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Summary: Wait for the service patches to come out.
Review: As with all MSFT software the program has a clean ui, and it is pretty easy to figure out how to do stuff.However, this is the first release of a new version, and the resulting teething problems mean you should pause before purchasing this if you already have a C++ compiler. My primary complaints about the software are:
- Libraries and software that compiled in MSVC++ 6.0 no longer compile in .NET. Worse, the errors listed by the compiler do not provide meaningful clues as to what is wrong(error C1001, internal compiler error). In the newsgroups, the standard MSFT response has been that the problem is with your source, not the compiler.
- The help and the ui are not in synch. For instance, the names used in the help files for project properties, and the actual naming in the dialog are different. This makes it hard to determine what you need to change when trying to configure your project. Summary: Stay away unless you like living on the bleeding edge.
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Summary: Visual C++.net
Review: From what I have heard this product should be one the best that Microsoft has put out in years. I would hope that many other people would chose to buy this item and find out how useful it can be. If you find any problems please post them here.
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Summary: Can you use XP Home Edition as Developement Environment?
Review: Has anybody installed this product on XP Home Edition? Does it work OK? I'm talking about actually compiling/linking on Home Edition, not compiling on XP Professional and running the resulting executable on Home Edition.
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Summary: Can you use XP Home Edition as Developement Environment?
Review: Has anybody installed this product on XP Home Edition? Does it work OK? I'm talking about actually compiling/linking on Home Edition, not compiling on XP Professional and running the resulting executable on Home Edition.
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Summary: Help with the difference...
Review: Hello. I was planning to buy Visual C++ 6 a while back but then Microsoft came out with Visual C++.NET. I bought the book Visual C++ 6 for Dummies and that is when Microsoft switched. I was hoping that someone who has Vusyal C++.NET or someone who is knowledgable about this subject could help me out. Is Visual C++.NET just an upgraded verison of C++ 6? Would C++ 6 for Dummies still work with C++.NET? I do not know where else I could get an anwser for this. If anyone knows where I could ask my question, that would be great too. Thanks for your help.
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Summary: Why do they call it visual?
Review: I bought this to take advantage of the ability to quickly visually design dialogs as in 6.0 which was recommended to me only to find out that the designers are not included in C++ as they are in C# and Visual Basic. Good luck finding that out on the MS website. So with the premier MS C++ development tool, you are still counting pixels for a simple dialog box!
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Summary: Help with the difference...
Review: I just received my MS C++ .NET and I am not happy with it. The help function does work AT ALL (it's Explorer-Based, and all it does is tell me my server is offline), despite several attempts at re-installation. When I go to Microsoft's support page, it tells me my support options have expired, effectively telling me where to go if I actually want their product to work. Let's see what Borland has to offer ...
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Summary: Bad Support ....
Review: I just received my MS C++ .NET and I am not happy with it. The help function does work AT ALL (it's Explorer-Based, and all it does is tell me my server is offline), despite several attempts at re-installation. When I go to Microsoft's support page, it tells me my support options have expired, effectively telling me where to go if I actually want their product to work. Let's see what Borland has to offer ...
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Summary: Very Nice
Review: I've been using the Beta version of this software for the last 2 months and if that is any indicator this will be an amazing piece of software.
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Summary: Great IDE - watch out for Standard version though
Review: I've been using Visual Studio .NET (the full package) for a while at work, and it's been working very well. The debugger is great, the IDE is much nicer than any other I've used, and IntelliSense is very handy to have. If you're considering buying this 'Standard version', take note of the difference between it and the version that comes with 'Professional' Visual Studio package: VC++.NET Standard does NOT come with an optimising compiler. This is the *learning edition* - you're permitted to distribute apps you write with it, but you can't use the /Ox compiler switches to generate optimised code. Note that you may be still able to compile (and optimise) the code you've written in the VC++.NET IDE with the free Borland C++ compiler or with GCC, as long as you're not using MFC or ATL.
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