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    Customizing the IDE

    Visual C++: Protecting Against Buffer Overruns With the /GS Switch

    This final installment wraps up the coverage of what's new in the IDE with a look at Tracepoints, new project types, enhancements to the Server Explorer, and new functionality for creating C++ projects.

    Visual C++ 2005 IDE Enhancements, Part 4: Beta 2 Changes

    The Visual C++ 2005 IDE team made two painful cuts in Beta 2 related to the Class Designer and IDE Click Once support. Read up on these significant changes and find out how C++/CLI programmers can still take advantage of ClickOnce to deploy their applications.

    Visual C++ 2005 IDE Enhancements, Part 3: MSBuild

    MSBuild is one of the major new features in Visual Studio .NET 2005. Discover the motivation for MSBuild, how it works, and how Visual C++ developers can get their hands on it.

    Macros for C++, in C++

    Learn how to write macros for C++ in Visual Studio.

    More colors in Visual C++ Editor

    Very cool Registry hack to allow for the selection of ANY COLOR for syntax hilighting