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Visual Studio .NET Pro 2003
Microsoft (
28 May, 2003 )
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The ultimate development environment  |
I upgraded to this from Visual Studio 6.0 Pro, and have been using Visual C++ for over 8 years. However, in the blurb it said "new compiler optimizations", even for the standard version, so I thought this was an optimising compiler. It is not, you have to buy the full version of Studio for that, which is expensive. Or better still, plug in an Intel compiler. As a lone developer, why is there no "Visual C++ .NET Pro" product offered - I program in C++, why on earth would I wish to purchase Visual Basic, I dont even use the Microsoft databases, and I frankly dont even need .NET.I managed to convert my existing MFC projects with a minimum of fuss. The development environment is much improved, with many of the floating toolboxes now docked into toolbars. The new tabbed window display is also a joy to use. Even the help is now integrated into the main workspace, and has been much tidied up. And the code browsing is all nicely integrated, if sometimes slow. Errors now appear as a "task list", which also doubles as a todo list. One little shock is that the editor is now folding, which I have not really needed yet. This is by far the slickest development environment I have ever used. Its also pretty cheap for what you get, though Ill have to revert to my old compiler to generate production code. I have not needed to play with the .NET features yet, but as a design principle it seems like an excellent idea. Most people will only need a fraction of the technology featured here. The danger with using Visual C++ (and any Microsoft product) is that youll get locked into Microsoft forever, as will your clients. Its too easy to slate Microsoft, they have piles of money to throw into development, and know the importance of a good user interface.
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The help is rubbish. You need to buy other expensive programs on the web to complete what you want to do. Unless your a geek do not bother.
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Dark basic Pro is a superb update to original version(which i also own) While it is still being devloped and patched it is easily the best thing i have you used to make good 3d games. Dont let the name fool you though, you can make your games and applications as complex or as simple as you want, even if you use other languages to make games dark basic is superb for developing ideas quickly. The support you can get through the online forums is very good aswell, you can get help on any aspect of programming in dark basic from top programmers, some of who have even made games that they have sold. If however this is your first experience with programming i would recommend buying the original version as opposed to the pro one as you will find it easier to get to grips with initially, it is also cheaper!
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