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If I use MSVC++ 2005 Express, could I develop commercial applications?
Btw, anybody know free/open-source C++ compilers that allow us to develop commercial applications without any fee?
As far I know there is:
- GNU C++
- Digital Mars C++ Compiler
- Old Borland C++ Compiler
Anything else?
Yes, you can, so add VC++ Express to that list.
Bloodshed Dev C++
Technically, Dev C++ is not a compiler. It uses gcc/g++ (Gnu C++), which is already in that list. So does Code::Blocks and probably one or two others.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saimadhav
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Mats
VS Express is okay for commercial use. It just lacks some features you might eventually want in your development environment. As far as I know the only Visual Studio with any sort of restrictions on commercial usage is the "Student Edition" which is sometimes handed out at seminars.
I'd highly recommend actually paying for a complete copy if and when you can afford it. I understand not having a lot of money in the beginning, though.
The other free options might work as far as compiling code, but commercial programs have needs beyond just compiling to a .EXE file. For one thing, you probably will need an installer.
fwiw borland put out a new IDE studio last year.
it has a really nice feature that lets you collapse blocks of code between curly braces; so you ran read your implementation files more like header files.
dunno if any of the others have that, but i thought that was a great feature.
I'm pretty sure MS Visual Studio has it. I used an editor (forgot the name) at Ericsson some 12-15 years ago that did exactly that. I think Eclipse can do it too. I don't personally like that feature, but that's a different matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by m37h0d
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Mats
VS does indeed have it, but VS has a very bad habit of expanding those collapsed blocks when you modify code that is in the proximity of the collpased block (just below).
Why hasn't anyone mentioned MinGW yet?
Because that's what GNU C++ is.
Dang it, first post. My bad-olio.