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Hi everybody !
Can any body tell me the difference between C++ and VC++.
I want to learn C++ and make my career as C++ developer.
Can u tell me what is the difference between C++ and VC++ developer.
Can I be C++ and VC++ programmer both or both are different from each other ?
What are the career aspect of both language's.
Please guide me in choosing my career....
Thanks
C++ is a language, while VC++ refers to Visual C++ ( which is a part from Visual Studio ) which is a compiler.
Beside VC++ there are other C++ compilers...
A compiler is a thing that converts your C++ code to executable files in your operating system.
It's also important to make sure you learn the language rather than the implementation.
That is, you learn standard C++ (as defined by ISO / ANSI), not VC++ (as implemented by M$).
Standard C++ should work everywhere you go, but learning a bunch of M$ specific stuff will do you no good at all if you work with another compiler (or indeed a later compiler from Microsoft).
> Please guide me in choosing my career....
You need to know a lot more than simply being able to recognise C++ when you see it.
VC++ is an implementation of C++. C++ is a language with its own rules and grammar, just like English. VC++ includes (among other things) a compiler. (Try to get information on and understand the words in bold.) You could think of VC++ as a C++ translator who will turn C++ words into binary words your computer can understand. There are many compilers besides Visual Studio: GNU compiler, lcc, tcc, Sun, Intel, etc.
You also want an IDE, which contains a specialized code editor, and various other useful tools. VC++ is a good commercial one, and a good free one is Dev-C++.
Also note that VC++ includes the ability to make something called Managed C++ and/or C++/CLI (depending on your version), neither of which are standard C++. Some people mean those things when they say VC++.
You can be a C++ programmer or a C++/CLI programmer, they are different languages. Whether C++/CLI is a worthy language to learn I'll let someone else comment on.
Thanks to all of u for giving me such a useful information.
But I have some doubts remaining.
As you all off were conveying nearly the same message that VC++ is a compiler of MSoft.
Ok that's right.
I want to know that the programming features like MFC,DLL creation,ATL etc which are
provided by MSoft can be achieve in simple C++ compiler.
If yes then how and which C++ compiler rather than MS support this?
I think MFC strictly belong to MS.
Or these features are restricted to MS VC++.
At last I just want to clear that I want to become a C++ programmer which is not restricted
to any compiler or in other words a generic C++ programmer.
Please help me.
Thanks
Yes, MFC and other technologies belong to MS and you can't get then without paying for them. But learning Windows-specific technologies may not be helpful in the long run; you're tied to the software. Anyway, it's up to you.
If you want to learn the standard C++ (you should in any case before you learn other things) then sites like C++ reference can be useful. Nearly every compiler introduces its own extensions to the language; you should disable these extensions (most compilers allow this) as well as make sure the features you're using (check online references) comply with the standard.
That being said, standard C++ doesn't offer much (no GUI, no DLLs, etc) so sooner or later you will want to branch out and learn something specific.