Zapcc, a caching C++ compiler built for speed, has gone open source. Ceemple Software, Zapcc’s builder, claims the compiler offers dramatic improvements in both incremental and full builds ...

Major release of the open-source compiler collection also includes vectorization improvements and faster compiling of very large input files.

The Palo Alto giant's browser will be ditching Microsoft's native C++ compiler in favour of Clang in order to maintain parity with other platforms like macOS and Linux, where Clang is already used.

Microsoft has eased some licensing requirements for Visual Studio Build Tools (VSBT), which comprises a standalone MSVC compiler, libraries and scripts for C++.