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Tools to make every C++ developer's lives better.

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Our free, virtual, one-day conference for the whole C++ community.

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Stories

Customer stories

Learn how teams around the world are using our tools to augment their workflows.

Siemens Healthineers manages C++ libraries with vcpkg in an offline build environment

Askia, an Ipsos company, achieved faster, reproducible builds with vcpkg

Genetec uses Visual Studio, CMake, vcpkg, and Docker for remote Linux C++ development

Bosch widely adopts Visual Studio 2022 after experiencing performance improvements for C++ Linux cross-compilation

Azure Networking Team reaches peak productivity with Visual Studio's new remote Linux capabilities and improvements

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C++ on Microsoft Learn

Documentation to help you make the most of our tools.

C++ Language Documentation

Learn to use C++ and the C++ standard library.

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Get Started with C++ in Visual Studio

Get up and running with C++ in minutes.

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MSVC Compiler and Build Tools Reference

Learn how to use the MSVC C++ compiler.

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MSVC Conformance

Find out the latest in our conformance improvements.

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C Runtime Library Reference

Learn how to use the C runtime library.

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C Language Documentation

Learn to use the C programming language.

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C++ Samples

Samples for a host of technologies, including ATL, MFC, and COM.

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Repositories

On GitHub

Some of our most popular open-source C++ libraries and tools.

Microsoft C++ Standard Library (STL)

Our open-source implementation of the C++ standard library.

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Guideline Support Library (GSL)

Functions and types that are suggested for use by the C++ Core Guidelines.

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Visual Studio Code C++ Extension

Adds language support for C/C++ to Visual Studio Code, including editing (IntelliSense) and debugging features.

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Visual Studio Code CMake Extension

Provides the native developer a full-featured, convenient, and powerful workflow for CMake-based projects in Visual Studio Code.

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C++/WinRT

Target the modern Windows API with modern C++.

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DirectXShaderCompiler

HLSL to DXIL compiler based on LLVM and Clang.

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Proxy

Next-generation polymorphism in C++.

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Augustin Popa

• October 29, 2026

What’s New in vcpkg (Oct 2026)

This blog post summarizes changes to the vcpkg package manager as part of the 2026-10-16 registry release and the 2026-09-26 tool release. These updates include configurable binary-cache compression, improved cache reliability and diagnostics, Boost 1.92, and other improvements and bug fixes. There are now 2,877 total ports available in the vcpkg curated registry. A port […] The post What’s New in vcpkg (Oct 2026) appeared first on C++ Team Blog.