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Visual Studio 2008 SP 1 /.NET 3.5 SP 1 out

Well, as expected, the Visual Studio 2008 SP1 has been released yesterday, together with an updated TR1 implementation. It contains some important fixes. Quoted right from the VC++ blog: The three most significant fixes are: * A massive performance improvement … Continue reading

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Server problems, VC feature pack updated

You probably noticed it, my blog was down for several hours due to a failure in the database server. Well, in the meantime, the Visual C++ Team released an updated VC++ feature pack which fixes the installer problems and several … Continue reading

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Visual C++ feature pack

Microsoft released the Visual C++ feature pack, which brings an updated MFC and — the best part — TR1 support to C++! No more looking for std::tr1::shared_ptr or std::tr1::unordered_set. Woho! Only problem is the installation currently fails if you are … Continue reading

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VC++ future and where is Microsoft going today?

Recently, Microsoft is quite open about the future of VC++, unlike the years before, and things are looking good actually. Herb Sutter is busy working on Concur (see Concur & C++ Presentation at Google Video). Nice to see a real … Continue reading

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