VC++ .NET
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First, let me state that I read the other thread on VC++ .NET. My question revolves more around the features offered. Could someone give me a specific example of a .NET program? Also, what is "Managed C++?" How does these fit in with game programming? I just can''t seem to justify buying the standard edition without knowing what these new features are. Thanks.
First of all: VC++.NET isnt all about .NET programming. The C++ compiler is the only remaining in the VS suite that can still emit native x86 code. This is what most of the developers on these forums will use.
Managed C++ is a set of extensions to the core C++ language to enable it to work with .NET. .NET is(among other things) a huge set of classes for various purposes - GUI programming, Web-apps, XML, SOAP, sockets etc...
A sample MC++ Hello World looks like this:
Managed C++ is a set of extensions to the core C++ language to enable it to work with .NET. .NET is(among other things) a huge set of classes for various purposes - GUI programming, Web-apps, XML, SOAP, sockets etc...
A sample MC++ Hello World looks like this:
#using <mscorlib.dll>using namespace System;int main(void){ Console::WriteLine(S"Hello World"); return 0;} 
Managed C++ is a set of limitations on the C++ language that allow it to interpolate with .Net classes 
To interpolate with .NET classes?
That doesn''t quite make sense. Surely you mean communicate or something along those lines?
That doesn''t quite make sense. Surely you mean communicate or something along those lines?
Also, if I get VS.NET, will I get the x86 C++ compiler with, so I can create standard Win32 programs?
Also, you say that C++ is the only one to have an x86 compiler, does that mean that C# cannot be used to create standard x86 programs?
Also, you say that C++ is the only one to have an x86 compiler, does that mean that C# cannot be used to create standard x86 programs?
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Also, if I get VS.NET, will I get the x86 C++ compiler with, so I can create standard Win32 programs?
Yes.
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Also, you say that C++ is the only one to have an x86 compiler, does that mean that C# cannot be used to create standard x86 programs?
The C#, JScript.NET and VB.NET compilers only emit MSIL code - no native x86.
Magmai: This has been pointed out over and over - The only limitations on MC++ is in your managed interface. This is unavoidable in any multilanguage interop scenario. Code that isnt exposed as a .NET class can be written any way you want.
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Thanks for the help, I''ve decided to make the purchase. However, I have one last question: The feature set for VC++.NET Standard includes a compiler for C#... Does that mean I can use VC++.NET to code C#? If so, why would anyone pay $99 for VC#.NET Standard?
I noticed that too - VC# Std contains the C++ and VB.NET compilers, VC++ Std contains C# and VB.NET compilers and VB.NET Std contains C# and C++ compilers.
I would assume there is a difference in the level of IDE integration, debugging, Intellisense and stuff like that. VC++ Std does lack the Windows Forms designer, though.
I would assume there is a difference in the level of IDE integration, debugging, Intellisense and stuff like that. VC++ Std does lack the Windows Forms designer, though.
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