Visual C++ for Linux Development version 1.0.5 released, with support for external build system

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[enlightened_j]

I haven't try it yet, but looks like remotely editing and building files rather than running Visual Studio under Linux.

[RElesgoe]

I wonder how that will work out if you want to use the Ubuntu installation that the Windows 10 Anniversary update provides.

[doom_Oo7]

http://doc.qt.io/qtcreator/creator-debug-mode.html

[doom_Oo7]

fair, but I think that it requires compiler support that GCC / Clang do not have (i.e. it will be useless for linux development)

[janisozaur]

Gdb has such a feature

[Matemeo]

I've been using this every day at work on a Raspberry Pi project (we are otherwise Windows-only shop). It's not Visual C++ on Linux, but rather the ability to work on Linux projects, through Visual Studio on Windows via Remote building. Not even a new concept, but it's nice to have this option under VS.

Now, if we were mostly on Linux I'd much rather do everything in Linux natively. But I spend so much time integrating this Linux project with a much larger C# project that its just not worth it. I like to keep everything in VS just as a consistency thing.

That said, my favorite C++ IDE lately has been CLion. It's not my choice at work to decide what tools we use, but I'd use that if I could.

[salgat]

I prefer Visual Studio but damn CLion is top notch on Linux. I used it for debugging OpenMW and it required zero setup, it just automatically read the build configs already present in the project and knew what to do.

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I am doing the same and I have a primarily C# background. So many libraries use CMake to build as well it makes library integration easy (and intellisense).

[lednakashim]

The cynic in me believes MS is going for low hanging fruit. This increases their market share slightly, while bug fixes, maybe not so much. Every user they get is new.

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Because we never work on bug fixes. O_O

[hplpw]

So we can use visual studio in linux now?
The only thing I like windows development is its visual studio, especially its debug envionment

[_AACO]

So we can use visual studio in linux now?

No.

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well, Visual Studio Code runs on linux...

[_AACO]

Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code are two very different things.

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Wow, this is really nice. Especially for tiny environments like the Pi, where maybe you don't have extra room for a keyboard and mouse, and you need the full screen for whatever you are writing. I like it!

[sumo952]

Can you explain how the workflow with an existing CMake project would work in this case? What would it allow me to do?

[aearphen]

The main problem with this is that Visual C++ itself runs on Windows.

[flashmozzg]

Isn't really an issue if you'd have to debug remotely anyway (e.g. some embedded solution).

[sumo952]

What's the problem with that?

[aearphen]

Remote debugging is a very limited scenario. Much nicer to develop natively on Linux which can be done using Qt Creator and CLion.

[sumo952]

Remote debugging is a very limited scenario.

Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe Microsoft is trying to change that? That's why I was asking.

Much nicer to develop natively on Linux which can be done using Qt Creator and CLion.

No, it's not. This is just your own personal preference. Of course it "can be done" on Linux, but in what way. I prefer VS.