visual-cpp-help-and-community.md

title	Visual C++ Help and Community | Microsoft Docs
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ms.date	11/30/2017
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Visual C++ Help and Community

Here's how to getting information about how to write C++ code and use the Visual Studio development tools.

Samples

Title	Description
Developer Code Samples	Contains downloadable sample code from Microsoft and community contributors.

Product Documentation

Title	Description
Visual C++	Contains reference and conceptual documentation about Visual C++. Part of the MSDN Library.
Windows Developer Center	Contains information about how to use C++ and other languages to develop apps for Windows 8. Part of the Windows Developer Center; the C++ content is under the Docs > Language Reference node.

Online and Offline Documentation

You can view Microsoft developer content online. This content is updated regularly.

You can also download and view the content locally in the offline Help Viewer. The offline documentation is organized by books of related content, which are also updated periodically. You can download the books you are interested in as they become available. For more information, see Microsoft Help Viewer.

Many sections of the documentation are also available in PDF form. These sections have a Download PDF link on included pages on docs.microsoft.com.

Related Articles

Title	Description
Visual C++ Team Blog	Contains posts on various subjects by the experts on the Visual C++ product team.
Channel 9	Contains video interviews and lectures. Use the search box on the Channel 9 home page to find C++ content.
Visual Studio	Contains articles and news about Visual Studio and related development tools.
MSDN forums and Developer Community	Official Microsoft forums where you can post questions about C++ and get answers from Microsoft and from experts in the community.