Re: MSVC 6.0 or VC++.NET

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"sandSpider" <m74.piscean@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> By the way Os and platorms are upgrading, more and more softwares and
> codes shall require portability issues. I am a C++ developer. Last week
> only I faced a lot of troubles in developing code sticking to the
> basic C++ style and also using MFC.
>
> I have one question.
> Do the newer IDE's and dev env, like VC++.NET provide better support
> for portability issues. I am using MSVC 6. Will I face any portability
> issues and optimizaion issues later.
>
> Maybe should I switch to VC++.NET.
>
> Now, as common sense says, some of the dev's here shall point out that
> it depends on the type of codes I am writing. Well, I think that it
> does not depend on the type of application we are writing , rather
> depends on the way we are writing it. Is the style of coding and
> constructs being used support increase dportability or else is it
> hampering code changes later on.
>
> I want all techies to provide answers, as I am stuck between
> portability, optimization and better code maintenance between using
> MSVC 6.0 and VC++.NET
>
> sandSpiderX
>
Accepting your assertions and ignoring present and future proprietary
extensions, I'd want to switch to the v7.1 C++ compiler (VS .NET 2003)
because it's far more standards-compliant than previous versions.

--
Peter [MVP Visual Developer]
Jack of all trades, master of none.


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