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sde · 06-11-2002, 11:31 PM

well, i learned a little about the differenct between the 2 today. i'm just writting this cause i thought visual c++.net was just a fancy name for visual c++ 7.0, but indeed it is far from it.

visual c++.net operates on a higher level than visual c++6.0, or any other ansi comptible ide. the .net products are trying to rival the JAVA market but ms is wrecking their c++ product in the process.

since visual c++.net operates on a higher level, the code has to go through another translation level which slows the program down a bit. it also makes the program a bit bigger.

c++.net is not ansi compatible so microsoft is turning their version into a more proprietary ide. their purpose of doing this is to kill java and also control what programmers learn. since most of the market is microsoft, programmers will have to spend time learning .net and the more time they spend learning .net, the less time they spend learning other languages they can use on other operating systems.

i hate microsoft's tactics, but i still use their products damnit.

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sde Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: us.ca Posts: 4,529	c++ vs c++.net well, i learned a little about the differenct between the 2 today. i'm just writting this cause i thought visual c++.net was just a fancy name for visual c++ 7.0, but indeed it is far from it. visual c++.net operates on a higher level than visual c++6.0, or any other ansi comptible ide. the .net products are trying to rival the JAVA market but ms is wrecking their c++ product in the process. since visual c++.net operates on a higher level, the code has to go through another translation level which slows the program down a bit. it also makes the program a bit bigger. c++.net is not ansi compatible so microsoft is turning their version into a more proprietary ide. their purpose of doing this is to kill java and also control what programmers learn. since most of the market is microsoft, programmers will have to spend time learning .net and the more time they spend learning .net, the less time they spend learning other languages they can use on other operating systems. i hate microsoft's tactics, but i still use their products damnit.