Visual Studio 2022 17.5 comes with C++ upgrades, AI-powered coding

Visual Studio's C++ capabilities
AI-powered coding suggestions

Posted: 02.23.2023

Microsoft's newest version Visual Studio 2022 17.5 is available now. It includes a wide range of capabilities such as C++ cross-platform development, coding with AI assistance, optimized API development, and better code search. Users can easily download Visual Studio 17.5 from its website.

The Linux console has been transferred into the integrated terminal in order to facilitate working with a remote Linux machine. This function was set up mainly for C++ developers. Suggesting console input and seeing console input for programmers is provided by their integrated console window. Running of development containers is now available for use even on remote machines. Besides, the interactive shell can be opened in the container in the integrated terminal.

C11 atomics were encompassed in MSVC (Microsoft Visual C++) compiler thanks to the extension of the standard library. Lock-free atomics have initial support solely. It is necessary to add, new functionalities of a cross-platform open-source built system generator, CMake, contribute to stimulating the fast compilation of workflows.

An important part of this new release is AI-powered coding suggestions. Visual Studio 17.5 provides intent-based code variants with parallel offers in the editor based on the last changes in code. Machine learning technology helps in reading and comprehension a construction of typical edits in code to enable aforementioned suggestions.

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