Or u could just dl any version of Visual c++ for free....but no....that''s illegal....I''m sure you''d rather spend 500 dollars for a legal version...yeah...you go do that...

wikedgamer

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September 03, 2002 05:00 PM

Well, if you have the money I would suggest using Microsoft Visual C++ 6. But if you are low on the dough, then I would recommend either Borland C++ Builder over at http://www.borland.com or Bloodshed DEV-C++ over at http://www.bloodshed.net .

All three of those compilers are good. Microsoft Visual C++ 6 is the best out of the three and Borland comes in second place with DEV-C++ following closely behind it in 3rd place. Good luck.

Arek the Absolute

350

September 03, 2002 05:02 PM

quote: Original post by Furion
Or u could just dl any version of Visual c++ for free....but no....that''s illegal....I''m sure you''d rather spend 500 dollars for a legal version...yeah...you go do that...

Gah! Where did that number come from, anyway? I''ve heard so many people say that! It''s only about 100, people. Not that that makes your point any different, but you''re exaggerating the price five fold. I can''t even figure out where 500 came from! Do you people mean the upgrade of Visual Studio? (which is a lot more than just VC++, BTW)

-Arek the Absolute

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RomSteady

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September 03, 2002 05:07 PM

quote: Original post by wikedgamer
Well, if you have the money I would suggest using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.

I''m wondering why you didn''t say Visual C++ 7 (included in Visual C++.NET Standard for $99 and Visual Studio.NET for a bit more).

The executables that VC7 generates are generally faster than their VC6 counterparts, especially if you use Link-Time Code Generation. (Link-Time Code Generation not included in VC.NET Standard.) Even without LTCG, the executables are slightly faster in general. In addition, VC7 is more "standards-compliant" than VC6. (Standards compliance IS included in VC.NET Standard.)

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Anonymous

September 03, 2002 06:13 PM

quote: Original post by wikedgamer
All three of those compilers are good. Microsoft Visual C++ 6 is the best out of the three and Borland comes in second place with DEV-C++ following closely behind it in 3rd place. Good luck.

I don''t know what scale you used, but MSVC 6.0 has the worst compiler of those when it comes to standards compliance.

zer0wolf

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September 03, 2002 11:20 PM

I think the scale is probably user friendliness...

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wikedgamer

122

September 03, 2002 11:21 PM

I recommended VC++ 6 because i''ve never had a problem with it!

Cloral

122

September 04, 2002 01:53 AM

GCC always does what it's supposed to, and it's free! It uses a command-line interface, but that really isn't an issue if you know how to write a makefile (and it doesn't take more than about 5 minutes to learn how).
Also, it's fast. No gui means virtually no loading time.

[edited by - Cloral on September 4, 2002 2:54:41 AM]

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