Re: should i upgrade visual studio?

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From: Arash Salarian (arash.salarian_at_gmail.com)
Date: 12/09/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 11:39:23 +0100

> Is there any benefit to using Visual Studio .NET for plain jane c++ MFC
> applications?

Absolutely!!! Version 7.0 and specially version 7.1 are much better when it
comes to following the ISO C++ standard. It means now you can easily use
many excellent C++ libraries like Boost, Blitz, etc. without crazy hacks
needed for version 6.0
I only program in C++ and strongly recommend upgrading to version 7.1 mostly
because of the quality of the compiler. Now, you may at the same time
benefit from the new IDE but in my opinion the major and most important
benefit is the C++ compiler itself.

Best Regards
Arash

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