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In article <10125@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au> gtj@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au (Glenn T Jayaputera) writes:
>Hi..
>  I am thinking to buy MS C/C++ v7.  I would like to program in C++ and for
>  windows apps.  I am wondering if MS C/C++ v7 contains EVERYTHING that one
>  needs to build a windows program.
>  Do I need to buy SDK again??
>  What is the latest version of SDK?? v4 or v3.1?
>
>many thanks in any kind of pointers

I've emailed the poster as he requested, but I thought this might be of
general interest as well.

Can you get it yet?  Here in the States, shipment is scheduled for the
end of this month.

Anyway, to answer your question--

In an advertising insert from Microsoft in the latest catalog from
Programmer's Paradise, the copy says that the supplied classes include
OLE and GDI and you can make direct calls to the Windows API.  Microsoft
says the compiler has "the best C++ 2.1 compliance around."

I've read elsewhere that this version is fully documented on paper,
unlike 6.0.  I think someone posted that the manuals aggregate 5500 pages.

Microsoft lists the following "key features":

(begin quote)
  - Complete tools for Windows.  Everything you need to create Windows
    applications: resource editors, header files, and more.

  - Microsoft Foundation Classes encapsulate full Windows functionality
    into 60 reusable classes.

  - Precompiled headers and types dramatically improve compile time.
    C++ source code can be included in precompiled headers.

  - P-code option to dramatically reduce the size of your executables.

  - Automatic or explicit function inlining generates the fastest
    possible code.

  - Object-aware browser helps you navigate through objects, functions,
    variables, and more.

  - CodeView (R) debugger fully supports C++ inspection, expression
    evaluation, and more.

  - New CodeView and Programmer's Workbench interfaces have moveable,
    overlapping windows.

  - Advanced object-mapping technology for more efficient and higher-
    performing applications.

  - 32-bit development environment takes advantage of your 386 or better
    hardware for faster compiling and greater capacity.
(end quote)
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