# Faster C++ iterative builds with GitHub Copilot

DevFeed: [Faster C++ iterative builds with GitHub Copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/faster-c-iterative-builds-with-github-copilot-2957.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/faster-c-iterative-builds-with-github-copilot/>)

Author: David Li

Published: 2026-07-17T14:22:57Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [build times](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/build-times.md>), [C++](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/c-plus-plus.md>), [AI Bots](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-bots.md>)

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## AI overview

GitHub Copilot build performance for Windows adds an iterative build tool that evaluates optimization changes against incremental builds as well as clean builds.

## Source excerpt

Slow builds are a consistent theme of feedback from C++ developers. We built GitHub Copilot build performance for Windows so you can leverage Copilot to optimize your project's build times. This workflow will find optimizations that bring your build times down. At first, we only measured the impact of build optimizations on full clean builds. [...] The post Faster C++ iterative builds with GitHub Copilot appeared first on C++ Team Blog.