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- From: Rob Stewart <stew@datalytics.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Microsoft Visual C++ vs. Borland C++
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 11:27:39 -0500
- Organization: Datalytics, Inc
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- C.J. Scaife wrote:
- >
- > Nir Sofer wrote:
- > >
- > > Which C++ compiler is better, Visual C++ 4.0 or Borland C++ 5.0 ??
- > > I want to know which one of them is easier for developing software.
- > >
- > >
- > > Nir
- > > nir@netvision.net.il
- >
- > I think Symantec C++ offers the best of both!
-
- The answer to the question is necessarily subjective. You trade
- problems when you switch among the compilers. Each has its
- strong points. The only way you can know which you'll find to
- be the best for you is to use them both. Both vendors provide
- money-back guarantees, though perhaps only if you buy them
- directly from the vendor.
-
- Borland only recently added MFC support to their compiler. MS
- won't license MFC to them, so you have to get your MFC through
- other channels if you need to use it.
-
- Of course, MFC is a pretty lousy class library. MS has done all
- sorts of things a good C++ developer would not do.
- VC's ClassWizard perpetuates those mistakes and adds
- more of its own. Borland's OWL is much better C++, but is not
- used as widely. MS is always the first to provide support (in
- MFC) for new OS features (I wonder why?), so Borland's OWL is
- always playing catch up.
-
- Borland's language support is better and more timely. They stay
- abreast of the evolving C++ Standard, while MS reluctantly
- adopts features. MS only supports Win32 in their latest vintage
- compilers. Borland supports Win16, Win32, DOS, protected-mode
- DOS, OS/2 (I think), and probably more.
-
- Having said so much negative about VC, you should know that I
- use it on a daily basis. It works, offers slick tools, and
- produces fast, small code (provided you do, too).
-
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- Robert Stewart | My opinions are usually my own.
- Datalytics, Inc. | stew@datalytics.com
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