Re: Visual Studio 6 vs. .NET 2005

"Thomas" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Is there a reason to switch to Visual Studio .NET 2005, especially if I
wish to do my programming only in C++?

That depends. VS6 was developed before the C++ ISO standard was ratified.
Its compliance with the standard is pretty poor as is its support for
templates.

That said, it is not at all bad at the "C with classes" style of programming
popular in the mid-nineties so if that's what you are up to, you can stay
put.

Were I you, I'd google for the Express Edition of VS 2005, I think it is a
free download. If you find that some modern code doesn't compile you may be
able to use express. If you find yourself in that situation often, maybe it
would pay you to upgrade.

May be a stupid question, or may be the wrong place to ask, but I think I
am satisfied with what I have, given what I use it for.

If it works for you ...

Of course, I may be missing an awful lot of which I am unaware.

Just btw, in addition to better standard compliance the new version has
support for targetting the .Net framework.

Regards,
Will


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