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- From: jdmorris@ix.netcom.com (Jason D. Morris)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Mastering C++ (Visual C++ V4.0 vs. Borland C++ V4.5)
- Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 16:55:00 GMT
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- KMays@msn.com (Kenneth Mays) wrote:
-
- >Dear C/C++ programmers,
-
- >I have used Borland C++ V4.5 for over a year and I only
- >have one thing to say about it: No way. I love Borland
- >products and I am not a Borland-basher, but MicroSoft has been in the
- >business of writing compilers for as long as I remember having
- >MicroSoft COBOL! MicroSoft products are standard and I hate to say it
- >- but Visual C++ is my cup of tea. I looked into Symantec C++ V7.22,
- >but I don't
- >need high compiler rates on my computer - just a STANDARD that is
- >widely used and recognized (otherwise buy Watcom compilers).
-
- >Tell me - Do you think Borland C++ V4.5/5.0 is worth the money or do
- >you think Visual C++ V4.0 is the way to go? Please leave some
- >CONCRETE facts!!!!
-
- >Ken Mays (kmays@msn.com)
-
- >By the way, I believe that since Microsoft Foundation Classes and
- >Visual C++ is used by Kris Jamsa and other great "leaders" in the C++
- >market, why burn up my dollar bills on Borland C++ V5.0 (remember
- >GEOWORKS and DEC Dr. Dos V6.0)???
-
- Just keep in mind that Borland is much more active in tracking the
- *C++ standard* than Microsoft. If I recall, Borland will have a full
- implementation of the July '95 C++ draft standard. I just checked
- Borland's website for which version of the standard would be supported,
- but they have changed things around again and I couldn't find the info.
- The main advantage VC++ has had up to this point is MFC, the industry
- standard Windows class lib. Now that Borland will allow you to compile
- MFC code AND will have the latest support for C++, I see no reason not
- to go with BC++ 5.0
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- Jason
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