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From: J-F Portala on 5 May 2008 05:22
Hi,
I would like to know if it is interesting for me to migrate from VC++ 6.0
(old but not too heavy)
to studio 2008.
I am working only in C++ (with MFC).
I work also with PHP. I have seen that the editor can manage this language
but I don't know if developement tools
are available such as debuger, class management ...
Thank you for your opinions

Jeff


From: Giovanni Dicanio on 5 May 2008 05:38

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> I would like to know if it is interesting for me to migrate from VC++ 6.0
> (old but not too heavy)
> to studio 2008.
> I am working only in C++ (with MFC).

VS2008 offers a better C++ compiler than VC++6.
For example, if you need to do some advanced programming with templates
(like template metaprogramming), or if you need to compile multiplatform C++
code (e.g. Blitz++ library), you will have better productivity with VS2008.
(I'm not sure if Blitz++ can be compiled in VC6, but you can compile that
since VC++2003 [a.k.a. VC7.1].)

Moreover, VS2008 C++ compiler has some security features (like some
detection of stack corruption, etc.) that lack in VC++6.

And with VS2008 you have C++/CLI extensions, that represent a good "bridge"
between C++ code and C# and .NET framework in general.

Moreover, recently Microsoft released a Visual C++ Feature Pack for VS2008,
with components like TR1 and MFC GUI extensions (these MFC extensions
offer - for *free* - graphical components to build GUIs like Office 2007,
with smart-ribbon, etc.).
For a preview and more information you can read VC++ Team blog, and a recent
post here:

http://blogs.msdn.com/vcblog/archive/2008/04/23/get-a-feel-for-the-new-mfc-features-using-samples.aspx

VC2008 IDE also offers quality tools for debugging, like the so called
"Visualizers" (you may find information about them using Google search).

Frankly speaking, I think that one thing that you will miss in VS2008 is the
VC6-style MFC ClassWizard (I think Microsoft will restore that quality tool
in next version of Visual Studio).


> I work also with PHP. I have seen that the editor can manage this language
> but I don't know if developement tools
> are available such as debuger, class management ...

I don't know anything about PHP and VS2008...
You may consider asking to a PHP newsgroup...
....But I think that the supported web-development model in VS2008 is ASP.NET
(not PHP).

HTH,
Giovanni



From: J-F Portala on 5 May 2008 08:59
Thank yoiu for your answer
Jeff


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