@thecpppm

C++ Game Developer PM at @visualc and @visualstudio, talk to me about your game developer experiences! PC gamer at heart. he/him

Joined July 2020
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devblogs.microsoft.com/cppbl… My colleagues, Cody & STL, has spent quite a bit of time bringing constexpr <cmath> to MSVC. It was a massive undertaking but in the end MSVC will be able to provide extremely accurate results from these functions at compile-time! Don't miss this series!

MSVC C++23: constexpr cmath with LLVM Libc - C++ Team Blog

Proposal P0533R9 made numerous math functions in the standard library compile-time evaluable in C++23. Implementing the feature required a good bit of

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Thank you for using Unreal Engine!
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Me after playing this game
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New look at ‘The Defiant’ 👀 Stories from the Chinese battlefields of World War II.
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missing the ultra slim anker one
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More info in my blog: devblogs.microsoft.com/cppbl…

Faster C++ iterative builds with GitHub Copilot - C++ Team Blog

Slow builds are a consistent theme of feedback from C++ developers. We built GitHub Copilot build performance for Windows so you can leverage Copilot to

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Sometimes a change can make your clean build slower but your everyday builds faster. Our new iterative build tool measures both so you can decide which optimizations to keep. Available now in Visual Studio 2026
Splash page for @buildperfcpp agent in Visual Studio

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Try out the new Whole Codebase Indexing (WCI) available in Visual Studio 18.9 Insiders 1 for: -faster code navigation and colorization - CodeLens references for C++ - richer symbols for Copilot tools Check out the latest blogpost here: devblogs.microsoft.com/cppbl…

Rethinking C++ Performance: Faster Code Navigation and GitHub Copilot Tools with Whole Codebase...

In large C++ codebases, your code understanding and navigation depend on quickly determining how symbols, declarations, definitions, and references are Faster C++ navigation and colorization with the...

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Visual C++@visualcJul 9
Pure Virtual C++ 2026 is July 21. First look at two featured sessions on cutting C++ build pain: Ryan Shepherd on C++20 modules in C++/WinRT (Windows Terminal cut builds ~15% and shed tens of GB), and David Li on letting Copilot fix real build bottlenecks: devblogs.microsoft.com/cppbl…

Pure Virtual C++ 2026 [Meet the Speakers, Part 1]: Build Faster, Run Faster - C++ Team Blog

Meet the speakers behind Pure Virtual C++ 2026. In part one, Ryan Shepherd and David Li show how to build faster and smaller with C++20 modules and GitHub Copilot build performance.

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Replying to @UnrealStudyInfo
Visual Studio 2026 is supported for UE5.8. I've asked the Epic docs team to update that page.
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Visual C++@visualcJun 16
Adobe used MSVC's sample-based profile-guided optimization to speed up Photoshop brush strokes, file opens, and filter execution on Windows: 20% faster on x64, 13% on ARM64. Profiles come from real release builds, no source rewrites. devblogs.microsoft.com/cppbl…

Boosting Adobe Photoshop’s Performance with MSVC and SPGO - C++ Team Blog

Boosting Adobe Photoshop’s Performance with MSVC and SPGO Adobe and Microsoft worked together to improve Photoshop performance and responsiveness on

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Sub agents are coming to Copilot in Visual Studio. Such as smooth implementation too. Coming soon...
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Visual C++@visualcMay 7
GitHub Copilot build performance for Windows now supports project-specific builds. Build one MSBuild project or CMake target instead of your entire codebase. Available in Visual Studio Insiders. Learn more: devblogs.microsoft.com/cppbl…

Project-Specific Build Optimizations with GitHub Copilot - C++ Team Blog

GitHub Copilot build performance for Windows now supports project-specific builds in Visual Studio Insiders for MSBuild and CMake

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MSVC Build Tools 14.51 RC is here: C++23/C++20 conformance fixes, modernized parser, consteval + coroutine improvements, tons of SSA/CSE/SROA/PGO optimizer wins, preview Intel APX, full ARM64 SVE, SIMD‑boosted STL, and a long list of bug fixes. 📘 Blog: buff.ly/bIcA18l
Text reads: C++ MSVC Build Tools Version 14.51 Release Candidate Now Available Read the C++ Blog

ALT Text reads: C++ MSVC Build Tools Version 14.51 Release Candidate Now Available Read the C++ Blog

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Dropping today: our new logo in dynamic backgrounds, profile backgrounds, and gamer pics!
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Visual C++@visualcApr 16
GitHub Copilot Build Performance helps reduce C++ build times by identifying expensive header includes, template instantiations, and function generation costs. It then plans optimizations, with you in control. Using it today? Share your experience: surveymonkey.com/r/5YBM8BX

Feedback for Visual Studio and GitHub Copilot build performance for Windows

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I've requested a backport for the fix. It will be in the next servicing release in v14.50
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Learn more: aka.ms/VSGDC2026

Visual Studio at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 - C++ Team Blog

See Visual Studio, GitHub Copilot, and Windows tools cut friction across your game dev workflow at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026

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Going to @Official_GDC 2026? See how the latest updates to @VisualStudio 2026, GitHub Copilot, PowerToys, and Windows dev tools boosts your game dev productivity. We are live on Thursday March 12, 10:10 AM PT in Room 2009, West Hall. Details below:
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GitHub Copilot CLI is now GA 🎉 This is agentic development, right in the terminal—planning, building, testing, and reviewing without context switching. A big step forward in how developers work. 🚀 aka.ms/AAzxlnr

GitHub Copilot CLI is now generally available - GitHub Changelog

GitHub Copilot CLI—the terminal-native coding agent that brings the power of GitHub Copilot directly to your command line—is now generally available for all Copilot subscribers. Editor’s note...

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CppCon@CppConFeb 14
We have just released a new CppCon 2025 Video! MSVC C++ Dynamic Debugging: How We Enabled Full Debuggability of Optimized Code - by @ericbrumer- CppCon 2025 youtu.be/YnbO140OXuI #Coding #Cplusplus #Cpp #Programming #cppcon
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