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Ms Vc++ 7.1.net Deluxe Book Question

by dakz0rz · in General Discussion · 06/07/2004 (11:21 pm) · 2 replies

Umm
At the link:
www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=resource&page=view&qid=5288

Does this include the book or the book and a compiler?

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#1
06/09/2004 (10:52 am)
I bought the Deluxe edition. It comes with a book and Visual Studios C++.NET IDE/Compiler. Seems like a prety good value for a entry level Microsoft compiler.

Note: I heard VC++ 6.0 is the better compiler to use, but I couldn't find a copy anywhere. Besides, I get the feeling .NET is going to become one of the standards, so I figured I may as well get on the bandwagon now.

(Edit: Fixed spelling)
#2
06/09/2004 (12:10 pm)
The compiler in VS 2003 is more compliant than VC++ 6.0. even including some template features that are missing from VC2002 but are part of the revised C++ standard.

What this boils down to is that it is possible to produce (and more importantly compile) cross platform code with the VC2003 compiler, that would not have been possible to do using any earlier MS compilers.

hope this helps