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Summary: Nothing is bettrer
Review: All I need to say is...... THis is the pest or the best in programming. You can make anything with the title...
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Summary: World-Class IDE / Almost ANSI Standard
Review: I presently use Borland 4.5, Builder 4 Enterprise, Builder 5 Professional, and Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise SP4 in my work. Of the 4, Visual C++ has (hands down) the most intuitive and "prettiest" IDE.While Builder does a better job when it comes to Rapid Application Development, its windowing system is "clunky" at best. Also, Microsoft's class explorer and intelli-sense features are worlds better than the equivalent provided by Inprise. Another feature I like that is in the Enterprise edition of Visual C++ is function profiling. This feature is fully integrated and can inform the developer of time "bottle-necks" in the code. Also, one can use the feature to compare algorithm speed. The major gripe I have with Visual C++ is that it is not as ANSI standard as Builder 4 (and especially Builder 5). On several occasions, I have attempted to compile ANSI/ISO Standard code involving templates that compiles under Borland but not under Visual C++ 6.0. In all fairness, I must mention that Borland 4 doesn't always successfully compile some template constructs either. If one simply must have ANSI Standard compliance, I would use Inprise Builder 5. However, Visual C++ brings a higher level of polish to the table, and is much more widely used. I eagerly await version 7 of Visual C++, which should merge ANSI/ISO standardization and a world-beating IDE.
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Summary: World-Class IDE / Almost ANSI Standard
Review: I presently use Borland 4.5, Builder 4 Enterprise, Builder 5 Professional, and Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise SP4 in my work. Of the 4, Visual C++ has (hands down) the most intuitive and "prettiest" IDE. While Builder does a better job when it comes to Rapid Application Development, its windowing system is "clunky" at best. Also, Microsoft's class explorer and intelli-sense features are worlds better than the equivalent provided by Inprise. Another feature I like that is in the Enterprise edition of Visual C++ is function profiling. This feature is fully integrated and can inform the developer of time "bottle-necks" in the code. Also, one can use the feature to compare algorithm speed. The major gripe I have with Visual C++ is that it is not as ANSI standard as Builder 4 (and especially Builder 5). On several occasions, I have attempted to compile ANSI/ISO Standard code involving templates that compiles under Borland but not under Visual C++ 6.0. In all fairness, I must mention that Borland 4 doesn't always successfully compile some template constructs either. If one simply must have ANSI Standard compliance, I would use Inprise Builder 5. However, Visual C++ brings a higher level of polish to the table, and is much more widely used. I eagerly await version 7 of Visual C++, which should merge ANSI/ISO standardization and a world-beating IDE.
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Summary: Not The Greatest
Review: You can do some pretty amazing things with this software. However, as with most Microsoft developement products, WIERD things happen for no reason and this product becomes unstable at times. Additionally, the price for this product is outrageous. On a lighter note, this product works well when used with Visual Basic.
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