Development IDE's

[jlegan]

I originally learned my first language (VB.NET) on Visual Studio .NET and then migrated to VS.NET 2003. I really liked the IDE.

However, it was unrealistic to have the apps require the .NET Framework in order to run so I had to redesign them.

I decided on VB6 and much to my disappointment, VS.NET 2003 would not allow me to write VB6 code and create stand alone executables that were independent of the .NET Framework.

So, I resistantly learned Visual Studio 6 and have been writing my apps in VB6 since then.

Now I want to learn C++ and have come to the IDE cross roads again... Does Visual Studio .NET 2003 support C++ in that you can create completely .NET Framework independent applications and is it a better IDE (for both productivity & learning) to code C++ in?

Also, does anyone know of a better IDE than Visual Studio 6 for writting VB6 code?

Thanks,

Jim

[Comreak]

Originally posted by jlegan
Does Visual Studio .NET 2003 support C++ in that you can create completely .NET Framework independent applications and is it a better IDE (for both productivity & learning) to code C++ in?

Also, does anyone know of a better IDE than Visual Studio 6 for writting VB6 code?

You can create framework independent applications as long as you stear clear of managed c++ and using calls to anything in the framework. VC++.NET is an excellent IDE whether your learning or writing professional apps. The debugger is worth it alone (IMO, atleast).

As far as I know, you cannot create VB6 apps without Visual Studio 6. Your pretty much stuck with it when you want to use vb6.

[jlegan]

So if you were going to learn VC++ and had access to both VS6 and VS 2003, what would you learn on.

Again, these need to be stand alone executables that do not require the framework.

Thanks,

Jim

[Comreak]

Originally posted by jlegan
So if you were going to learn VC++ and had access to both VS6 and VS 2003, what would you learn on.

Again, these need to be stand alone executables that do not require the framework.

Thanks,

Jim

The best one to use to learn C++ would probably be VS2003 since it's C++ compiler is pretty standards compliant. The apps you'll be making during the learning process wont require the framework and will be standalone.