saeed@sunseeker.uucp (05/30/90)
Is the Turbo C++ a superset of the Turbo C compiler ? In other words can I compile regular C code and use the same debugging environment with the Turbo C++ ? Can I write in turbo C++ and write windows programs or do I need Microsoft C 5.0 to do the windows programming ? Is Microsoft going to come up with a C++ compiler or is it already available on the market? All answers and comments are greatly appreciated.
Bob.Stout@p6.f506.n106.z1.fidonet.org (Bob Stout) (05/31/90)
In a message of <May 29 22:24>, UUCP (saeed@sunseeker.uucp ) writes: >Is the Turbo C++ a superset of the Turbo C compiler ? In other words can I >compile regular C code and use the same debugging environment with the >Turbo C++ ? Borland has stated that TC++ is to be their standard professional development system and that TC++ will always be a superset of TC. The fact that they dropped TC's price by $50 to reposition it against QC bears this out. For users this means that if you want their latest & greatest C compiler, you'll buy TC++ and use the C compiler bundled with it. If it weren't for C++, the C compiler bundled with TC++ would be called TC 3.0. >Can I write in turbo C++ and write windows programs or do I need >Microsoft C 5.0 to do the windows programming ? You can do Windows programming using Zortech C++ or MSC (current version is 6.0, BTW), but not with TC or TC++. This may change in the future. >Is Microsoft going to come up with a C++ compiler or is it already >available on the market? They're holding a press conference soon where this will be discussed. The C++ compiler they were developing last year has reportedly been scrapped and they've started over from scratch. Educated guesses on availability suggest no sooner than early '91.