Re: VC++ Express 2005 is so broken...

I installed the full beta 2 and it's been quite okay for me. Beta 1 was
definitely slow and crash-prone. But Beta 2 has been quite decent :-) Almost
as good as VC++ 7.1 :-)

Maybe they use a different code base for the Express editions.

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Regards,
Nish [VC++ MVP]
http://www.voidnish.com
http://blog.voidnish.com


"John Gabriel" <JohnGabriel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> lThe compiler output report is seldom correct:
> Problems here involve not being able to generate an accurate compile
> report.
> There are so many problems and I am not on Microsoft's payroll. Neither
> do
> I
> plan to help them fix such a buggy product.
> The IDE closes down unexpectedly:
> For no reason at all, the IDE aborts (shuts down); prompts for permission
> to
> send an error report to Microsoft.
> Debug windows:
> There are problems with variables not being displayed because the
> compiler
> 'thinks' they are out of scope when they are not.
>
> All in all, this *crappy* product will probably go to market (even though
> it
> should be scrapped) because of the faithful efforts of people like you who
> spend countless hours being frustrated and making Bill get richer.
>
> John Gabriel
>


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