Microsoft Corp has a new Microsoft Visual C++ development system designed to streamline the development of C++ applications for Windows. The standard edition replaces the QuickC* development system for Windows, the professional edition succeeds Microsoft C/C++ version 7.0. New ele-ments include Visual WorkBench, and AppWizard, which automates the first steps of using an application framework, which Microsoft says makes it easier to get started developing an application. A new AppStudio enables the user interface to be created graphically and ClassWizard connects the user interface elements to C++ code. Visual C++ includes vers-ion 2.0 of the Microsoft Foundation Class library of reusable objects. Visual C++ uses fourth generation C/C++ compiler technology to achieve the smallest and fastest executable code and includes 80386 code optimisation and Smart Linking to further reduce the size of executables. Both are out March 1 at $200 for Standard, $500 for Professional, and there are trade-up terms for people with earlier Microsoft C products. Microsoft is developing a version of Visual C++ for Windows NT which is scheduled to ship in the third quarter. The company also announced Microsoft Delta, a visual version control system for Windows designed to simplify the process of source code management, enabling teams to work together more efficiently by using a simple visual interface to compare and track progress. Scheduled to ship in April it will sell for $500.
