MSVC++ is a brand name (part of the Microsoft Visual Studio suite of programming tools). The only real difference is the inclusion of all the necessary headers and library files required to create programs specifically for the Microsoft Windows operating systems. There are some Microsoft-specific elements to some of the C++ implementations, but these are designed to augment rather than detract from standard C++.
While there are some "visual" elements, such as forms and dialogue boxes and controls you can place on them, the majority of coding is still done by hand, in a standard code editor, using standard C++ coding methods. The MFC framework takes some of the hassle out of getting a Windows program physically started but after that you're on your own. By contrast, Visual Basic is a more visual experience, drawing forms and controls and clicking objects to "fill-in-the-gaps" with actual code. If only it had the level of control you get with C++...
You can't integrate C++ source code directly into Visual Basic code. In order to make use of code written in another language, including C++, you must compile that source to produce a DLL. You can then link to that DLL via Visual Basic. The only caveat is that you must replace the C++ data types in the function declarations with the equivalent Visual Basic data types, such as 'Byte' for a C++ unsigned char, or 'Single' for a C++ float.
As much as your car can fly.
The switch / case statement.
Basic and C++ are two different languages. You can have them both, but you need to install them. By default Windows OSes do not have it. When Linux based have an option to install C++ compiler.
Once you have the Visual Studio program open, go to File->New Project and select the language you want to write your program in. If one or more languages do not appear, you probably didn't choose to have them installed when you installed Visual Studio.
The password character is usually an asterisk. ASCII code 42 (hex:2a).
Maybe they've never learnt/tried VB beforehand?
Microsoft developed Visual C++.
Visual Studio is a developement environment that can support many different languages like C++, j#, Basic, etc. "Visual" is added to the names because Microsoft has tweak the langauages a bit in order to integrate the .Net functionality and other features the would like to support. C++ is a stand alone languages that was incorperated into Visual Studio package.
The complete history of Visual C++ can be found in the "Visual C++" article in Wikipedia.
Yes. Microsoft Visual C++ is the correct name, but it is often abbreviated to MSVC++ or just VC++. They are all the same.
No, M$ Windoze only.