File System

New Project

• Creates

  • .sln

  • .vcxproj

  • .vcxproj.filters

Multiple Projects

• Using files from one project in another project .

  • Project Settings -> C/C++ -> General -> Additional Include Directories .

Files

• .sln

  • "Visual Studio Solution".

• .vcxproj

  • "VC++ Project".

• .vcxproj.filters

  • "VC++ Project Filters".

  • These are folders that exist in the project, but not in the file system; it's just a file filter for organization.

  • "Virtual organization".

  • ShowAllFiles  is super useful to finally see the actual files.

  • .

• .vcxproj.user

  • "Per-User Project Options".

  • Current Visual Studio configuration.

Recommendations

• Visual Studio Tips .

Folders

• Note :

  • Considering that each Project can have both outputs defined individually, for each configuration and platform, this creates A LOT of confusion when set strangely.

    • Can generate billions of scattered files, making it very confusing to understand where things are and which files are important.

  • I liked the configs below. They helped.

• Output Directory:

  • $(SolutionDir)out\$(ProjectName)\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\

• Intermediate Directory:

  • $(SolutionDir)intermediates\$(ProjectName)\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\