Visual Studio is not really comparable to C++ Builder

[Intelli2]

Hello,

Read this:

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Visual Studio is not really comparable to C++ Builder.

Yes they are both C++ compilers but:

1- Visual Studio is only RAD when using .NET languages
2- MFC is 'semi-rad' but does not come close to ease of use of VCL
3- Visual Studio compiler is better at producing optimized code, but C++
Builder uses Clang which is pretty good
4- Visual Studio and C++Builder are both standards compliant (CB using
Clang-based compilers)
5- C++ Builder comes with Boost
6- C++ Builder XE is much better than previous versions (not including
Builder C++ 6.0)
7- You can't beat the RAD tools in C++ Builder for C++ development,
nothing comes close

The biggest recommendation I can make is DO NOT MOVE TO MFC, that's
where the pain starts.


With all that said, when I was given a choice for a client between
moving to VS2008/2010 or Builder C++ for a new product, I picked
Builder, just for the RAD IDE.

==


Thank you,
Amine Moulay Ramdane.

[Chris Ahlstrom]

Intelli2 wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

> Hello,
>
> Read this:
>
> ==
>
> Visual Studio is not really comparable to C++ Builder.
>
> Yes they are both C++ compilers but:
>
> 1- Visual Studio is only RAD when using .NET languages
> 2- MFC is 'semi-rad' but does not come close to ease of use of VCL
> 3- Visual Studio compiler is better at producing optimized code, but C++
> Builder uses Clang which is pretty good
> 4- Visual Studio and C++Builder are both standards compliant (CB using
> Clang-based compilers)
> 5- C++ Builder comes with Boost
> 6- C++ Builder XE is much better than previous versions (not including
> Builder C++ 6.0)
> 7- You can't beat the RAD tools in C++ Builder for C++ development,
> nothing comes close

Does it still base most of its functionality on Delphi?
If so, forget about it! I was dumbfounded the first time I stepped through
a constructor in the Builder debugger.

> The biggest recommendation I can make is DO NOT MOVE TO MFC, that's
> where the pain starts.

People still use that?

--
A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining
and wants it back the minute it begins to rain.
-- Mark Twain

[Öö Tiib]

On Thursday, 7 December 2017 13:13:35 UTC+2, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>
> Does it still base most of its functionality on Delphi?
> If so, forget about it! I was dumbfounded the first time I stepped through
> a constructor in the Builder debugger.

Amine Moulay Ramdane can't discuss things with other people (some
mental defect).

He clearly copy-pasted the content of Gregor Brandt answer to that stack
overflow question:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4234434/c-builder-or-visual-studio

So ... it is (and likely will remain forever) unclear if he has any opinion on
the topic or just wanted to post something and so copied random piece
of text from internet.