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  • Steven Bulmer
    #1

    Where to Start?

    I used to program in C using Borland C++ Builder v4.52 but havent done
    anything for a while.

    I want to buy a new compiler but dont know which.

    I would like to be able to compile all my old code but dont mind the effort
    to port over if required.

    My main venture is to create a serial port listener that can be run from
    both DOS and a Windows Platform. Currently im running Windows 2000 but I
    also have a laptop running XP. I would like to be able to develop the
    software on both systems.

    Im confused by all the .NET jargon and dont understand what it means.

    Should I go for Borland C Builder 6 or Microsoft Visual C++ .NET

    Your help would be most appreciated

    Thanks

    Steve


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    • Victor Bazarov
      #2
      Re: Where to Start?

      "Steven Bulmer" <steven.bulmer@ oxsemi.com> wrote...[color=blue]
      > I used to program in C using Borland C++ Builder v4.52 but havent done
      > anything for a while.
      >
      > I want to buy a new compiler but dont know which.[/color]

      Perhaps the most recent version of Borland C++ Builder is just what
      you need... Check in a Borland newsgroup.
      [color=blue]
      > I would like to be able to compile all my old code but dont mind the[/color]
      effort[color=blue]
      > to port over if required.[/color]

      Depending on how much non-standard elements your code contains, you
      might not need porting at all, or you might need porting even with
      the same brand of compiler.
      [color=blue]
      > My main venture is to create a serial port listener that can be run from
      > both DOS and a Windows Platform.[/color]

      Although it is off-topic, I'll dare to comment that making something
      that works directly with hardware and runs under two different OSes
      is generally impossible. Consult in newsgroups dedicated to those
      platforms: comp.os.msdos.p rogrammer and comp.os.ms-windows.program mer.
      [color=blue]
      > Currently im running Windows 2000 but I
      > also have a laptop running XP. I would like to be able to develop the
      > software on both systems.[/color]

      Again, it may not be possible as far as hardware is concerned (althogh
      from many other standpoints, XP and 2000 are _extremely_ similar).
      [color=blue]
      >
      > Im confused by all the .NET jargon and dont understand what it means.[/color]

      You should ask about it in a .NET newsgroup. Here .NET jargon is not
      on topic.
      [color=blue]
      >
      > Should I go for Borland C Builder 6 or Microsoft Visual C++ .NET[/color]

      Yes.

      Victor


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