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- From: an469849@anon.penet.fi (No Such A Person)
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- Subject: Re: Borland, Symantec, Microsoft
- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 00:39:43 GMT
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- On Mon, 26 Feb 1996 17:29:52 -0800, Larry Baker <leb@sdt.com> wrote:
-
- >I agree with Pete's response, but would like to add...
- >
- >If you're a "new developer" in the sense that you're learning C++,
- >and/or learning to program in Windows, and aren't all that interested
- >in learning a vendor-specific framework a la ObjectWindows or the
- >Microsoft Foundation Classes, I'll heartily recommend Turbo C++ 4.52.
- >It costs about $75 at any local retailer, includes full support for
- >developing 16-bit applications under windows, and full support for
- >the OWL library. The online documentation lacks a lot, though, and
- >you'll want 3rd-party books to support it.
- >
- >Cheers,
- >
- >LEB
-
- I want to add something here. The new Visual C++ 4.0 Standard version
- is just out. I think it is only 100 bucks or 49 bucks if you are a
- student. It lacks some features, but for beginners, it is a pretty
- good deal.
-