What is the difference between C plus plus and MS Visual C plus plus computer programming?

Answer 1

C++ is simply the generic implementation, based upon the version originally developed by Bjarne Storustrup, and which is considered the standard implementation. Visual C++ is Microsoft's implementation of the language, which follows much of the standard, but is not 100% compliant. However, VC++ includes an extensive and exclusive library that is specific to Windows programming. Competitors such as Embarcadero's C++ Builder have similarly extensive Windows libraries but which are not compatible with Microsoft's.

Answer 2

Everything you can do in C++ you can do in MSVC++. There are some Microsoft-specific elements to the core C++ command set, but these generally augment the language rather than detract from it (the help files for each command clarify the purpose).

The only real difference is that MSVC++ supplies all the headers and libraries required to create Windows programs and DLLs, including the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) and frameworks to build generalised working "pie-crusts" that you can augment and modify to suit any purpose.

Update: To be more clear, when you want to program a language, (as c++) you must choose an IDE for it, a software that allows you to program that language, Visual C++ is an IDE for C++, there are others as Eclipse too, what the old answer mentioned was the advantages of the IDE Visual C++, but unfortunately he never mentioned for you that Visual C++ is not actually another language than C++, it's just an IDE for C++ developers.

Answer 3

C++ is a programing language, VS++ is IDE.

Answer 4

MSVC++ is primarily used for Windows development, but includes all of standard C++. The language is simply extended to cater for Windows programming.

Answer 5

VC++ is Microsoft's implementation of C++.