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Article #142Re: borland c++ and microsoft c/c++
From: Marvin Fenner
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1992 15:16
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1992 15:16
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In article <pathak-100892175041@virtual.mitre.org>, pathak@mitre.org (Heeren Pathak) writes: ] In article <1992Aug10.171802.18367@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>, ] feldman@toklas.enet.dec.com (Gary Feldman) wrote: ] Personally, I have had very good experiences as a Borland customer and no ] so good experiences as a Microsoft customer. However from what I have read ] recently, the Microsoft complier has improved considerably (I haven't used ] a Microsoft complier for several years now). I've used MFC since April and am very impressed with its stability and ease of use (first time oo implementation). ] looked at the MFC a month or two ago, I wasn't impressed. Most of the MFC ] seems to be a wrapper around Windows function calls. While this is great ] for those who already know Windows and are porting their code, I am I agree. The transition from the C Windows API to MFC was relatively easy. For programmers looking at C++/class libraries mostly as a productivity tool (at least initially), MFC is worth an evaluation. -- Marv Fenner | Mine. All mine. Unify Corporation | Sacramento, CA Voice: (916)928-6266 | FAX: (916)928-640[23] | Email: mef@unify.Com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!dtix!darwin.sura.net!wupost!csus.edu!csusac!unify!Unify.com!mef From: mef@Unify.com (Marvin Fenner) Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools Subject: Re: borland c++ and microsoft c/c++ Message-ID: <3xlfilq@Unify.Com> Date: 11 Aug 92 15:16:46 GMT References: <1992Aug6.062043.28002@cs.UAlberta.CA> <1992Aug6.230926.12692@moe.einstein.com> <1992Aug8.210847.13563@cs.UAlberta.CA> <Bsqpr9.EqH@apollo.hp.com> <1992Aug10.171802.18367@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> <pathak-100892175041@virtual.mitre.org> Sender: caa@Unify.Com (Chris Anderson) Organization: Unify Corporation (Sacramento) Lines: 24