Microsoft vs. Borland

[357mag]

I have an older version of Borland C++ Builder which I have used years ago to do some console programming and I think I even did some really basic GUI programming with it. Thing is the book I have which is Teach Yourself in 24 hours isn't that good. It just covers a little bit with very few working programs in them. There are a few books on Amazon that cover Borlands tool but there are quite a bit more books that cover Microsofts tool. I'm not sure how far I might get into windows programming with C++, as I'm also considering doing some Java as well. What development tools do you guys use for C++? I'm kind of leaning towards Microsoft since there are far more books on how to use their tools, especially the Deitel books which have always been a favorite of mine.

[Valmont]

I am basically compelled to use posix most of the time when it concerns c++. I think most of the usual lurkers here do use it. But most of the time I spend working on design. Those are a different set of tools . It is impossible for me to judge for you. What do you want to do? Java is neat if you like building web based apps. WxWidgets for C++ is nice. Qt too. Learn to be open for multiple compilers if you go C++ all the way. What can I say, I am not good in finding out what others should actually .

[DJMaze]

Is use mingw, gcc, MSVCS and BCB so that will not answer your post either.

However i use each for different projects.
I use BCB to combine my delphi and C++ code (when i'm to lazy to convert components)
I use MSVCS for simple things like dll's and exe's (12kb to 100kb)
I use mingw and gcc to try and make my code as portable as possible to several OS's

[redhead]

I moved this thread, since it has nothing specific with ANSI C/C++, so I thought it would be more apropriate in this forum.