Visual C++ IDE

[kosmiq]

Well IMO Visual Studio .NET is the best. Once you have tried it nothing can really compare IMO.

And about the dll's required for the application developed. If you create .NET apps of apps that uses MFC additional DLL's will be required. Only solution is to either integrate the dll's into the .exe file (thus making the .exe itself huge) or start developing your own window handlers, buttons and whatever you are doing. :-\

[Quall999]

I think I know what you are talking about. When you create a visual C++ MFC app in vs2005, it gives you all these context menus and the basics, but it does not give you a form for the main window to edit like c# or VB.

You can fix this if you want. You can actually specify it to be a CFormView instead of a CForm. CFormView is the "visual" part of visual C++.

Go Here:
http://www.functionx.com/visualc/controls/forms.htm

Look at number 6 of that tutorial. In the last tab of the wizard, you choose the properties of #6 in the tutorial. Change the Base class to a CFormView.


Unfortunately, I don't know any other IDE's to help, but hopefully this post is what you are talking about.
Your main form will be editable like this:
http://img490.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ntitled4xd.png

[Muji-FightR]

Originally Posted by kosmiq

Well IMO Visual Studio .NET is the best. Once you have tried it nothing can really compare IMO.

And about the dll's required for the application developed. If you create .NET apps of apps that uses MFC additional DLL's will be required. Only solution is to either integrate the dll's into the .exe file (thus making the .exe itself huge) or start developing your own window handlers, buttons and whatever you are doing. :-\

I could start coding in C++ .NET but this is exactly what i wanted to avoid:
Actually I started learning C++ because of the power (well, .NET brings a lot of power, too) and the speed of such programs.

@Quall:
Well, problem is: I have the Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition, there is not yet a normal or professional version available.
Unfortunately I can't choose an MFC project, it just gives me the option to create a console app for Win32, everything else (including dll, ...) is only possible using the .NET runtime, thus coding in C++ .NET

I'll have a look at the normal Visual Studio version when it's out... then I'll try your trick

Hey, and thanks for your replies

[Quall999]

Damn, I didn't realise that MS left that out of the Express version. Now I know why it is free...They just want to push CLR/.net