Re: C++ and VC++ Differences

From:

"Bo Persson" <bop@gmb.dk>

Newsgroups:

microsoft.public.vc.language

Date:

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:14:53 +0100

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Tim Roberts wrote:

David Wilkinson <no-reply@effisols.com> wrote:

Michael wrote:

I was just wondering before I got started on any projects, what
are the differences between C++ that is taught in some text
books, like the For Dummies books, and the C++ that Visual Studio
uses?

Just to addd to Scott's response. Visual C++ is actually three
separate compilers

A C compiler
A standard C++ compiler
A C++/CLI compiler

The first two have excellent standards compliance, and you should
have no trouble using source code form Visual C++ on other
platforms.

...with the one major caveat that the "C compiler" is compliant
with the 1989 C standard, not the 1999 C standard. In my mind,
that is growing into an embarrassment for Microsoft. Would the
world have taken Microsoft seriously if it had ignored the 1989
standard well into the 20th Century?

It seems like C99 support is seriously ignored in most places.

http://gcc.gnu.org/c99status.html

Bo Persson