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making the switch from VC++ 6.0 to Visual Studio 2005

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    I want to try to get my boss to upgrade to the newer visual studio 2005. We have been using visual c++ 6.0. What are the major benefits? Also what are the differences between the standard and professional visual studio? How hard would it be to switch existing VC++ 6.0 projects to VC++ 2005? Edit: I should add that I have only programmed in VC++ 6.0. I have never programmed with the .net framework.

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      I want to try to get my boss to upgrade to the newer visual studio 2005. We have been using visual c++ 6.0. What are the major benefits? Also what are the differences between the standard and professional visual studio? How hard would it be to switch existing VC++ 6.0 projects to VC++ 2005? Edit: I should add that I have only programmed in VC++ 6.0. I have never programmed with the .net framework.

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      acerunner316 wrote:

      What are the major benefits? Also what are the differences between the standard and professional visual studio?

      Have you looked through Microsoft's site at all?

      acerunner316 wrote:

      How hard would it be to switch existing VC++ 6.0 projects to VC++ 2005?

      That all depends on how standard-compliant your code is.

      "A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow

      "To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

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        I want to try to get my boss to upgrade to the newer visual studio 2005. We have been using visual c++ 6.0. What are the major benefits? Also what are the differences between the standard and professional visual studio? How hard would it be to switch existing VC++ 6.0 projects to VC++ 2005? Edit: I should add that I have only programmed in VC++ 6.0. I have never programmed with the .net framework.

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        Nemanja Trifunovic
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        Check out this topic in the Lounge[^]

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          acerunner316 wrote:

          What are the major benefits? Also what are the differences between the standard and professional visual studio?

          Have you looked through Microsoft's site at all?

          acerunner316 wrote:

          How hard would it be to switch existing VC++ 6.0 projects to VC++ 2005?

          That all depends on how standard-compliant your code is.

          "A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow

          "To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

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          yes but as far as i can tell, the only difference between standard and pro is the sql server. I don't see how it justifies the huge price difference, so I thought there must be more. I am relatively new to windows programming, and I'm basically learning on my own from books and the web. Sorry if i'm asking very noobish questions. I'm pretty sure a lot of the features of the newer versions are too advanced for me anyway, so I wont be using it. The reason I want to upgrade is because some of the SDK's i want to use are for .NET.

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            yes but as far as i can tell, the only difference between standard and pro is the sql server. I don't see how it justifies the huge price difference, so I thought there must be more. I am relatively new to windows programming, and I'm basically learning on my own from books and the web. Sorry if i'm asking very noobish questions. I'm pretty sure a lot of the features of the newer versions are too advanced for me anyway, so I wont be using it. The reason I want to upgrade is because some of the SDK's i want to use are for .NET.

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            acerunner316 wrote:

            some of the SDK's i want to use are for .NET.

            That's possibly one of the biggest reasons to upgrade - if you intend to use anything .NET. Mark

            Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ :java:

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              yes but as far as i can tell, the only difference between standard and pro is the sql server. I don't see how it justifies the huge price difference, so I thought there must be more. I am relatively new to windows programming, and I'm basically learning on my own from books and the web. Sorry if i'm asking very noobish questions. I'm pretty sure a lot of the features of the newer versions are too advanced for me anyway, so I wont be using it. The reason I want to upgrade is because some of the SDK's i want to use are for .NET.

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              acerunner316 wrote:

              ...the only difference between standard and pro is the sql server.

              Check out the differences between SQL Server Express Edition and SQL Server Developer (Enterprise) Edition. There are a bunch.

              "A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow

              "To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

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