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Which IDE are you using for Visual C++ development?   [Edit]

Survey period: 30 Jan 2006 to 5 Feb 2006

For those still doing C++ development

OptionVotes% 
Visual Studio 6 or earlier1,27436.81
Visual Studio .NET 20021143.29
Visual Studio .NET 20031,26736.61
Visual Studio 200584124.30
Non Microsoft IDE / compiler3018.70
I'm not doing C++ development57616.64
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%



 
AnswerRe: Visual Studio 6 Pin
John M. Drescher31-Jan-06 6:08
John M. Drescher31-Jan-06 6:08 
GeneralRe: Visual Studio 6 Pin
David Crow31-Jan-06 6:39
David Crow31-Jan-06 6:39 
GeneralRe: Visual Studio 6 Pin
#realJSOP3-Feb-06 2:54
professional#realJSOP3-Feb-06 2:54 
GeneralRe: Visual Studio 6 Pin
John M. Drescher3-Feb-06 6:19
John M. Drescher3-Feb-06 6:19 
GeneralRe: Visual Studio 6 Pin
#realJSOP3-Feb-06 2:53
professional#realJSOP3-Feb-06 2:53 
GeneralRe: Visual Studio 6 Pin
John M. Drescher30-Jan-06 3:38
John M. Drescher30-Jan-06 3:38 
GeneralRe: Visual Studio 6 Pin
S Douglas31-Jan-06 1:07
professionalS Douglas31-Jan-06 1:07 
GeneralRe: Visual Studio 6 Pin
Ralf Z.31-Jan-06 5:24
Ralf Z.31-Jan-06 5:24 
S Douglas wrote:
I'm not a fan of VS2005 but it does have a "folders" feature, doesn’t work the same as VS6 but its there.


From my point of view, the VS2005 "folders" feature is one of the very few things that really ARE better than in VC6.
I have used the class view folders in VC6 a LOT, and i now use folders in VS2005 too. The Problem in VC6 was that it often lost the folders when the .ncb file got corrupted and a source control provider was installed. I can't count how many times i was redoing the folders in VC6 until i found the "Restore class view"-addin somewhere here on CP.

No problems with lost folders in VS2005, even if the .ncb is nuked away.
I also prefer the VS2005 way to keep all classes on the main branch and putting just references into folders, so i can organize folders and classes in means of the context i'm working in at different times. It is of great help, i can have the same class in multiple folders.

A word on VS .NET overall, all versions: I believe MS has messed the MFC/C++ stuff up on purpose to push developers towards the .Net world.

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