What is the difference between "VC++" and "C++"?
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Someone asked me how familiar I am with VC++ and how familiar I am with C++. What is the difference?
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Solution 1 - C++
C++ is the actual language, VC++ is Microsoft's Visual C++, an IDE for C++ development.
From stason.org: >C++ is the programming language, Visual C++ is Microsoft's implementation of it. > >When people talk about learning Visual C++, it usually has more to do with learning how to use the programming environment, and how to use the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFCs) for Windows rather than any language issues. Visual C++ can and will compile straight C and C++.
Solution 2 - C++
C++ is the name of a programming language that has been approved by international standards committees (ANSI/ISO).
VC++ (“Visual C++”) is the product name of Microsoft's C++ compiler and sometimes, but not officially, the IDE it's shipped with (“Visual Studio”).
Solution 3 - C++
Well, Visual C++ used to stand for the Microsoft C++ compiler plus the MFC library. Basically there's no difference in the language itself, but VC++ includes a library, and some IDE support, for easily building GUIs.
Solution 4 - C++
vc++ is a development environment and c++ is a language
Solution 5 - C++
VC++ means different things to different people. You can use the Visual Studio environment to build (almost) standard C++ applications. You can also use it for Micrososft-specific additions - which vary from version to version. For example, the MFC components for windows applications, or the newer C++/CLI for .NET applications
Solution 6 - C++
VC++ is short for Visual C++, and is an IDE (integrated development environment) developed by Microsoft, included as part of Visual Studio. C++ is a language.
Solution 7 - C++
C++ is a language, VC++ (Visual C++) is a Microsoft development environment which was a forerunner to Visual Studio which helps you write C++.
You can know everything there is to know about C++ and never have seen VC++.
Solution 8 - C++
VC++ is IDE developed by Microsoft using microsoft c++ compiler.while C++ is the programming language.
Solution 9 - C++
In some cases, they refer to its corresponding C++ implementation and its compilers.
> C++ refers to standard headers/functions and its GCC C++ compiler. > > VC++ refers to Microsoft implementation of C++ standard and its VC++ > compiler.
They are not compatible with each other. Linux network/threading functions, numeric data types are different than its Windows counterpart. You can't compile Linux C++ code directly in Windows without using third-party GCC ports such as Cygwin/MinGW.
Most academic/research tools and libraries are written in C++ (GCC), and one will have the hard time to compile those in VC++.
Solution 10 - C++
Visual C++ and C++ are two entirely different things. They are related, though.
C++ is a high-level programming language that a compiler translates into machine code a computer can understand and execute.
Visual C++ is a tool created by Microsoft to make writing, compiling and debugging C++ source code easier. Visual C++ is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE).