Learn how you can incorporate Speech Recognition into your .Net MAUI applications
The post Speech Recognition in .NET MAUI with CommunityToolkit appeared first on .NET Blog.

May 2023 Cumulative Update Preview Updates for .NET Framework
The post .NET Framework May 2023 Cumulative Update Preview Updates appeared first on .NET Blog.

Learn how you can build intelligent apps and unleash the full potential of AI in your .NET applications using ChatGPT.
The post Transform your business with smart .NET apps powered by Azure and ChatGPT appeared first on .NET Blog.

Object detection using local environments is now available in ML.NET Model Builder to help you solve computer vision problems using machine learning.
The post Object Detection in ML.NET Model Builder appeared first on .NET Blog.

Learn what ChatGPT is and how you can get started using GPT models in conversations with Azure OpenAI service and .NET
The post Get started with ChatGPT in .NET appeared first on .NET Blog.

.NET 8 Preview 4 contains many exciting new features for the runtime and libraries, Native AOT improvements, modern build output and simplified paths, NuGet package security auditing, and much more!
The post Announcing .NET 8 Preview 4 appeared first on .NET Blog.

The team has been working hard to provide new highly requested capabilities for CMake users. Now, in version 1.14, we have provided a new Test Explorer for using CTest with your CMake projects. This release also features open-source community contributions from users.
The post What’s New for CMake Tools 1.14 in VS Code – Test Explorer appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

C++20 introduced Ranges to the standard library: a new way of expressing composable transformations on collections of data. This feature adds a huge amount of expressive power and flexibility to C++. As with many concepts in C++, that power comes with new concepts to learn,
The post Documentation for C++20 Ranges appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

The ISO C++ developer survey runs every year and is a great help to us in prioritizing work based on what the community cares about.

It only takes about 10 minutes to complete and closes tomorrow, so please take the time to fill it out.
The post Fill in the ISO C++ Developer Survey appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

The 2023.04.15 release of the vcpkg package manager is available. This blog post summarizes changes from February 25th, 2023 to April 15th, 2023 for the Microsoft/vcpkg, Microsoft/vcpkg-tool, and Microsoft/vcpkg-docs GitHub repos.

Some stats for this period:
39 new ports were added to the open-source registry.
The post vcpkg 2023.04.15 Release: vcpkg ships in Visual Studio, Xbox triplets, GitHub Actions Cache Support, and More… appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

C++23's new facilities for handling disappointments without exceptions.
The post Functional exception-less error handling with C++23’s optional and expected appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

Note: This post was co-authored with Incredibuild’s Director of Product Marketing, Yohai West.

We are pleased to announce that Visual Studio version 17.6 Preview 3 includes Incredibuild’s most advanced developer acceleration platform: Incredibuild 10. This release includes several notable, new features that empower teams to speed up the development process:
Patent-pending Build Cache technology allows developers to cache build outputs so that they can be reused by all team members.
The post Even faster builds with Incredibuild 10 and Visual Studio 17.6 Preview 3 appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

New fold algorithms in C++23, what they do, how to use them.
The post C++23’s New Fold Algorithms appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

Introduction
Since our announcement last month, the team has been working hard on building a new round of Unreal Engine integrations. Today, we are happy to show you the next set of features that can level up your game development productivity.
The post Maximize Unreal Engine Development with the Latest Integrations in Visual Studio 2022 appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

We are excited to announce that Create C++ Member Function can now be used to quickly add constructor and equality operator (operator ==) in Visual Studio 17.6 Preview 2. When you have a class with fields, you can add a default constructor,
The post Create C++ Member Function in Visual Studio appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

The 2023.02.24 release of the vcpkg package manager is available. This blog post summarizes changes from January 10th, 2023 to February 24th, 2023 for the Microsoft/vcpkg, Microsoft/vcpkg-tool, and Microsoft/vcpkg-docs GitHub repos.

Some stats for this period:
47 new ports were added to the open-source registry.
The post vcpkg 2023.02.24 Release: Default Triplet Changes, RISC-V support, Bug Fixes, and More… appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

The standard library now checks for more incorrect usage using the ASan "container overflow" feature in `std::string`.
The post std::string now supports Address Sanitizer appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

Code Analysis Improvements in VS 17.6
The post Code Analysis Improvements in Visual Studio 17.6 appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

Last year we introduced the ability to import ST projects in Visual Studio Code. We’re happy to announce the availability of this feature in Visual Studio 2022 17.6 as well.

In the world of Arm microcontrollers there are many silicon vendors,
The post Importing ST projects into Visual Studio appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

What are _if_exists and __if_not_exists

The __if_exists and __if_not_exists keywords in the Active Template Library (ATL) allow a user to test at compile time whether an identifier exists.  If the identifier exists, the associated statement block is executed.  __if_exists and __if_not_exists can be applied to the names of variables,
The post An alternative to __if_exists in ATL appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

We are excited to announce that we have added a new tool window, the Remote File Explorer, to Visual Studio in version 17.6 Preview 1.  This window provides you with the ability to browse, upload, and download files and folders on your remote machines that you are connected to via the Connection Manager within your Visual Studio instance.  
The post View files on your Remote Machines using the new Remote File Explorer in Visual Studio appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

The VS CMake team has been working in close collaboration with Kitware on developing a debugger for CMake scripts in the Visual Studio IDE (see this open Kitware issue for more details). We will be contributing this work back upstream (targeting the 3.27 release) so that the developer community can have it and work to improve it together,
The post CMake debugger allows you to debug your CMake scripts and more appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

We are happy to announce that Visual Studio 2022 version 17.5 is now generally available! This post summarizes the new features you can find in this release for C++. See the Visual Studio 17.5 announcement to learn about all of the features in the release.
The post Visual Studio 2022 version 17.5 for C++ Developers appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

Since the release of Visual Studio 2022, we have been focusing on building a cascade of productivity and performance improvements for game and large project developers. Today, we are happy to share the next set of features specifically aimed towards improving productivity for Unreal Engine development.
The post Unreal Engine Integrations Now Available in Visual Studio 2022 appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

Interested in what is going on and the future of .NET languages, (C#, F#, and Visual Basic)? We have just published an updated version of the .NET Language Strategy on our documentation!
The post Update to the .NET language strategy appeared first on .NET Blog.

The WinForms code-behind approach has always made app development in WinForms unrivaled fast. For complex line-of-business apps, however, it can become an architectural challenge. New Command- and Data Binding Features in .NET 7 make UI-Controllers and MVVM an alternative and allow them also be reused in UI stacks like .NET MAUI.
The post Using Command Binding in Windows Forms apps to go Cross-Platform appeared first on .NET Blog.

When developing desktop apps with .NET MAUI there are great built in features that you can integrate into your apps to deliver a higher quality experience for the form factor. Today, we take a look at 5 unique features to consider in your apps.
The post 5 .NET MAUI Features for Building Great Desktop Apps appeared first on .NET Blog.

January 2023 Cumulative Update Preview Updates for .NET Framework.
The post .NET Framework January 2023 Cumulative Update Preview appeared first on .NET Blog.