Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ is an integrated development environment for the C/C++ programming languages. The Visual C++ compiler can generate native C/C++ code and managed assemblies targeted at the .NET runtime. Visual C++ is used in industry to create applications targeted at the Windows operating system. Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition is a free download that comes with a graphical editing environment, C and C++ compiler, build management system, C and C++ standard libraries, and the Windows SDK.
- C/C++ compiler
- The Visual C++ compiler builds modern ANSI-C and ISO-C++ code, ensuring that your code is portable to other platforms and works with other standards-conformant tools. This is the same compiler shipped with professional versions.
- IntelliSense
- IntelliSense provides statement completion as you type, allowing you to access properties, methods, and events. Upon entering the name of an object, typing "->", "::" or "." will display a popup list showing the available members.
- Debugger
- The Visual C++ debugger allows you to set conditional breakpoints, visually view contents of variables in memory, view the call stack, and visualize complex data structures like XML files and linked lists.
- Text Editor
- The text editor features syntax highlighting, automatic code formatting, conversion between tabs and spaces, support for Windows and Unix line endings, block commenting and un-commenting, code outlining, bookmarks, and searching with regular expressions.
- Configuration Manager
- The configuration manager allows you to create multiple sets of project and solution settings per build configuration. You can customize the preprocessor, compiler, linker, and pre/post build events.
- Get up and running fast - installation is easy with a compiler, debugger, editor, and build manager cleanly integrated into a single package.
- Intellisense saves time by showing you all available fields and methods of objects and namespaces, function prototypes, and variable declarations as you type.
- "Go to declaration" and "Go to definition" save time by taking you directly to the declaration and definition of variables, classes, typedefs, and #defines.
- Create Windows applications that use the Windows SDK, MSXML, ATL, MFC, and DirectX.
- The express edition is free.
- Applications aimed at the .NET runtime can interoperate with other .net languages like C#.
- Visual Studio is a native win32 application and does not require the Java VM to run.
- Expand your toolbox and boost your resume by gaining experience with a widely used IDE in industry.
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