# C++ in the Age of AI: Visual Studio at CppCon 2026

DevFeed: [C++ in the Age of AI: Visual Studio at CppCon 2026](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/c-in-the-age-of-ai-visual-studio-at-cppcon-2026-21637.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/c-in-the-age-of-ai-visual-studio-at-cppcon-2026/>)

Author: Augustin Popa

Published: 2026-09-14T19:34:43Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [C++ Team Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/c-team-blog.md>)

Topics: [C++](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/c-plus-plus.md>), [Visual Studio](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/visual-studio.md>), [GitHub Copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-copilot.md>), [Visual Studio 2026](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/visual-studio-2026.md>), [build performance](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/build-performance.md>), [MSVC](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/msvc.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debugging.md>), [Optimization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/optimization.md>), [Refactoring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/refactoring.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [build-optimization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build-optimization.md>), [build-performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build-performance.md>), [c-plus-plus](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c-plus-plus.md>), [copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/copilot.md>), [cppcon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cppcon.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugging.md>), [github-copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-copilot.md>), [msvc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/msvc.md>), [visual-studio](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/visual-studio.md>), [visual-studio-2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/visual-studio-2026.md>)

## AI overview

This companion reading guide covers how Visual Studio 2026 is evolving C++ development with improved code navigation, build and runtime performance, language feature support, debugging, modernization, refactoring, and AI-assisted workflows using GitHub Copilot.

## Source excerpt

At CppCon 2026, we shared how Visual Studio is evolving to help you work more effectively with large C++ codebases, improve build and runtime performance, adopt the latest language features, and incorporate AI into your existing workflows. This post is a companion reading guide for our session, C++ in the Age of AI: How Visual [...] The post C++ in the Age of AI: Visual Studio at CppCon 2026 appeared first on C++ Team Blog.