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

Uno Platform has ported the famed Windows Calculator, open sourced last year, to Linux as part of a continuing 'proof point' effort to demonstrate the reach of what it describes as the sole UI ...

In Visual Studio 17.7, additions related to Linux and embedded development with C++ appeared. Visual Studio now offers effortless WSL acquisition.