7++ reasons to move your C++ code to Visual Studio 2017

Whether you are a full-time or occasional C++ developer, whether you are using an older Visual Studio version or are considering using Visual Studio for the first time, this blog post is for you.

In this post I share seven reasons why Visual Studio 2017 should be your first choice of IDE for C++ development (to quickly jump to each section of this blog post, follow the links below):

1. Take advantage of the latest compiler and Standard Library to write modern, portable C++ code
2. Leverage the binary compatibility for a pain-free upgrade from Visual Studio 2015
3. Be on the fastest path to the edit-build-debug inner-loop with the dramatic speedups in startup and project load
4. Enjoy the productivity enhancements in the developer inner-loop
5. Easily bring your non-MSBuild C++ projects to Visual Studio
6. Target any platform including Android, iOS, Linux, and Windows from a single IDE
7. Streamline your installation of C++ workloads

For those of you that prefer to learn more about this topic in video format, check out the 7++ reasons to move your C++ code to Visual Studio 2017 BUILD breakout session.