experience of programming in c++

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Hello,

this maybe an easy and brief question, but nevertheless:

what is the difference between having experience of programming
in C++ as compared to having experience in programming Visual C++?

Thanks.

Posted 8-Apr-13 1:56am

Dan page

Updated 8-Apr-13 2:07am

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It is like the difference between driving a car and driving a Ford.

Posted 8-Apr-13 10:50am

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Matthew Faithfull · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-08T02:19:00

Your link answers it to some extent.

Visual C++ experience is both more and less than C++ experience. Visual C++ is targetted at and focused on Windows development. Microsoft never really try to draw a line between what is C++ and what is Windows so you gain a lot of extra Windows specific knowledge( Win32, MFC, WTL, WRL etc) but come away confused as to what is and is not a part of C++.

It possible to have non VC C++ experience by using alternative compilers, IDEs and even SDKs to write Windows software, MinGW, Eclipse, Netbeans, Qt Creator etc

Then there's C++ experience on another platform, e.g. Linux which people who work exclusively in that environment quickly come to assume includes things like writing Make files and Config scripts which are not strictly C++ at all.

Then there's experience with the C++ standard library which really is C++ experience but unfortunately the library isn't really as standard as it should be. Also other important 'use anywhere' C++ libraries like Boost would be included in some peoples idea of C++ experience.

If your asking because you're looking at job adverts then the answer is even more tricky because most recruitment agents don't understand these differences themselves. You might have to get to interview before you find out what they meant by 'C++ experience' if they even really asked for it at all.

nv3 · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-08T02:07:00

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If one claims to have experience with the C++ language, this refers to the C++ language in one of its standardized versions. This might well be developer with experience in the Unix / Linux world.

Visual C++, in contrast, refers to Microsoft's implementation of the C++ language (and its extensions), the Visual Studio IDE, and various Microsoft additions like MFC, .Net, etc.

Posted 8-Apr-13 2:07am

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Dan page 8-Apr-13 8:11am

Hi, thanks, Yes I also found this link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/60k1461a.aspx, which I guess answers that.