Can anyone tell me if this beta is usable for programming. I really like the IDE but i don't know if the compiler is still in the beta stage or?
Basicly, the beta (IDE) works good enough for me but I'm worried if the compiler is "usable".
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Can anyone tell me if this beta is usable for programming. I really like the IDE but i don't know if the compiler is still in the beta stage or?
Basicly, the beta (IDE) works good enough for me but I'm worried if the compiler is "usable".
I don't know about the compiler, but you might have some trouble with the linker. :D
Personal experience: Don't. Read the linked thread as to why. ;)
Honestly? It comes with almost no libraries and is only good for beginner programmers who don't expect to be making Windows GUI applications. To get /any/ functionality, you'd have to install the SDK and configure VS -- Which didn't seem to work at all.
The compiler is not in beta.
gg
I installed 2005 beta and have had no problem. just make sure you specify the correct path and your off and running.From what I can tell the compiler is the real deal with full optimazation. I have even went through and recompiled some projects from 2003 and have had no probs.
Any one tried using that IDE with another MSVC++ compiler?
I had no problem getting windows apps to work. The only real issue I had was that there is no resource editor. So editing dialogs sucks.
Hm, thanks for all the answers.
I had no trouble with the VC++ express beta when I downloaded the SDK with needed headers, but I only tried it a little with win32 console apps so...
But I really liked the IDE so I'm looking forward to the retail.
I have messed around with it too, had a few bug's here and there with the IDE itself, I think it had to deal with hovering over a certian spot and it tried to pop up a message, but poped up an error instead. That didn't crash it though, so it seems to be holding up alright in beta.