Author: Bo Persson
Date: 11:05:03 06/13/02
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On June 12, 2002 at 18:38:03, Russell Reagan wrote: >On June 12, 2002 at 18:06:20, Bo Persson wrote: > >>>>When did 7.0 come out? Or are you using a beta version? >>> >>>He means .net >>> >> >>Yes. It was called 7.0 for several years until MS marketing settled for .NET >>instead... > >I have MS VC++ 6.0 Pro. Is the .NET compiler better, or worth getting? Even if I >have 6.0 Pro? Well I upgraded as soon as I could, so ... :-) You get a compiler that generates slightly faster code, with a global optimizer that can inline between different .cpp files (really!), a *much* improved standard library, and a new flashy Visual Studio that I actually like a lot. The professional version also includes C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, J# (eventually), Crystal reports and a bunch of other stuff. Just if you feel like doing some non-chess programming sometimes. A limitation is that you need a Windows NT/XP machine to use it. It refuses to even install on 98/Me! Worth it? Well, this is a hobby project, so who cares about the cost/benefit analysis? If Microsoft keeps updating it once every 4 years, it will be like 25 cents a day. That's cheap! :-) Bo Persson bop2@telia.com
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