Re: Nomenclature for interger size in C/C++
"Giuliano Bertoletti" <gbe32241@libero.it>
My MSVC++6.0 compiler is older than 1999 and doesn't know anything about
Throw it away and burn it.
I would but I cannot.
I've a lot of code which has been written with and for that compiler;
migrating it even to a new compiler of the same brand would mean a lot of
effort in re-compiling and testing.
I suggest it is well worth the effort. And unless you used weirdo code, make
it compile should not be a big deal. Certainly testing the results is an
effort if you don't have autotest coverage.
Not to mention the time it takes to get you accustomed to the new
compiler/IDE interface.
Come on, the interface is very similar, and if you're so addicted to the old
it can be even recreated. But it is completely intuituve and usable without
problem out of the box. And benefit from both the new features and the
compiler.
I had some fear too, and still have VC6 installed, but didn't feel like
launch it for some time.
Even new applications written from scratch benefit using my older routines
which have a lot of miles under their wheels and you know they work fine.
And what is the problem here -- they keep working. I had to insert a
couple of 'typename'-s here and there. And remove my #define for hack
finally ;-).
Learning how to program a GUI is also a very expensive task in terms of
time and I would stick to Windows-MFC if possible, which is a good
compromise in availability, functionality, compatibility and resources
requirements (that's of course only my personal opinion, I know many of
you would argue otherwise).
However MFC is badly supported by new compilers that are oriented to .NET
framework.
What you mean badly? Maybe badly comparing to their support of other stuff,
but not worse than VC6.