021 Update: CUDA C/C++ IntelliSense and Apple Silicon Support
Julia Reid April 15, 2021 Apr 15, 2021 04/15/21
The April 2021 update of the Visual Studio Code C++ extension is now available! This latest release offers brand new features—such as IntelliSense for CUDA C/C++ and native language server support for Apple Silicon— along with a bunch of enhancements and bug fixes. To find out more about all the enhancements, check out our...
Finding Bugs with AddressSanitizer: MSVC Compiler
Finding Bugs with AddressSanitizer: MSVC Compiler
Augustin Popa April 7, 2021 Apr 7, 2021 04/7/21
Special thanks to Aaron Gorenstein for authoring this blog post. The AddressSanitizer (ASan) is generally available for MSVC since the recently-released Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9. We’ve already shown how easy it can be to find bugs in even production-ready code like EASTL. Here I’ll share an example of how it found a real bug in ...
Sign Up for the Pure Virtual C++ 2021 Conference
Sign Up for the Pure Virtual C++ 2021 Conference
Sy Brand April 6, 2021 Apr 6, 2021 04/6/21
Last year we ran the first Pure Virtual C++, a free one-day virtual conference for the whole C++ community. This May we're doing it again! Sign-up for free on the website to be the first to hear about our program schedule, access our extra on-demand C++ demos, and get more virtual surprises. The live event will run May 3rd 14:30-17:30 ...
vcpkg Host Dependencies for Cross-Compilation
vcpkg Host Dependencies for Cross-Compilation
Robert Schumacher March 31, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 03/31/21
If you’re not familiar with our C++ library manager vcpkg, welcome! This post covers an intermediate/advanced topic, so you may want to first get an overview and try things out from the vcpkg GitHub page or some of our previous blogs.   Introduction One of the best features of C++ is that it generates tailored, specialized code for...