March 2012

Auto-Vectorization on Channel9

Visual CPP Team March 27, 2012 Mar 27, 2012 03/27/12

Jim Radigan and I recorded a session for Channel9 last week, as part of the “Going Native” series. We describe the “auto-vectorizer” – a neat feature in the VS11 compiler backend that analyses loops, in regular, unmodified C++ code, and generates corresponding vector (SIMD) instructions: tight loops using ...

Using the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows 8 Consumer Preview with Visual Studio 2010

Visual CPP Team March 25, 2012 Mar 25, 2012 03/25/12

Now that the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows 8 Consumer Preview has been released, I would like to show you how you can use the Windows 8 SDK with Visual Studio 10. - In “Executable Directories” replace $(WindowsSdkDir)bin with $(...

VC11 ISO C++ Concurrency Tour in March Issue of MSDN Mag

Diego Dagum - MSFT March 16, 2012 Mar 16, 2012 03/16/12

Greetings!! I am Diego Dagum, Community Program Manager with the Visual C++ team. I recently got an article published in the current issue of MSDN Magazine about the ISO C++11 concurrency features implemented in Visual C++ 11. It’s a 101-level journey through standardized features like: [Read &...

Setting WINVER for MFC Applications

Visual CPP Team March 13, 2012 Mar 13, 2012 03/13/12

Hello, I’m Pat Brenner, a developer on the Visual C++ Libraries team, and I am the primary developer working on MFC. I’ve realized over the course of the past several years that a number of developers (especially those using ATL and/or MFC) can be confused about the proper usage and setting of the WINVER #define (and/or the ...

What’s New in Code Analysis for Visual Studio 11

Visual CPP Team March 9, 2012 Mar 9, 2012 03/9/12

The Code Analysis team has just posted an article on the latest improvements in Visual Studio 11. If you are a C++ developer (we guess you are as you are reading this blog), it’s worth taking a look. [Read the article here...

What’s up with MFC in Visual Studio 2011 Beta

Visual CPP Team March 5, 2012 Mar 5, 2012 03/5/12

Hello, I’m Pat Brenner, a developer on the Visual C++ Libraries team. Through this blog post I wanted to share some information about the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library, since I am the primary developer working on MFC. As you know, MFC is an important technology component which has been extensively used over the years by C++ ...

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Auto-Vectorization on Channel9

Using the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows 8 Consumer Preview with Visual Studio 2010

VC11 ISO C++ Concurrency Tour in March Issue of MSDN Mag

Setting WINVER for MFC Applications

What’s New in Code Analysis for Visual Studio 11

What’s up with MFC in Visual Studio 2011 Beta

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