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Exciting news: AddressSanitizer (ASan) now supports Microsoft C++ Build Tools for ARM64 targets! ASan is a runtime memory error detector that swiftly identifies bugs, ensuring enhanced memory safety with zero false positives.
Initially supporting x64 and x86 architectures, ASan's features are now in preview for ARM64, especially with Visual Studio 2026.
Though it’s in preview, community feedback is vital for improvement.
To enable ASan in your project,
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