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- From: Arne W Flones <flonesaw@netonecom.net>
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- Subject: Re: NEW at this! Should I buy BC5.0 or MS VC++ver4.0? and which supports TURBO VISION? Please give me a your opinion!
- Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 16:06:08 -0400
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- Caius Martius wrote:
- >
- > Is this supposed to imply that if you learn one, it is impossible to
- > learn the other? Are they that dramatically different???
- >
- > GOOD GRIEF!!!
- >
- > --
- > Caius Martius
-
- Both MFC and OWL take a serious commitment. I don't think _I_
- would have the time to learn both. VC++ is the only choice for
- a few reasons.
-
- 1. MFC is likely to become the defacto standard. Borland's
- adoption of MFC testifies to this (also, Symantec). Since
- Microsoft is the originator of MFC, they are the choice of
- supplier.
-
- 2. The VC++ Subscription is a marvelous thing. Call it
- marketing genius, but it provides me with the most up to date
- tools without a lot of hassle. It is also relatively
- inexpensive.
-
- 3. The new Developer Studio interfaces to the Microsoft
- Development Library. This is an absolutely essential tool for
- anybody doing development in Windows.
-
- 4. Microsoft is the developer of the operating system. It makes
- some sense to obtain development tools from them. Also, this
- makes them, again, the defacto standard (if you worry about
- these things).
-
- 5. I don't think Borland is going to survive.
-
- Regards,
- Arne
- flonesaw@netonecom.net
-