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Herb Sutter: Visual C++ for Windows 8
Learn how to write Windows Metro style apps in Visual C++ in this Channel 9 video.

Visual Studio 11 Performance: Improvements in Typing and Editing Responsiveness
Read about Visual Studio 11 performance improvements on the Visual Studio blog.

Libraries for C++ AMP
Read about how you can dogfood C++ AMP libraries.

Stephan T. Lavavej: Core C++
Watch this video in which Stephan discusses name lookup. The first in a series.

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C++ Build Throughput: Visual Studio 11 Pre-Release Compared to Visual Studio 2010 SP1
Hi my name is Li Shao. I am a Senior Software Design Engineer in Test in the Visual C++ group. In this blog, our team would like to review Visual Stud... more
Thursday, May 24 vcblog

Unit test framework in VS11
We provide the ability in Visual Studio 11 to do native unit testing, with a new C++ unit testing framework shipping in the box. We’re really happy to... more
Wednesday, May 23 vcblog

Follow the Windows 8 Metro style event live
We are getting ready to start the event right now. Follow the twitter feed here: https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23ch9live The event will also be str... more
Friday, May 18 vcblog

Featured Visual C++ Library Topics

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Developing Marble Maze, a Metro style game in C++ and DirectX
Describes how to use DirectX and Visual C++ to create a 3-D Metro style game.
Wednesday, May 30

Create your first Metro style app using C++
Learn how to use C++ and XAML to create a Windows Metro style app.
Wednesday, May 30

Analyzing Application Quality by Using Code Analysis Tools (Visual Studio 11 Beta)
Learn about what's new in code analysis, including improvements to static analysis.
Friday, Apr 13

Featured "How do I?" Videos

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Resources

	Hilo: Windows 7 C++ Development “Hilo” is a series of articles and sample applications that show how you can leverage the power of Windows 7, Visual Studio 2010, and Visual C++.
	Visual C++ MVP Blogs Blog posts from the Visual C++ MVPs.
	Windows Developer Center At the Windows Developer Center, you can learn all about developing on Windows.
	C++ in MSDN Magazine Read in-depth articles on C++.
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	Previous Versions of Visual C++ Find the details about previous versions of Visual C++.
	Visual C++ Forums Ask a question in the forums.

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