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Article #2172Re: NOVICE: MS-SDK or Borland C++ ?
From: John Gossman
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1991 00:43
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1991 00:43
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In article <1991Apr17.175343.16818@athena.mit.edu> maurik@irene.mit.edu writes: >A question from a novice to Windows programming: > >What does the SDK from Microsoft do that Borland C++ doesn't ? Or >is there no reason to spend money on the SDK if you buy BC++ ? > The SDK has some lousy documentation that doesn't come with BC++. If I were doing the purchasing, I wouldn't spend and money on the SDK. >I have the MS C600, which is a good compiler (although not C++, but MSC 6.0 good? That is open to debate. It is VERY slow, and has some quirks. >I don't see the need for that yet), so to get started with windows >programming, what would you recommend, MS-SDK or BC++ ? > BC++ hands down. // *************************************************************** // John Gossman SoftSource (206)676-0999 Phone WWU Math Dept. My employer stands behind all my opinions, except in public. // ************************************************************** //
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!know!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!uwm.edu!ogicse!unicorn!n8443916 From: n8443916@unicorn.cc.wwu.edu (John Gossman) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer Subject: Re: NOVICE: MS-SDK or Borland C++ ? Keywords: BC++,MS-SDK Message-ID: <1991Apr18.004308.26213@unicorn.cc.wwu.edu> Date: 18 Apr 91 00:43:08 GMT References: <1991Apr17.175343.16818@athena.mit.edu> Organization: Western Washington University, Bellingham Lines: 24