C++ Cross-Platform Development with Visual Studio and WSL

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Visual Studio 2019+ runs CMake natively on WSL so one source tree builds for Windows and Linux, demoing a small calculator built with GCC and debugged with gdb; AddressSanitizer caught a one-off buffer overflow and a one-line index fix makes the demo program behave. Integrated terminal, vcpkg installs glog into WSL to satisfy find_package, platform-specific IntelliSense flags missing Linux symbols, and the build can stay on WSL while debugging deploys to a local Linux Docker over SSH — everything works after the fixes.

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1. 0:00Introduction to WSL and CMake
2. 3:05Debugging on Linux with GDB
3. 7:24Advanced Debugging Techniques
4. 9:21Integrating Third-Party Libraries
5. 12:55Project Editing and Structure
6. 14:28Retargeting for Windows
7. 15:42Integrated Terminal Features
8. 17:06Cross-Platform Diagnostics
9. 18:44Remote Deployment and Debugging
10. 22:10Summary and Resources

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