After several preview builds of VisualGDB 5.0 with the new Clang-based IntelliSense engine introducing features from precise code suggestions to fast find-all-references, we are now proud to release the first beta of VisualGDB 5.0. The beta adds a few more features targeted at C++ development productivity:

• CodeMap for C++ (requires VS2012+, but also works on the free Community Edition)
• Advanced renaming
• Intuitive refactoring

Let’s have a detailed look at those new features.
Continue reading VisualGDB 5.0 Beta 1 – Refactoring and C++ CodeMap →

We have recently released a new preview build of VisualGDB 5.0 featuring a new Clang-based IntelliSense engine. This preview build focuses on greatly improving the experience with navigating large code bases. In this post I will show how to quickly analyze the code structure and navigate in 2 large codebases:

• The source code of clang itself (~30MB of C++ sources)
• The source code of the Linux Kernel (~420MB of C sources)

Continue reading Exploring code with VisualGDB 5.0 Preview 4 →