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HubPage	hub-page	Visual C++ Documentation | Microsoft Docs	Learn how to use C++ to develop applications, services, and tools for your platforms and devices.

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  Install Visual Studio and choose your C++ workloads

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  Get Started with Visual Studio and C++

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  What’s new for C++ in Visual Studio 2017

Visual C++ Documentation

• Workloads
  • Workloads
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      Universal Windows Platform development

      Develop apps for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) using C++.

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      Windows development with C++

      Create classic Windows desktop applications, static libs and DLLs using Win32, MFC, ATL, COM, and/or C++/CLI.

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      Linux development

      Create applications for various Linux distros.

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      Mobile development with C++

      Create mobile applications for iOS, Android, and UWP.

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      Game development with C++

      Create games and graphics applications using DirectX, Unreal, Cocos2D, and more.

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      Python

      Use Python Tools for Visual Studio to create Python applications that interact with C++ programs.

• Features
  • Features
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      Develop

      Write, refactor, explore and understand your code using the code editor.

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      Build

      Compile and link your code, and optimize for maximum throughput.

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      Debug

      Debug your C++ code with the Visual Studio debugger.

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      Test

      Create unit tests for your C++ code.

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      Deploy

      Distribute your finished program to end-users.

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      Improve Performance

      Identify bottlenecks and optimize code performance by using diagnostic tools.

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      Porting and Upgrading

      Upgrade to the latest version of Visual Studio and migrate legacy apps to modern platforms.

• Languages and Libraries
  • Languages and Libraries
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      Standard C/C++ Language and Libraries

      Microsoft implementation of the C/C++ programming languages and libraries.

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      Component Extensions

      Component extensions to C++:  C++/CLI for .NET programming and C++/CX for UWP programming.

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      Windows Desktop Libraries

      Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) and Active Template Library (ATL)

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      Parallel Programming Libraries

      Concrt, AMP, and OpenMP libraries for parallel programming.

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      Networking Libraries

      C++ REST SDK (code named Casablanca) open-source library for web programming.

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      Universal Windows Platform Libraries

      The Windows Runtime C++ Template Library (WRL) is a template library that provides a low-level way to author and use Windows Runtime components.