quote:Original post by Xai
... - but I''m still a Borland fan myself, and highly recommend you check out the free version of Borland C++ Builder X.

I checked out Borland''s Builder X briefly before but my impression was that it was an IDE for C# programming. It needed me to install the .NET framework for it to work and it compiles the programs using the c# compiler in the .NET framework.

But from the way you described it is it possible to set Builder X up to compile C++ programs?




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quote:Original post by bob123452
yes i did mean microsoft visual c++ .net 2003. how hard would it be to change form writing in syntax for the gcc compiler for a while and then switching to visual c++.net 2003?

You''re missing the point. The C++ language standard defines the syntax; if it doesn''t follow the same syntax, it''s not C++. Syntactically, I doubt any C++ compilers out there have any significant differences (excepting a few extensions, such as a couple of GCC-specific operators whose form eludes me as I have never used them). In general terms, everything that''s standard C++ code (and everything in basic tutorial books should be) should compile the same on all the compilers mentioned in this thread (excepting outdated versions, like Visual C++ 6.0).

The difference you really need to worry about at this stage is standards compliance - some compilers don''t adhere to the standard very well. As long as you stick with current versions, though, both Visual C++ (.NET 2003) and GCC/g++ are fairly good. Later on, there is also the fact that different compilers ship with different libraries and extensions and may work with different third-party libraries and SDK''s (for example, you''ll have a much easier time writing DirectX code with VC++). As a beginner, however, this won''t really concern you.

oooh, there it is. They must have updated it cuz I don''t remember them being there before.




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