Microsoft Visual C++:Product information, technical resources, samples and downloads, news and reviews.
An Interview With Microsoft's New Visual C++ Architect Stanley Lippman: Talks about the future of Visual C++.
An STL Error Decryptor for Visual C++: A set of tools to shorten the length of VC++ 6/7 STL-related error messages, allowing essential information to fit in status bar at the bottom of the Visual Studio IDE. [Freeware]
C++ Games: A place where the C++ Programmer can learn to develop games, featuring source code, tips, tutorials, directx, programming, training courses, links, and games.
Cetus Links / Visual C++: Collection of links on Visual C++
CodeGuru - Visual C++: A lot of Visual C++ and MFC sources, tips and tricks. Big developers forum.
CoderSource.net: Provides articles on C++, Win32, C, MFC using VC++ compiler and other associated Windows based C++ compilers with sufficient sample programs.
CommentWizard: An add-in for standardizing and automating the creation of C/C++ source code comments.
DevPartner for Visual C++: Compuware Numega offers three tools for Visual C++ in one package: BoundsChecker for error detection and debugging, TrueTime for performance analysis, and TrueCoverage for testing, code coverage and stability tracking
Hello, World program: Visual C++
IncrediBuild by Xoreax Software: Add-on to MS Visual C++ that significantly boosts compilation speed. Free 30-day trial version available for download.
Joe O'Leary's Projects: CStdString class, W32 Utility Library, CW32String, W32HardLink. Also Attila project - staff like Doc/View, common dialogs, window serialization, GDI Wrappers, ax support for property pages and command UI.
Microsoft: Visual C++ Forum at Tek-Tips: Technical support forums and mutual help system for computer professionals. Selling and recruiting forbidden.
msvcdb: A GPL'd interface to Visual Studio with support for emacs integration.
Portability Hints: Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 SP4: Provides hints on some language features of the Microsoft Visual C++ compiler. Includes a list describing particular issues, complete with sample source code to demonstrate the effect.
The Code Project: Free source code and tutorials for Windows developers. Programming help for Visual C++, MFC and other topics.
Use of the Debugger in Visual C++: Explains how to use the debugger in Visual C++ Versions 5 and 6.
Using Visual C++? Consider These Upgrades: If you write Visual C++ code for living, consider these upgrades for an instant productivity boost.
VC++ to Aim at Full ANSI/ISO Compliance?: In this interview, C++ luminary Herb Sutter tells DevX where C++ is headed in the future and what he'll be concentrating on in his new role as Microsoft's official liaison to the C++ developer community.
Visual C++ .NET Standard Free Optimizing Compiler: Explanation and tips to integrate the Visual Studio .NET Professional Edition optimizing compiler, from the Visual C++ Toolkit 2003, into the Visual C++ .NET Standard Edition.
Visual C++ Team Blog: Provides commentary from members of the Visual C++ development, test and program management teams. Topics include product planning, feature development and other interesting news from the world of Visual C++.
Visual C++, MFC, C++ - Tips and Tricks: FAQs, snippets, sample projects and freeware.
Visual Sidekick: An add-in for Visual C++ 5 and 6, featuring fast searchable symbol database browser, source code navigator, source code generator, code metrics, header-flip, method-flip, and clipboard history. [Shareware]
Visual Studio Booster for Microsoft Visual C++: Add tabbed windows management to Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 IDE. Switch between opened document windows by the easy clicking tabs. [Shareware]
Visual Studio Magazine: Articles, tips and tricks, and developer message boards specializing in general Visual C++ programming, COM, MFC, DirectX/Direct3D, and STL.
Win32 Foundation Classes: Freeware class library to do NT specific things.
WndTabs: Add-in for Microsoft Developer Studio, adds a docking tab bar. Each tab names a window that's opened in the workspace. Also add-ins: Project Line Counter - gives line count statistics for Visual C++ project; Communication Library. [Open source]
Write Faster Code with the Modern Language Features of Visual C++ 2005: In this article Stephen Toub explains the new optimization technology of the next Visual C++ version. He also describes the new compilation modes that ensure Common Language Infrastructure compliance and verifyability for the .NET framework.