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- From: grantp@usa.pipeline.com(Pete)
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- Subject: Re: VC++ compiler for Win 3.1
- Date: 1 Jan 1996 21:23:32 GMT
- Organization: Kalevi, Inc
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- On Jan 01, 1996 14:51:01 in article <Re: VC++ compiler for Win 3.1>,
- 'gmagholder@aol.com (GMagholder)' wrote:
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- >Hi,
- >
- >i'm using Visual C++ 4.0 and i only got the 32-bit Version of it. (Running
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- >on Windows NT and Win95).
- >If you're looking for a good Compiler for Windows VC++ 1.5x would be your
- >choice. But get in touch to a good class utility, that is missing in 1.5x.
-
- >You only have a Class-Wizard to handle the visual classes derived out of
- >the MFC. With VC++ 4.0 comes a great class Editor that helps you to keep
- >track of the classes you desing.
- >Each time I have to develop under Windows 3.x i take my 1.5x Compiler. If
- >you use a product like Object Engineering Workbench, you will run in no
- >problems. Youe have all you want for 16-bit including ODBC-Functions and
- >OLE.
- >
- At the risk of starting a X-compiler is better than Y-compiler war, I'll
- add
- that MSVC++ 1.5x leaves a lot to be desired in comparison with others
- on the market. For instance, there's a large subset of the C++ language
- that is not supported (templates, exceptions, to name two).
-
- Borland 4.5 is superior to MSVC 1.5, not only in laguage support, but
- in its capability of producing multiple platform executables: DOS,
- Windows 3.1, Win32S, and Win32. Only the Watcom compiler supports
- more systems. (OK, so GNU gcc/g++ supports even more -- but it's not
- the same compiler on all platforms. Besides, it has no IDE so it's not
- in the same class.)
-
- >P.S: Could you ask your customer to switch to a 32-bit Environment. Life
- >would be easier for all of us if we usr this stuff.
- >
- Right on! I still have a DOS/Windows on one of my systems just in
- case I need to test something or repair some of my previous work.
- Unless I'm offered extra compensation, I no longer work with 16-bit
- stuff.
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- BTW, my comments about MSVC 1.5 do not apply to MSVC 4.0 which,
- IMHO is the best overall of the lot at present -- in spite of its bugs.
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- Pete
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