VC++ 6.0 or VC++.net?
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Should I buy VC++ 6.0 or VC++.net if I want to make games? Is VC++.net just a newer version or is there something tricky about it? Is C# any good or will it never have any future in game development?
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If yo already know C++, then go with VC++. Of course, explore your other options as well. There are plenty of other good compilers you don''t have to shell out major cash for.
VC++.net is a newer version. Nothing tricky. I personally think that C# will eventually have a place in games outside of tools development, but it''s too soon to tell for sure. However, Visual C++.NET != C#. While you can write .NET programs in Visual C++.NET, it defaults to compiling to Native (x86) Code.
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VC++6.0 is 4 years old now, and has some serious issues. Buy VC++.NET.
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VC++6 and VC.NET use basically the same compiler with some minor changes to the multithreaded debug modes and a few optimization issues.
I would suggest VC.NET since it is, as mentioned before, newer and better suited.
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I would suggest VC.NET since it is, as mentioned before, newer and better suited.
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Visual C++ .NET supports compilation of both managed and unmanaged code in 32 and 64-bit environments. It is the next version of the Visual C++ compiler line and will allow you to do everything you can do in Visual C++ 6.0 and more. The versioning is actually 7.0 for VC++ .NET.
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Colin
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Colin
The compiler in VC++.NET is a complete rewrite from the VC++ 6 compiler, they share very little common code.
Everything you can do in 6.0 you can do in .NET. But it''s not the same vice versa. You can use Visual Studio .NET and code without using the .NET extensions.
The only problem is if you are used to 6.0 it may take some time to adjust to the .NET interface. One example is the classwizard is absent from .NET. The functionality is still there but it''s in a new form.
But I would recommend using .NET, eventually it will fully replace 6.0.
The only problem is if you are used to 6.0 it may take some time to adjust to the .NET interface. One example is the classwizard is absent from .NET. The functionality is still there but it''s in a new form.
But I would recommend using .NET, eventually it will fully replace 6.0.
quote:Original post by Jonus
1.) Only buy VC++ 6 if you can get it very cheap.
2.) VC#.net is a differtet app then VC++.net
Actually C# and C++ use the same app, just different compilers.
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