The VC++ team and Microsoft Research have been working for some time on a project called Phoenix , which is our next generation platform for generating, analyzing, and transforming programs. Kang Su has recently begun blogging about Phoenix -- highly...

Note to self: need to make VC++ so cool that the very icons in the IDE are deemed newsworthy .

In the comment area , Nish Sivakumar, VC++ MVP, pointed out some further VC6 migration info available on his blog . I want to make sure Nish gets proper airtime, since his blog is a great VC++ resource

Breaking news... The ECMA General Assembly has approved C++/CLI as an international standard. ECMA has also submitted the C++/CLI standard to ISO for fast-track processing.

I'm back in Redmond today after spending a few days in Dallas for the VC++ Accelerator Lab. Thanks to all that attended! The lab was a great success, with most attendees completing their port to VC++ 2005 or leaving with only minor issues to resolve....

I'm here in Dallas delivering 2005's final VC++ Accelerator Lab at our Las Colinas campus with Ayman Shoukry , Jonathan Caves, and Samer Boshra. Some of you may be interested to know that I elected to stay in a non- cricket hotel this time around. We...

Developer.com posted a brief-but-informative article by Nick Wienholt on MFC and WinForms integration in Visual Studio 2005: Part 1 and Part 2 .

I travel a good deal. So, what that means -- other than that I've hardened to the point that I will readily drown baby kittens for an exit row seat -- is that a read a lot. I like to mix up the reading; I'll alternate between classics and contemporary...

Reader Peter accepts that the VC++ team might have different priorities than the C# or VB teams, but this leads to another question: " Fair enough. Then I ask: What features did the C++ team put in instead when deciding not to put in feature supported...